okay actually i’m logging off for a bit.
but before i go. look, this last bit started with rita pointing out things said by a certain group of trans men the uh “transandrophobia truthers,” if you were there keeping informed on the situation with rita on tumblr, you know. but you see, tme trans people have been defending these people and harassing her, claiming she’s hurting them. in the end, she lashed out (EDIT: 'lashed out' is the phrase i've been seeing people use but honestly, it's rather strong words for saying "kys" to someone). it wasn’t necessarily at that one person, it definitely wasn’t all about that one post, this is a larger ongoing situation.
i’m understanding some people in this whole thing aren’t even tme. but it doesn’t matter if you’re tme or not in the end. i’m a trans woman and i never received hate myself, this whole situation doesn’t directly affect me. i could just ignore it all and move on, it’s not what i’m here for.
the problem is that some of you people, not mentioning any names but there’s one particular user i’ve seen in rita’s replies and a bunch of one of my mutual’s replies and now mine too who claims rita was not being harassed while harassing everyone that talks about it, you have your head stuck up in this situation just to always be talking about it.
i’m asking you just to listen instead of talking. listen to your trans sisters, listen to them. listen to their experiences. if it’s not an experience you’ve had yourself, don’t claim it to be false, it’s their voice, it’s about what they have to say, some things are simply not about you. and if you’re like this one person, listen to yourself when you say people aren’t being harassed, listen to yourself, consider what you’re doing in all these replies.
i’m lucky to not have been a big target of harassment so i listen to my trans sisters when they talk about these things, about their experiences, it saddens me. i want to help them, i want to support them. isn’t that what you want?
if you truly care about trans women, whether you’re tme or not, you need to take a break from talking and just listen sometimes, it’s really not that hard.
this is the last i’m saying on this matter.
