has anyone else seen this phenomenon where (usually liberal) cis people will sort of vaguely allude to topics related to trans oppression when it's relevant to a topic of discussion, but they don't actually say that they're talking about trans people or trans rights because they think the discussion is too controversial? i feel like i've observed this a few times in academia but i'm sure it's prevalent in other spaces as well. they're so uncomfortable talking about us that they can't even say the word transgender out loud
this is probably best exemplified by the discussions ive been witness to about the wizard book author btw. they will talk about every issue that woman has but the transphobia and transmisogyny, literally the main topics she centers her own life around. i mean antisemitism and racism and such are other issues of hers that are important to talk about for sure but how long are they going to ignore that joanne fucking rowling has a way more public, way more dedicated hate for specifically trans women? if they can't acknowledge that she's doing it they can't be trusted to acknowledge that anyone is