OK, but they say that entirely in bad faith to justify doing more transphobia. That's no different than declaring themselves feminists or center-left.
As a cis, I don't have a very accurate idea of what a transperson will experience in the DS community, but I can verify I and multiple other cis people basically not understanding that trans is a thing in the early 2010s or that certain terms were derogatory until someone pulled them aside and explained.
At least some portion of the apparent transphobia was due to ignorance rather than expressing hate using "jokes" to dodge criticism.
OK, but they say that entirely in bad faith to justify doing more transphobia. That's no different than declaring themselves feminists or center-left.
As a cis, I don't have a very accurate idea of what a transperson will experience in the DS community, but I can verify I and multiple other cis people basically not understanding that trans is a thing in the early 2010s or that certain terms were derogatory until someone pulled them aside and explained.
At least some portion of the apparent transphobia was due to ignorance rather than expressing hate using "jokes" to dodge criticism.