Thoughts on this? Reading this it feels almost like seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. For years I projected a lot of this discourse onto myself, possibly as a way to mask over my own gender identity issues.
I held back every response I could think of because I didn't feel like I could convince someone I was bringing it forward in good faith. But if we bring up our trans comrades in the context of this dialogue I feel like we could really be taken seriously. Like it opens up so many opportunities for solidarity.
What am I missing here? What do you folks think?
Well yeah lol it turns out words have an effect on people. It's easier for those of us that hang around spaces like this to see "men are trash" and think to ourselves "Yeah, the patriarchy is trash" but when we use memes like "men are trash" it just strips away all nuance. I understand why people use the phrase of course, but I think ultimately that kind of thing isn't helpful. Especially when a man takes issue with it and the response is to call them weak or something to that effect. In that case it just reinforces shitty gender norms we're trying to counteract and educate people about.