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?
I also understand it in that way, but I think it's weird to expect everyone to do so when it's put out there in a public space. Is it that unreasonable for a random person to see that and take it completely literally? And even if they don't, the cumulative impact of seeing that take repeatedly may still influence them.
Look, I think we can have sympathy and understanding for people who are pushed to vent in this way, but a statement like "kill all men" or "men are trash" is a purely reactive take and reactive takes are rarely a good thing.