• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I’ve been calmly attempting to explain because people get very very mean when trans women show negative emotions

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      5 days ago

      Ah thats fair, cis white dude here, so I’ve been wearing that privilege out on this issue

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        5 days ago

        Wonderful! They’ll take frustration from someone like you seriously while what they need from me is someone kind, calculated, and adamant. They need to see me as a neighbor and a peer and when I get them to see that I gain a foothold you can’t in the same way that you gain ground by expressing that even people they’d otherwise find respectable is mad about their behavior

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          We’ve all got roles to play in the fight against fascism. I’m at WAY less risk so I’m happy to put myself in it