It's better trying to build us all up than tear each other down, even when the point you're trying to make is that if "I spoke to you the way you spoke to me, it would be unacceptable, so why are you being this way?"

Overall I am not sure it's worth it and that's why the solidarity narrative by politicians like Polanski are so refreshing.

I have an internal translation routine that can take transphobia and translate it to an LGB or racial context.

My aim is always to inform and express how it feels to me in a way the other can understand but holy shit do I feel unclean at the crap that comes out my mouth when I do it.

I think covering the trans coverage in the newspapers is important if the newspapers themselves are important. It may have been true a few years ago, but it's not true now. So it's not worth destroying your mental health over a non-important task.

And, as always, the reason was my own stupidity rather than the framework...

*sigh*

Ooof

On a serious note, does it matter as much what the newspapers say nowadays? I'm noticing that more people I know are ignoring the mainstream media as propaganda, but then the Telegraph still forced the BBC over Trump coverage indicating they still have clout.

It is, alas, getting harder to tell...

And here's the link to Reflections Lie

youtu.be/6yYZ4dc8t4w?...

Happy New Year!

I think a lot of people are feeling that way, myself included.