Education in the US has been eroded for years and years. As a Canadian I ask my US friends about what they learned in social studies/history and they talk about the civil war
Education in the US has been eroded for years and years. As a Canadian I ask my US friends about what they learned in social studies/history and they talk about the civil war
The media is feeding the average person propaganda that trans people are a threat to "democracy" (which in the US doesn't currently exist in a meaningful way.)
What you're seeing isn't reality.
The media is feeding the average person propaganda that trans people are a threat to "democracy" (which in the US doesn't currently exist in a meaningful way.)
What you're seeing isn't reality.
This is basically like saying "no one ever changes their mind" which is extremely far from rational thinking. If you're being triggered by online transphobes it might be good to take a break from bsky.
This is basically like saying "no one ever changes their mind" which is extremely far from rational thinking. If you're being triggered by online transphobes it might be good to take a break from bsky.
We may not be able to change everyone's mind but we can change those who are willing to pause and consider.
We may not be able to change everyone's mind but we can change those who are willing to pause and consider.
Wanting us to not exist = active ignorance as to the causes of being trans/the pain of being trans in society
You can help people move past ignorance, but moving past seething hatred and malice is damn near impossible.
Wanting us to not exist = active ignorance as to the causes of being trans/the pain of being trans in society
You can help people move past ignorance, but moving past seething hatred and malice is damn near impossible.
Generally this isn't the average opinion of most transphobes I've met online. Most are uninformed and being propagandized to.
Generally this isn't the average opinion of most transphobes I've met online. Most are uninformed and being propagandized to.
Most of them justify their own hatred by saying that we're just inherently suicidal and broken; that they aren't causing it with hatred.
Most of them justify their own hatred by saying that we're just inherently suicidal and broken; that they aren't causing it with hatred.
It's like watching a cartoon villain crash out when the hero is about to win.
It's like watching a cartoon villain crash out when the hero is about to win.