Cherry artania said: Wait why are people calling transphobic viewpoints political. People being dicks to folks like me ain't political it could be anyone your liberal neighbor your conservative grandma or your centrist brother. When misinformation spreads about trans people it's often used for convenience by people who want to solidify their views. In many cases being transgender disrupts the status quo of daily life and these people will just dig into the trenches even when presented by facts. It's why we have terfs and other hateful people still around because they just can't comprehend that I am a normal person living a fairly normal life with my two cats and occasionally sipping tea at my favorite cafe. Now I'm speaking for myself here these actions of these devs is hurtful and is problematic and not only were they transphobic but they also were also using misinformation about other topics unrelated to trans people like the anti vax movement. This kind of information is gross and these people need help pulling them out of this by not shifting the blame to politics today. Sure good legislation can help curb some of these issues. But awareness is so much more helpful in the grand scheme of things. I don't think I've ever replied to a thread so much as this one and it's surprising to me since I usually just lurk. That said don't be a dick or dismiss what actual people who have to put up with it in their daily lives because of this misinformation. Click to expand... Click to shrink...

Thanks for this! So many people seem invested in being oblivious to the idea that beliefs lead to action. Disenfranchised people wouldn’t get angry at rhetoric like this if we didn’t fundamentally know that it’s shit like that that perpetuates bigoted oppression and violence. Violent bigots act out violence that is informed by their world view. Rapists, sexual abusers, anti-choice fanatics have a mindset informed by rhetoric about women being inferior/women not being entitled to bodily autonomy. Klan members have a mindset informed by white supremacist/xenophobic/anti-black ideals. Anti-LGBTQ+ politicians and voters have a mindset informed by transphobia and homophobia. This relationship should be simple but again and again in cases like this we have people rushing in to try and convince the very targets of this bigoted rhetoric that it has zero impact and is seperate from having any influence on the wider oppression of marginalized people.This is not innocuous. It is not just a political belief. Hell even if you want to try and pigeon hole it as just a “political belief”, what comes from people’s political beliefs is action in how they vote for policies and politicians. Transgender people have to deal with insidious bathroom bills and are denied the opportunity to serve in the military because those who hold bigoted political beliefs vote in the monsters that act on that bigotry through policy. It astounds me that so many of those who claim to be allies to disenfranchised people and who claim to find rhetoric like this disgusting don’t seem to actually understand why it is disgusting and why it needs to be addressed when it pops up.