i really don’t wanna be the one to say this but

you know what? i’m just gonna say it.





people tend to forget that terfs are feminists??! like, they’re vile and revolting and demonic but they’re feminists, and therefore tend to… well… agree with many of the things that non-terf feminists say. they talk about sexism, lesbophobia, rape culture, misogyny, etc. when there’s a post that is completely unrelated to trans exclusion and there are many terfs reblogging it, that doesn’t mean that it’s ~~~terf rhetoric uwu~~~, it just means that terfs agree with it, and while this may come off wrong, not everything that terfs say is bad.

before you decapitate me, let me explain. i hate terfs as much as the next guy. they piss me off and make me want to cry out of frustration and rage. i love my trans sisters and would defend them with my life. HOWEVER. i am also a feminist, and therefore i tend to reblog/make posts that some terfs will agree with, as much as i don’t like it. take for example a post about how casual sexism affects women on their daily lives. we can agree that this isn’t “terf rhetoric”, it’s basic feminism. however, terfs are gonna agree with it, not because it’s fucking “terf rhetoric” but because it’s about feminism and TERFS ARE FEMINISTS. shitty ones, but they’re feminists.

so when you see a post that has nothing to do with excluding, belittling, misgendering or mistreating trans women, and it has several terfs interacting with it, you should think critically before saying something stupid like “wow op this is terf rhetoric because a lot of terfs agree with you :/” in a post about like, lesbian issues. “terf rhetoric” (note the misuse of the term rhetoric but whatever) means “excluding and mistreating trans women”. anything that isn’t about excluding or mistreating trans women isn’t terf rhetoric.

believe it or not, terfs don’t sit around all day plotting the ultimate demise of trans women, they also have concerns about things that are Not Bad. i just saw a post where a lesbian talked about her negative experiences with mogai identities and some dumbass said “hey op… notice all the terfs in the notes??” one time i made a post about misogyny and a lot of terfs were interacting with it, so when i added something like “terfs fuck off” some dumbass replied “well this is Terf Rhetoric™ so…”. and just… no. nope! learn to think critically before saying this kind of senseless bullshit. bye!

(and before any of you assholes makes a “user cherrydiscourse is being a terf apologist :/” callout post or something, read what i actually wrote and think. critically.)