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andraswf.bsky.social • 35 days ago

man

you are bad at this

I’ve repeatedly stood up for trans. I don’t expect any thanks. It’s called solidarity.
But a wee bit of advice. You don’t demand solidarity. It’s not how it works. It’s freely given or it isn’t.

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guitarmoog.bsky.social•35 days ago

That sounds like a very conditional form of solidarity.

seraphism.bsky.social•35 days ago

This is the worst definition of solidarity I've ever seen! Like laughably so. It makes no sense, even from a class perspective. Oh the overlords are just choosing not given us solidarity. We better not demand better treatment.

andraswf.bsky.social•35 days ago

to some extent, he is not wrong, but the implication is that we're still serfs and that is not a great image to project, if I want to be a Labour MP

sallyoo.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think Clive Lewis has made a reasonable statement. Probably the thinking behind it is the naked aggression of the noisiest of the trans advocates, plus a certain amount of piss-taking by a few pushy trans women.

squizzradical.bsky.social•35 days ago

Some people say it’s “trendy” to support trans rights. There’s nothing “trendy” about stopping the trans genocide. There’s nothing “trendy” about supporting trans people’s literal right to exist.

squizzradical.bsky.social•35 days ago

That’s really not how you become an ally or stand in solidarity even. You become one because you believe their human rights are just as important as yours. As a white female, I firmly believe this.

huwtd.bsky.social•35 days ago

Clive Lewis MP in "is an idiot" shocker

thedimpsler.bsky.social•35 days ago

Couldn’t even be fucked to acknowledge trans people are people lmao what a loser

andraswf.bsky.social•35 days ago

"You don’t demand solidarity. It’s not how it works."

It's *exactly* how it works. Ask the suffragettes. Or the civil rights movement.

islandofreil.bsky.social•35 days ago

Or, most appropriately, Stonewall!

andraswf.bsky.social•35 days ago

I didn't want to confuse him further with "What do you think the 'T' stands for in 'LGBTQIA+'?"

jimllmixit.bsky.social•35 days ago

I don't expect any thanks, also you can't make me be on your side, and if I choose to, you should be grateful, are mutually exclusive.

andraswf.bsky.social•35 days ago

if anyone tells me I should be grateful, my face starts to twitch

(as an immigrant, I get this from time to time)

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