It’s unfair to frame it as “two sides stuck hating each other” when one just wants to live their lives while the other “side” has the means and the motive to systemically and individually destroy lives. It is not trans people’s responsibility to “win” over the people oppressing them. - ThreadSky

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boyonboy.bsky.social • 71 days ago

It’s unfair to frame it as “two sides stuck hating each other” when one just wants to live their lives while the other “side” has the means and the motive to systemically and individually destroy lives. It is not trans people’s responsibility to “win” over the people oppressing them.

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corystory.bsky.social•71 days ago

And it is on trans people and their allies to fight, educate, change peoples minds about what the trans experience is like and how things people may not be aware of affect their lives daily. Every marginalized group has had to do it in history.

Humans are wired to exclude before they include.

corystory.bsky.social•71 days ago

An intervention of englightment is psychologically necessary for acceptance and change. People used to be killed and shunned from society for being left handed. Humans are messy, but there are methods that work to change them. Moral high horses and insults aren't included in those methods.

pearbear.bsky.social•71 days ago

I’d argue that trans people did do that - progress was being made. And then society decided that they were collectively too butt hurt at the idea that ~7 trans athletes might beat them at sports or use the same bathroom and we regressed.

Sometimes there is no other alternative.

corystory.bsky.social•71 days ago

There's always setbacks and always will be, that doesn't mean you roll over and give up. Have to fight everyday for the things you believe in, persisting in your fight even when you lose sometimes is the only way to win. It's a very long, timely process that can feel hopeless but :

corystory.bsky.social•71 days ago

Unfortunately that's kinda what the human condition boils down to when arguments are based around beliefs.

You may think it's easy to see that everyone should just be able to live their lives autonomously & that's a simple concept to grasp that's not worthy of much debate.

But it's not that easy.

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