I’m so fucking exhausted. It’s getting harder for me to talk about trans issues anymore. Every time I try—even when it’s something like what was supposed to be a quick book review of a trans author—it spirals into a massive thing that just pisses everyone off. I feel like a failure for even trying.
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I can understand your frustrations. But you are indeed putting good out into this world.
Thank you and please take care of yourself.
I hate how the more marginalized someone is, the less space they're given to move around in. Move a millimeter this way or that, and get punished.
I hope you get a chance to breathe!
You're never going to convince everyone, it's not about the millions, it's about the individuals.
Also none of us are right about everything and all of us make mistakes, it is how
So yeah, maybe ignore, mute or block the worst offenders, maybe take some time to recuperate, do what you need to do to look after yourself.
I get the feeling though. It hurts seeing people be so proudly belligerent in the face of trans genocide.
While I cannot imagine the stress you are experiencing as I am a very introverted person, I know the struggle of having to persevere because your life and livelihood depend on a job / career/ etc that you cannot afford to take a vacation from.
We are not alone
I appreciate everything you've made, even the stuff I haven't watched.
For me, the issue is wanting to affect change. I desperately want to. The reality is society is too self-absorbed for that. If it doesn't directly impact them, they don't care. Fuck them. My goal is to be the best person I can be. To represent.
I don't know what this is about, but making wrong does not make a bad creator.
I trust in your judgment and would expect that the anger of other people is not your fault.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with it at all - it's hard to keep at it when it's so draining.
We're all rooting for you, and despite the climate we're in, we hope that things can be a little easier for you moving forward.
You’ve been through hell!!!
Wish those asshole losers would turn off their phones and go outside.
People will bitch that you aren't left enough because they put too much stock in virtue signaling. You reach a wide audience and bring people into both trans and leftist spaces where they can learn and explore. Thank you!!!
I'm sorry, my point is that you are
You're not abrogating your responsibility to ethical conversation by tuning out useless and unfounded criticism.
I see that.
Don't know if it helps or hurts (hoping it's the former), but there is value in what you do
Among others, *YOU* helped me find my way to this place where I'm happy with who I am and know what I want & where to go next 💖
The stress of being a content creator in this era of the internet is unimaginable. I'm so sorry you're dealing with all of this <3
Even with my relatively tiny trans history channel, I fixate on the negative. It's easy to do so because our brains are wired that way.
If we're cave people, and I tell you "I saw some bestberries over there", that's a helpful thing. Miss that positive news, we don't eat the bestberries today. Big deal
And trust me, I get it.
We're evolutionarily trained to focus on negativity as a survival mechanism.
I just want to tell you that I appreciate you spotlighting my book, and I also appreciate that you were put into a difficult position.
Unfortunately, transfeminism is a topic where we just don't get to advocate for ourselves without pushback, even from other trans people.
But your work is good, and insightful and a necessary source of light in this shitty world.
We should take stock of the fragmented self. Social media put us here. It placed demands on us that the human mind and body weren't built to have.
It's okay to breathe.
It’s exhausting being visible
Especially in these times
And you have a bigger platform than many of us will ever have
But we’re all in this trench with you and I appreciate your videos 💜