A reminder if you're feeling powerless right now (but in no way an excuse to stop here): There IS power in existence. As trans, as black, as brown, as a loud queer who won't go back in the closet. Straight white people? Be LOUD allies. If you want that title it's time to earn it. - ThreadSky

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tappytoeclaws.bsky.social • 21 days ago

A reminder if you're feeling powerless right now (but in no way an excuse to stop here): There IS power in existence. As trans, as black, as brown, as a loud queer who won't go back in the closet.

Straight white people? Be LOUD allies. If you want that title it's time to earn it.

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tappytoeclaws.bsky.social•21 days ago

Majority folks: Do not underestimate the power of a "Dude, that's fucked. Knock it off, jackass." when someone makes a real nasty joke.

When someone honestly ignorant says some head ass ignorant shit about trans people, be the front line of "Hey, you heard that online and it's dumb. Lemmie help -"

tappytoeclaws.bsky.social•21 days ago

Be NICE when people are receptive to learning. I changed my 60yo parents perspective on trans people with a few, honestly pretty easy fuckin conversations. And yeah, they have new questions sometimes but that's not bad!

But for fucks sake stand up and give a shit.

malakim2099.bsky.social•21 days ago

Absolutely. We have privilege, and it's our responsibility to use it to protect and help people who don't have it.

bluetiedesigns.bsky.social•20 days ago

I have seen to reply with "Yikes." as a potential option to call people out on what they said.

pearli.to•21 days ago

big fan of the phrases “quit being a jerk” and “you, of all people.” For some reason they cut deep.

tappytoeclaws.bsky.social•21 days ago

Oooh. "You, of all people?" is a great one.

That would have decimated me (rightly) when I was in my edge lord shit stain era. Hope it does work against the idiots who never left now.

pearli.to•21 days ago

I think it’s the same reason “I’m not mad, just disappointed” works so well. There were expectations, made explicit or otherwise, and you, personally, have failed to meet them.

sangreiti.bsky.social•21 days ago

I love being loud

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