#cishet privilege

[agentperezbian]

I think a lot of people really need to shift their talking points from "feminists and leftists are telling young white straight men that they are evil by default" to the actual truth which is "young white straight men are being told by conservative grifters that feminists and leftists think they are evil by default"

[uncanny-tranny]

I think instead of treating somebody's queerness as a right for you to know, people should instead think of somebody's queerness as a privilege to know.

It is a privilege for you to know if somebody is queer - it is by no means a right. It should be treated as such.

[shelfperson]

gabriel is horrible stinky etc but i do support gay wrongs. i do support gay wrongs.

[tiredyke]

that’s why i usually don’t say “cis men” instead of just men because too many trans men on this site have proven over and over again that they are not exempt from parroting the exact same misogynistic rhetoric as cis dudes. that’s cool if your gender is ‘spicy’ but you’re still a guy!

[ventbloglite]

Calling or implying that a trans man is an oppressor for his gender isn't any better than calling or implying that a trans woman is an oppressor for her birth sex, by the way.

[punkisntdeadandneitherami]

Omfg just noticed

i just noticed the lgbt tags are corourful wtf i love that sm

[newtscamandersbf]

im gonna be honest i hate when people use 'which could mean nothing' for a straight couple … like no !!! dont yall already have enough !!! this is for the queers and the queers only the only exception i will make is percabeth !!!

[fungisteri]

Honestly the whole transandrophobia debate is kind of like the most Tumblr discourse ever. Like it's all just transfems vs transmascs arguing online over semantics while irl cis gnc people get hatecrimed for "looking trans"

[redheadbigshoes]

Oh yes of course, definitely more privileged than white cis gay MEN

[tristinian]

Tbh I think people should just become complete jokes in discourse if they use “afab privilege”. Like you haven’t even learnt basic ass cis-centric white nonintersectional feminism 101: afab people don’t have privilege for being afab. In fact they get oppressed for it

[irenespring]

I was going to make my next politics post about Project 2025 and its likelihood of trying to ban fic in the US but then I saw this and fuck it, we're talking about this right now.

Not sure whether my Jewish alarm bells or history person alarm bells are ringing louder, but this is getting really scary. This is Nazi shit. Full-tilt unabashed Nazi rhetoric. He's talking about assigning people numbers and putting them on buses in massive groups. He wants to do it with violence. With the Supreme Court the way it is right now, he could do it. He can kill people with impunity, as long as he's doing it as President. That is the current law.

If you can vote in this election, you need to vote for Harris. Whether you like her or not, she is not using Nazi rhetoric and elevating admitted Nazis (*cough* Robinson in North Carolina *cough*). She is the only one with a shot at victory.

We need to stop this man. If that means making a pragmatic move and voting for someone you detest on some issues but who is not going to assign humans serial numbers and round them up into detention camps bloodily---fucking pinch your nose and do it.

Take it from someone who has to spend a large portion of their week reading history studies...history will not remember your supposed reason for not voting. You will be remembered as a Trump supporter, because you supported Trump.

Tldr: We need to stop this man in this election. Vote for Harris.

[sonsband]

why's it so acceptable for fellow gay people to call me queer and then I have to soothe their feelings that I don't want to be called a slur by a stranger.

[gay-otlc]

You can't copy and paste the same framework for sexuality that applies to cis people and try to apply it for trans people, it doesn't work like that

[ghilan-maim]

hey just a reminder that some of us transmascs are out here rawdogging it and being perceived by everyone as butch lesbians every day.

[androphagy]

if you lean into or join in with misogynist jokes and threats as a trans man or transmasc because you pass as cisgender or are "man enough" to the person/people who are talking that way you are a traitor to the trans demographic as a whole. if you're scared of being outed and assaulted due to standing up for those affected by misogyny, sex or gender based, then don't say anything. keep your mouth shut. make it clear you're uncomfortable or glare at them or roll your eyes but if you can call it out, do it. do anything besides giving into misogynistic behavior under a misguided attempt at acceptance. if those men making the jokes and threats knew you were AFAB and/or you had any stereotypically "physically feminine" traits (long hair, breasts, makeup, etc) they would target you the same as they would anyone else they deemed acceptable.

there's nuance here, obviously, but the cis men making cruel and misogynistic threats and "jokes" will not see you as a man if you're outed. you are not allying yourself with people who will protect you. you are allying yourself with people who would hurt you if you were alone and they/he was fairly sure they/he could get away with it, and even then sometimes you don't need to be alone and it'll happen anyway. people will look the other way. the legal system protects rapists. law enforcement protects rapists. the other cis men will protect rapists. ask me how i know.

don't become someone who protects that behavior. believe that you're better than them, because you are, and put that treatment beneath you. is what they have to offer really worth whatever acceptance you may see in their eyes? why do you want their acceptance and approval at all?

[hyruviandoctor]

I think it’s times like these that really make me appreciate art and turn to the characters that have always spoken to me. Spider-Man. Batman. All Might. Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehogs. Optimus Prime. Those who will give their all for a chance at a better world for everyone. Those who don’t back down despite the odds.