#to me this rise of bi lesbian discourse amongst white LGBT groups online is very indicative of white liberal LGBT politics | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

miharuhebinata · 3 years ago

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imo it's extremely telling that the majority of people that id as &/or support bi lesbians are other white people. like the whole concept of using any label you want however the fuck you want regardless of whether it makes sense or harms other marginalized groups seems like a very white concept to me & i think we all, as white LGBT people, really need to start unpacking that.

bi lesbians & their supporters do not interact with this post. if you do i will not even bother responding, you'll simply be blocked.

#i can't articulate all my exact thoughts on this subject but hopefully you guys understand what i mean #to me this rise of bi lesbian discourse amongst white LGBT groups online is very indicative of white liberal LGBT politics #like not to be like 'stupid internet people. there are more important things to worry about than your stupid online discourse!'#but. literally there are more important things to worry about.#a lesbian on twitter telling you your label is nonsensical has no real world consequences besides ~invalidating~ you #whereas spreading the idea that lesbians can be attracted to men? that bisexual women who are mostly attracted to women need a qualifier?#that lesbian is a 'monosexual' label & therefore nonbinary lesbians don't exist?#yeah regardless of whether you choose to see it or not all of those ideas have consequences & actively harm others within the community.#just look at all the men with corrective rape fantasies in regards to lesbians. remember that one post that was going around on here not to #long ago that was like 'um actually lesbians used to sleep with gay men all the time before people started gatekeeping queer attraction :/'#& so many people reblogged it uncritically because this fantasy of lesbians having sex with men is so pervasive even within the community.#even among the people we're SUPPOSED to feel safe with & accepted by.#& it's mostly white GBT people saying this shit! sorry but that doesn't feel like a coincidence to me #my thinking is that it's related to this very prominent concept that identity is purely a personal thing & has nothing to do with the peopl #around you regardless of whether they share the same community or not. does that make sense?#'identify however you want even if the people around you are suffering. they don't matter only you do.' that kind of thing #& you see it with bi lesbians obviously but also with trans men & tme nonbinary people that reclaim transmisogynistic slurs #regardless of the number of trans women & tma nonbinary people that tell them how harmful it is #......idk just something to think about.#rape mention #corrective rape mention #lesbophobia mention #biphobia mention #transmisogyny mention #q slur #send tweet

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