Nah, you have me wrong, my dear redneck with a genitally compensatory pickup truck! I love lots of cis people! They happen to be cis people who are kind, who are empathetic, and who do the work of learning beyond their comfort zones. They’re folks who’ve shown, time and again, they’re worth their salt, and they’re people I’d drop everything and be there for them if I can help.
What they aren’t?
They aren’t the insufferable, trans antagonistic, misogynistic, trans misogynistic, and downright transphobic choads who think we’re all still in an era when they can crack “that chick’s got a dick” jokes; make dim-witted takes about what trans people should not be allowed to do; and using veiled language to imply that trans people are predatory to anyone who’s cis because they’re trans. That’s the garbage I don’t put up with.
And guess what? You aren’t all cis people (mercifully).
You shouldn’t. But you would be wise to actively listen and not reflexively come back in as if you know better about trans stuff than a trans person. You will show your arse every last time if you choose to go that route.
I look forward to the day when you can learn how to apologize for your plainly established transphobia. I ain’t holding my breath.
How about: start showing that you can treat and engage with folks like me equitably (and with the respect you’d unconsciously extend to the next random cis person you might happen to meet), and surprise! you might find I’m actually kind of fun to hang out with.
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[Also, for the folks here who didn’t see what went down on PRSI, there were two repeat, trans antagonistic agitators, and one of them is now here and watch out! he drives a “Mega Truck”. And I got the suspension, and the second suspension, and the third suspension, all from engaging those two trans antagonists on that one PRSI thread which… apparently caused PRSI to die. Aw.]
