awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?
i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users
would be remiss not to mention that the rainbow notably straight up just removed the trans flag colors from it. like theyβre gone. itβs the progress flag minus the trans flag colors.
thatβs not the whole flag, now is it
hey staff what the fuck
Okay I'm deeply curious what POSSIBLE interpretation of the above thread would make it too much, for my young innocent eyes to see, Tumblr
Okey, i do actually have several strong feelings in favour of the Philadelphia pride flag (the one pictured here with the black and brown stripes). It actually predates the progress pride flag and is intended to draw attention specifically to the Black people who are frequently left out of conversations involving queerness. Simply stating that it is just the progress pride flag without the trans (and sometimes intersex) stripes works to erase the importance of Black queer history.
In many ways, the progress pride flag actually pink washes the original intent of the Philedalphia flag by superimposing a βwe all matter!β message over people saying βBlack queer lives matterβ, and I say this as a trans woman who does benefit from the increased visibility the progress pride flag brings.
However, given the recent and current egregious examples of transphobia, specifically transmisogyny, by Tumblr staff, itβs difficult to see the choice to use specifically the less-common Philadelphia pride flag rather than the progress pride flag as anything but blatant transphobia.
This isnβt to say that Tumblr is any less horrible to Black people, just one look at demographic statistics for this website disproves that notion. If anything, the decision to use the Philadelphia pride flag reeks to me of Tumblr staff attempting to hide behind the appearance of progressiveness that slapping a on couple extra stripes gives off without actually doing anything about the rampant antiblackness here.
Trans liberation must include Black trans voices if we hope to avoid using their oppression as a stepping stone to acceptance into pre-existing power structures, just as Black liberation must include transgender Black voices for the same reason. For as long as the two causes stay separate in our minds, single flag cannot and will not ever be enough fully embody both, but for a company like tumblr, their choice of a flag to use reveals what they really think of these marginalized groups.
I fucking implore anyone reading this to seek out Black voices, especially Black trans voices, on these issues; their lived experiences will always carry more weight than the theory Iβve learned from the safety of my whiteness. Some black bloggers I follow and learn from on here are:
creatingblackcharacters: Ice is an educator who has put together some of the most comprehensive resources Iβve ever seen on depicting Blackness in writing and the visual arts. Her lessons are approachable for anyone willing to put in the work to face their own racism and improve their creative works, and she frequently hosts opportunities for artists to put what they learned to good use.
storyweavingspider: Anonsee is a transfem non-binary writer who both creates and compiles theory writings on transfeminist womanism and abolitionism, and faer writings are simultaneously poignant, uplifting, and beautifully painful. Fae also blogs frequently on these topics in ways that bounce between giving the serious issues their due gravity and a hilarious sardonicism at the appalling state of the world right now.
rabbitkinglune777: Salem is transmasc, furry artist whoβs works portray beautiful black joy and heartbreaking black grief with equal power. He effortlessly makes furry characters who are unmistakably Black and creates beautiful stories about identity and love to place them in. His work is expressive, celebrates the beautiful range of human experiences, and displays the incredible artistic talent heβs built throughout the years.














