I hate this saccharine, cloying, infantilizing way trans men are talked down to by their own community when speaking about the words they choose to describe their experiences and oppression
âOh yes, you do experience a valid intersectional form of oppression - but youâre just so fucking stupid, that youâve chosen a terrible word to articulate your experiences. So we arenât going to listen to anything you say! Youâre just so silly and stupid, you canât possibly be trusted to articulate your own thoughts and experiences, let alone be trusted to do your own research. In fact, donât even think or talk at all! Leave all the thinking and talking to the smart people whose suffering actually matters.
Also, no your experiences arenât unique at all, negating the previous statement of you experiencing a valid intersectional form of oppressionâ
The tone of voice is no different than when people try to manipulate trans men into detransitioning - overly sweet, infantilizing and concerned while also being incredibly backhanded and demeaning
Nothing will ever be good enough. I just roll my eyes at this shit now