back on my bullshit

Let’s stop assuming or even like… Theorizing on somebody else’s identity like this. Elliot Page isn’t a fictional character whose identity you can discuss and scrutinize, he’s a real human being.

also in trans news that should be talked about. laverne cox has stated that on saturday her and a friend were assulted in a park and it’s not really getting the same attention as elliot. we can still be proud of him without ingnoring what happened to laverne and her friend.

just a note: elliot hasn't said whether he is a man or not and we shouldn't presume from pronouns alone, that's reductive. we constantly preach that pronouns do not determine gender, please keep that in mind. i'm not trying to say that they can't be a man, they absolutely might be, but we shouldn't assign him a gender from the outside. it's up to him to decide how much and what they wanna tell us, and the most respectful thing imo is to not assume anything. maybe they're nonbinary, maybe they're a trans man, maybe they're still questioning, maybe they conceptualize their gender completely differently. i know it's very easy to fall into binary thinking, but if i were him i wouldn't like people speculating on or assuming my identity. let's stick to what we know - his name is elliot, he is trans, he is queer, his pronouns are he/they.

*blushes, squeals, and covers myself with my hands*

just because a piece of media includes an ace character does not mean that inclus own that media, or that exclus can't participate, or whatever. literally one's discourse stance does NOT need to be relevant, and the fact that so many people act like it is is just. sigh.

You reblogged this and I’m sure you know I did that but I need you to know that I really did that.