I have a suggestion.

You'll figure it out.

So far for the entirety of your country's existence you've made others in the rest of the world suffer and die for your wealth, and they've had to just figure it out too.

Maybe once you guys collapse into civil war and get too busy with your own shit to interfere in the rest of the world we can start building a world without the CIA slaughtering everybody who wants to build a society without capitalism.

If they hadn't fought, been arrested, and literally spilled blood, coal companies would have kept them basically enslaved.

Instead of asking "Why is my blog attracting so many racist/transphobic people," please ask yourself, "What am I doing that is attacting racist/transphobic people," in the first place.

Which I know sounds like the bare minimum and hardly anything, but I'm gonna be real here, I don't really know what else could be done to make the community safer for all of us at this point, and I honestly don't have much hope. When we got to the point of people calling ICE on black and brown fans/critics for the crime of stating their goddamn opinion when the Livestream came to light months ago, I don't think there's much that can be done to try to make the community safe outside of individuals trying their best.

In the meantime, please go outside and vote in your local elections, donate to both queer and black/brown charities, get involved irl, idk, just do something that will help bring change irl instead of purposely banning transfems and calling ICE on POC. Because what the fuck have we come to when we think this is bring any good to the communities hurt most by these actions.

Everyone is always entitled to their opinions and nothing is immune to criticism, but at the same time there is so clearly a arms race and a competition of who can silence the voices of the other more and this has gone so far beyond the original fucking controversy that I cannot see what the hell has been gained here anymore. And I guarantee there are people, both trans and poc who are fucking dead now because of this shit.

Always remember that fascists want us all dead. And they don't care if we dislike or like a tv show or the people who made for ANY amount of reasons. And turning against our own allies will do no good if the worst comes to be.

Please be critics and be fans with respect. And remember-- fuck all antis who weaponize serious controversies just to justify harrassment campaigns online rather then going outside and touching grass and getting involved irl in their own communities. Because this is how we fucking got here. What started from a place of wanting people to take accountability for making a racist joke has turned into, well... This. And if there's one thing both trans fans/critics and black and brown fans/critics agree on is we're all tired in one way or another.

If you sit next to the person on the bus who you see as spasming and twitching... most of the time they'll continue to move the same way they were with no ill intent to you. It's not dangerous, it's tourettes/stimming/cerebral palsy symptoms.

If you chat to the homeless man yelling to himself outside the shops... most of the time you'll learn why he's upset, have a chat that makes him feel less alone, and he won't want your help or will calm down because he's been acknowledged.

If you check on the woman moaning and writhing in her seat on the train... most of the time you'll find she's hungover or in withdrawal or suffering from a chronic medical problem, and you can offer support that could make her feel better or save her life.

Many, many people celebrated Pulse. We were told we deserved it. That it was God’s punishment for our sin of loving the same sex. We are sent messages like these I received in 2018:

We in the community often call the victim count 49+ to include the survivors who couldn’t live with the pain.

The event was never officially declared a hate crime or targeted homophobic attack and is rarely listed as one in databases.

At our vigils for those slaughtered, Extremist Christian groups showed up to protest, holding signs like this:

ID: Me kissing a woman I was casually seeing in front of an angry looking man with a “Sodomy is Sin” sign.

Please understand how much more than just a mass shooting this was. We are still to this day harassed and told we deserved it by some.