i've long-noticed a pattern of trans men being "lolcowed" by the entire internet for showing very clear signs of mental illness, but trans women are coddled after literally victimizing people.
for example: the way the internet talks about tyler catastrophe (trans man who displays very clear signs of mental illness) vs lexity (trans woman who claims to have mental illness but is an average abusive male who has sexually assaulted multiple women) really reflects how society has successfully rebranded misogyny.
you cannot even acknowledge the reality of male violence anymore without people parroting the same old bullshit: "abuse is not gendered! women can be abusive too! stop being transphobic by calling her a male!" thank you so much for giving men the most perfect shield to justify their abusive behavior as long as they say the magic word.
and sure, everyone plays along and says the right promouns, but it's extremely fucking obvious that the entire world has still retained the bigotry of sex-based oppression, and they go along with gender bullshit because it's another way to prioritize males and hate females. if trans men were still the oppressed ones by trans logic, gender beliefs never would have been taken seriously.
on that note, let me go finish my essay.
