#pro-ace

The lack of reblogs is usually due to either a strong-anti note in the posts or an extreme elevation to the point of sainthood of the individuals involved. This post isn’t bashing people who reblog with either the bashing or elevation. If you need to do either to express your support, opinion, or just your rage, cool beans for you. You do what you need to do.

I sometimes feel like the message gets lost in the fervor. I am pro-trans because trans people are people, fully deserving of human rights. Trans rights are human rights. Sometimes, though, it feels like people feel that the best way to support transfolk is by focusing their attention on terfs. Anything celebratory or positive in the post is lost in the person making a point that they hate terfs, like people feel their best avenue of support is through the bashing of enemies. Ironically, in most posts it feels like terfs gain more attention that actual support of transfolk.

Or they feel they can only show support through saint-like elevation of the individuals. I’ve been on tumblr long enough to remember the posts depicting all women as angels and amazing and godly and etc. The Karen Movement destroyed that, but you still see it in the support of certain minority groups. I feel like this is the equal and opposite reaction as above: people feel like the best way to support these groups is by raising them up on high. I personally dislike this approach because, when you’re trying to point out that these people are people, raising them above human can also leave concerning openings to shred subgroups or bash individuals who aren’t perfect. There are concerning connections between this elevation and cancel culture and purity culture.

These two reactions also make it easy for actual avenues of support to be lost. It’s like when Pride comes around every year and companies sell their rainbow gear and people pat themselves on the back for buying the different colors, uncaring that they didn’t actually help anyone and in some cases hurt those groups when those companies funneled their money into helping people like Trump. It feels more performative than anything else, like people furiously telling hate groups “Do Not Interact” like that will have any real effect.

I get the need for it and will never bash those who do it. Sometimes, you feel furious or overwhelmed or passionate or whatever, and yelling into the void that is tumblr makes you feel better, makes you feel like you’re doing something, especially when you live in an anti household or neighborhood. When you can’t yell your feelings offline, at least you can make your opinions clear online.

Not a meme but I think it’s still pretty cool?

“Oh you’re a bisexual? Do you like guys or gals?”

“Bisexual isn’t even a sexuality. You should just say ‘Hi, I’m bisexual but my sexuality is...’!”

“Eventually you’ll find the one and you won’t be bisexual anymore.”

“If you’re bi it just means that you’re afraid of your feelings.”