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𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷 💎
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    1. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      Every trans person has to confront this, and there are different strategies for dealing with it. The Tiffany strategy is appeasement. Why does Tiffany talk like a drag queen and "identify as a trap"?

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    2. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      In short, because America respects drag queens more than trans women and the Internet respects "traps" more than trans women. And Tiffany wants in on that respect because why wouldn't she?

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    3. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      Then there's the absurdity of her claiming to act like more of a "normal woman" than Adria. (Do normal women identify as traps?)

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    4. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      She desperately wants to be a normal woman but knows a lot of people will never accept her as that, so she tries to win acceptance from those people by showing that she's "not delusional."

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    5. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      This is a pretty good short term strategy (very short term) in that it can deflect some of the derision and abuse. Tiff can deflect even more of it by attacking other trans women, saying "it's their fault everyone hates us."

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    6. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      Of course in the long run this doesn't work. She'll only be accepted by these cis people so long as she maintains the undignified posture of being a trap, a lunatic, a tragic farce—"but at least I'm self-aware about it."

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    7. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      The contrasting strategy is represented by Adria, who deals with transphobia by huddling together with other trans people and raging against the unfairness of the world.

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    8. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      Like Tiffany, Adria is not meant to represent any one particular person. And she's definitely not me. I'm nowhere near as bold and unashamed.

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    9. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      The other strategy not represented in the video is "going stealth," i.e. getting to a point where you cis-pass well enough that you can simply not tell anyone you're trans and just not have to deal with it anymore. This is the most traditional approach.

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    10. 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      None of this actually works, except as individual coping. Because ultimately cis people have to decide to stop treating trans people like shit, and the responsibility for that does not and cannot fall on trans people.

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      𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎‏ @ContraPoints 4 Jun 2018
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      But until that happens there are always going to be new Tiffanys showing up to sell out their sisters and souls for a cheap kind of temporary acceptance.

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        2. Gabe Leibowitz‏ @quakerin 4 Jun 2018
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          I’m a straight white cis man, and this video moved me to tears. So much of the culture wars is made of hate being directed at one side or the other, and I want to thank you *so* much for coming into that space and promoting empathy and understanding instead.

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        3. Gabe Leibowitz‏ @quakerin 4 Jun 2018
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          Criticism is important, but criticism alone doesn’t solve problems. Your videos aid us in *understanding*, something that is largely missing from the discussion, and is a necessary component to be paired with the criticism in order to create real change.

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        1. All My Friends Are Dead‏ @philbuni 4 Jun 2018
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          We don’t deserve you

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        1. Sisyphus on break‏ @DerHasisttot 4 Jun 2018
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          I cried when Tiffany broke down, selfishly, bc i want to be who I was before depression, but my brain doesn't let me. I'm poisoning my liver with antidepressants but I can't become happy or keep a relationship. Great media makes people cry for others and themselves. Thank you!

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        1. free & unlimited JSTOR @ a ratio of 16:1 📚 🕯‏ @voxpopuluxe 4 Jun 2018
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          In addition to everything else that’s great about your work, you are really talented at sketching a character with a minimum number of strokes.

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        1. Hello There‏ @BasicButchShow 4 Jun 2018
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          pic.twitter.com/iebzbta3XU

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        1. Personal Chizo ☭ Caricia Insignificante‏ @Hermes_Bouza 4 Jun 2018
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          So... Tiffany Tumbles, Part Deux?

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        1. Terra Eve  🌿 🌙‏ @aTerraxia 4 Jun 2018
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          But can we talk about the mouth feel?

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        1. Charles‏ @cekbiii 4 Jun 2018
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          *repeating utube comment here icymi* 1st of all,love your work... 2nd, in time human beings will evolve beyond our struggle with "acceptance of other". When that time comes I think we will look back at your vids and realize how much we should have learned.

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