I was rambling the other day on a podcast about how harassment can fuel the "minority card" narrative.
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But it's the harassment that causes that scarcity in the first place. Harassment leads to fewer voices, which makes the lasting ones rarer.
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And it makes it harder, which perpetuates the cycle. It is insidious.
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I speak from my experience as primarily a trans woman, but I know folks inhabiting different intersections see similar cycles.
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This has been heavy on my mind, especially since my "zero-to-FT" has been so quick. I feel like playing the "trans card" is phony somehow.
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And yet ... I can't keep my mouth shut. I just can't. I realized quickly that I am incapable of hiding, because I won't be silent. Not here.
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Thank you, thank you for articulating this.
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Worse, we have shit in our media that enforces this idea. The nail that sticks up... Beverly Hills Cop using "BECAUSE I'M BLACK?" not to
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call out racism but only to make white ppl uncomfortable. Not just undermining, but taught me to be dismissive of racist claims. 2/2
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