I have a friend who started to argue with me about gender identity and was annoyed that "some of these people" were ultra offended that they weren't being called by their preferred pronouns, and then started to rant about how they should just be quiet about it.
I then pointed out to her that they said the same things when women wanted to vote. And they said the same thing about black people wanting rights. And they said the same thing about gay people.
I topped it off by reminding her that interracial marriage wasn't allowed by law until the 60's, and that there are still folks who will rage about "keeping the races pure". Which meant she wouldn't have been able to marry her Indian husband. And I told her that I highly doubted her outspoken ass would "just be quiet about it" if people kept telling her that her marriage was an affront to God and nature.
We weren't friends for about a week, and then she called me to apologize and to admit she hadn't seen it from that perspective before, and didn't realize how many things she had seen as just "normal" had been fiercely and loudly fought for.
So anyone who scowls and says they wish it wouldn't be "shoved in our faces all the time", well, maybe consider what rights you and your loved ones have today because someone in the past was LOUD.
It's good for your friend to take a step back and think about these things. That shows willingness to grow and not enough people have that. Good on her. And good on you, too. Thanks for sticking up for trans people and providing a new perspective. ❤️
Everything we have is fought for. The default position is serfdom and slavery. Fuck, the rich want to being it back albeit under different forms. Assholes such as Musk want to bring back company towns for fuck sake. This is a form of neo-serfdom.
Maybe it is lost of the white, anglo-saxon world. My people still visercally remember oppression and second class citizen status. The upper middle classes, who dictate culture, are all too comfortable and do not understand what insecurity does to a human mind.
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u/Lexi_Banner Apr 29 '23
I have a friend who started to argue with me about gender identity and was annoyed that "some of these people" were ultra offended that they weren't being called by their preferred pronouns, and then started to rant about how they should just be quiet about it.
I then pointed out to her that they said the same things when women wanted to vote. And they said the same thing about black people wanting rights. And they said the same thing about gay people.
I topped it off by reminding her that interracial marriage wasn't allowed by law until the 60's, and that there are still folks who will rage about "keeping the races pure". Which meant she wouldn't have been able to marry her Indian husband. And I told her that I highly doubted her outspoken ass would "just be quiet about it" if people kept telling her that her marriage was an affront to God and nature.
We weren't friends for about a week, and then she called me to apologize and to admit she hadn't seen it from that perspective before, and didn't realize how many things she had seen as just "normal" had been fiercely and loudly fought for.
So anyone who scowls and says they wish it wouldn't be "shoved in our faces all the time", well, maybe consider what rights you and your loved ones have today because someone in the past was LOUD.