Statistically, 58% of trans women that are placed in male units will be raped.
Here’s the call to action as to not violate rule 3:
“If you have anybody on the inside, make sure they and their attorneys have copies of all their legal paperwork. You can also spread news of this (but make sure to focus on facts and fighting rumors. I will always do my best to post updates that come directly from the inside either from Kara herself or from counsel.)”
The title and call to action are from the video description, there is more information about this there.
I dont know how to respond to that to be honest.
I had a whole thing in my head of just asking what you felt so that I could hear you out. I have a different opinion but I change my mind on things frequently.
You posted two other things so I took that to mean A) you didn’t mind talking about your opinion and B) might have wanted to say your peice. I wanted to hear what you had to say, why you felt the way you did. I can see you thought I was being disingenuous but I really meant that in good faith. I’m not great at this whole internet convo stuff so I’ll take it as my bad but I really did just want to talk. Sorry.
You’ve been fine, they’re being needlessly hostile. Sometimes people forget you can just not respond to things, so a request for your opinion isn’t actually an imposition on your time unless you want it to be.
Hey look, I appreciate what you say below but I agree, I was probably tactless and I think saying I picked a bad time is an understatement. I’m going to just move on and do what they recommend and “do my research”. Leave 'em be, they’re pissed and looking for someone to take it out on.
Lmfao, says the person defending the other person who barged in to a post where people are clearly hurting and inserted himself and his privileged feelings and wilful ignorance by responding to a comment that was clearly not an invitation for debate, declaring his opinion is already made up, and still insists said hurting trans people spoon feed him information that is easily available at the click of a fucking button.
I’m not the one who’s forgotten anything, clown.
There’s a term for identifying personal lack of understanding in an area, and asking someone to please explain it without rhetorical address. It’s “the socratic method”. Honestly it’d be hard to find something more opposite of willful ignorance. (Obnoxious ignorance, I’ll grant you)
You’re attacking them for what was admittedly an annoying request, but you could have just ignored them and they would have gone away. You’re seeking out things to be angry at, which is worrying because holy fuck my cup doth runneth over with the unjust insanity of the world right now. That guy isn’t who you need to protect people from, though. He’s not an immediate threat, or probably even a threat at all. Save your energy, and what little goodwill we have, for when we need it. Because we sure as fuck are going to need it soon.
Cis person comes on to a post about trans people being rounded up in preparation for their human rights to be removed demanding to be educated about a subject that has been discussed and written about millions of times by millions of people all of which are available at the tip of his finger, gets told “NO”, and somehow he is the victim that is under “attack”.
Fucking typical.
GTFOH
Like I said it was an annoying request, I’m not about to argue that it wasn’t. And your anger is perfectly fucking understandable right now, but please don’t waste your energy getting worked up over shit like this - that guy was somewhat tactless, probably because nobody has told him how to be tactful about asking questions and he’s new in communities like this, but otherwise he’s harmless.
I’ve been through this shit before, and oh boy is it not easy. One of the most important things you can do is remember that this is a community and that we have to look out for all of us first, even if that includes shutting up and letting the slightly-tactless-but-very-polite aussie pass by uncontested. Look we’re solidly losing a war to even be recognized as human right now, hypervigilance is pretty understandable. But as useful as it can be in some situations, it’ll burn you out faster than you’d believe. If you do that to yourself now, we won’t have you around to keep us safe when we really need you. There are more than enough people to stand up for here in this community, people who actually need you because they can’t stand up for themselves. I promise, this is a waste of your time, energy and emotion.
Of course you don’t since you’re clearly incapable of shutting up and listening. That’s literally all it takes.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Lmfao, prove it. I told you what I had to say, and you’re clearly not interested in hearing it at all, nor in investing any of your own time or energy in to informing yourself.
Never mind who wholly inappropriate it is to even come on to a post like this in the first place expecting people to expend emotional labour on you.
So again - you not wanting to hear is a you problem, not an available information problem, and definitely not my problem or the problem of other trans and or otherwise marginalised people.
We don’t owe you shit, if you actually care you do your own fucking work.
Oh, and also