i’m a superposition of low self-esteem and god complex.

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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • Words are a vessel of emotions and general narrative. And they can hurt, especially when targeted at a minority fighting for rights. Not only does it make the people in question less “valid”, it also affects them in making their fight for rights more difficult.

    And about hate speech, no. Hate speech is hate speech. Always. For instance, you can deny climate change and even call it “religion” and that’s fine. It’s your opinion, it’s something you believe in. I can think it’s a dumb opinion and try to make you think otherwise, but ultimately, presecuting you for thinking that way and voicing your opinions is a violation of free speech. Because climate change, while it affects a lot of people, is not generally tied to people being one way or the other.

    Transphobia, though, just like racism and antisemitism, are not interested in disagreeing with what trans people do or believe in. It has to do with disagreeing with their fundamental right to be and exist. Just like racism is not interested in criticizing what people of colour do. That’s where that “mental gymnastics” bullshit comes in, and it’s important. Thinking climate change is a hoax is an opinion. Thinking red onions are better than white ones is an opinion. Thinking it’s okay to provide platform for people spreading dehumanising rhetoric posing an actual existential threat to a marginalized group is not an opinion. It has to do what it targets. If your rhetoric targets people for no other reason than your bigotry, I’m sorry, but it’s hate speech. And it’s really different than freedom of speech and freedom of opinion. Of course, you could criticize certain aspects of what trans people actually do in a civil manner. It’s alright. But once you start to question the very way of them being trans it’s over with free speech.

    Hope you get that now.