People like us need to team up so we can actually get shit done.

Considering how bad transfems are at judging their own appearance, that day might be closer than you think

I literally didn’t notice, and unfortunately I cannot help you with Hatsune Mike lore bc I don’t know it either

Did you get the eyes?

Like I said elsewhere, it depends on how it is used. It isn’t like the term is a dogwhistle in all circumstances.

If you tell them you’re trans, they can infer that you were assigned a different gender than you are now. They can then ask more specific questions depending on your needs.

:3

basically the subreddit was called frenworld, and they referred to each other as fren while using funny speak to talk about all their Nazi views.

It says something greater about the relationship, but it’s also definitely literal

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The neonazis once used it as a dogwhistle to signal to each other. They had a subreddit so bad that even that useless company banned them fairly quickly. They really don’t use it anymore as far as I know, so it really isn’t a problem to use it. That doesn’t stop me wincing whenever I hear it though

I didn’t, but mostly because I was a good girl who always tried to do what I’m “supposed to.” I was supposed to be a boy so that is what I made my avatar. Me not picking girl avatars before I started questioning actually gave me a ton of imposter syndrome.

Idk, I just don’t feel the need to have such shorthand, even when I talk about medical stuff. I usually want to be so specific that such terms are redundant. “Biologically” is such a nebulous term that doesn’t really mean anything specific. If it’s about penis or prostates, then I’ll naturally specify which body part is relevant.

It’s not just spells that will kiss you ;3

It’s not that it is always an anti trans dog whistle, just that it’s frequently used as one. When you see otherwise used that way, it causes PTSD when people use it innocuously. I still can’t here “fren” without instantly being suspicious

I think it’s rarely a useful term, as trans women on HRT have so many biological differences to cis men that they’re frequently closer to cis women in their needs. In most cases, it’s better to just say transfem or people with (trait both cis men and transfems share). Besides, I avoid saying it more because it makes me uncomfortable than because people use it maliciously.

Also, avoid saying the t word here, as people may find it especially triggering

You are very nice to look at ☺️

I haven’t been attacked directly, but I am aware that Kittenz has fled to Hexbear and of the anger on the Marxist side of Lemmy. However, I think it would be useless to escalate things any further and make this a bigger conflict.

I can only speak for myself, but if there is one thing both Kittenz and I agree upon, it’s that queers and anarchists should avoid unnecessary conflict with Marxists. Liberals are hella scary right now, and I genuinely believe a red scare is on the horizon in American politics. Right now the fascists are fear mongering about us, but as their power wanes and liberals are favored by oligarchs for their stability, anti-communism is a narrative that can unite them both. This will be especially true if China takes Taiwan and dominates the chip market basically overnight; nationalism is a seductive force.

I don’t believe being a pick-me could make us any safer. If liberals unite with the fascists to hunt tankies, we would only jeopardize our situation by helping them. They’ll target anyone who stands against them as traitors for China, demanding we give up any battle that makes them uncomfortable. We cannot side with such reactionary nonsense.

However, avoiding conflict is not the same as compromising our principles for allies that will throw us under the bus when convenient. Just like with red baiting liberals, welcoming those who demand we ignore oppression and swear loyalty to empires will compromise our ability to advocate for ourselves.

For any MLs who find this comment, these words are only my own; I do not speak for the mod team here. For you @eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com, I personally recommend against fighting with tankies on their home terf. People who earnestly believe we favor America and tolerate chasers will not listen to you, no matter how well you argue. I’m not saying this to help the narrative, but to save you time and stress.

Tbf, this is a very based list of a bunch of terrible things America has done. It’s funny that someone would post this in an effort to upset the people here though. It’s on the same level as people spamming cat gifs and us happily going along with it; those were good times.