@Sparrow
Wow this is just a whole package of gross :(
I'm sorry
Yuuupppp.
But she's like a tiny child with an intellectually disability. Obviously it's not her fault.
Just leaves me feeling all kinds of terrible.
@Sparrow
You're a good guy for recognizing it's not her fault
Really just hammers home how much culture root sin our head :\
Thanks. (Also super validating to be called a "good guy" wow hehe).
But yeah, YUP. Internalized misogyny (/transphobia, homophobia, racism, etc) are with us from a super early age.
@Sparrow
And it's really weird how hard it can be to get rid of too
Even when you know better, still there's that gross feeling
That stopped me from coming out for years
I guess at least people are starting to recognize it?
It's a good first step at least
YUP. Yup, yes, totally.
Yeah, I had a ton of internalized homophobia in middle/hs before I came out as queer. (The progression was bi->lesbian->queer).
I have an imposter syndrome-kinda feeling about transitioning, myself. Like a big part of me is worried "well is it just gender roles that make me uncomf? Just being a target of misogyny?" And like yeah, that's a part of it, but also I'm just an enboi and that's okay. *shrug*
TERF rehtoric
Oh my god, yeah. TERFs are terrible. It's bad enough that I doubt myself so much, but here's this person that actively torments trans people for... Why? I don't even know what they get from it.