Anyone notice how no real bi or homosexual comes out with as many homo/biphobic slurs as trans people do?

submitted by Smolders1Cock is god's greatest gift. from self.LGBDropTheT

What’s this weird obsession with homophobic slurs with trans people? Why do they feel the need to come out with as many homophobic slurs as they can think of?

Why do they feel the need to use the words that have never and never will be used against them in their life?

Why do they feel the need to constantly glorify and romanticise our oppression via these morally degrading slurs?

Oh yeah! It’s the homo and biphobia.

How people support this movement is fucking beyond me.

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[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 50 insightful - 1 fun50 insightful - 0 fun51 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Because they know they’re not the real target of those slurs, so they never have to feel any of the visceral discomfort. Even if the words were wielded against them because they were mistaken for gay (because most people believe trans people are homosexual) the fact that they know they’re not gay prevents them from internalizing the words and feeling the visceral discomfort and danger. The same reason why transwomen are thrilled by the prospect and experience of sexual harassment. Their minds are focused on validation, power/control, and basking in narcissistic glow.

Also throwing around the slur words is a way for them to wield control and simultaneously perform their role play. It also aids their goal of pretending that we’re on the other side of homophobia and biphobia, and that those slur words are now vestiges without power.

[–]artetolife 40 insightful - 5 fun40 insightful - 4 fun41 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

I agree with everything, but I think a lot of the people now occupying LGBTQIAWTF+ spaces genuinely do believe we're past homophobia, because they were fortunate enough to grow up in a progressive bubble where they never had to witness it. So the only injustices they see are trans people not having surgeries paid for on a whim and TV shows not having enough demisexual lithromantic representation.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

where they never had to witness it.

Or they were being homophobes themselves, without realizing it, and thought it is something normal and not bad.

[–]oofreesouloo⚡super lesbian⚡ 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Accurate af

[–]reluctant_commenter 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

YUP. I think you've nailed it. I am a fairly progressive person but I'm always shocked when I talked to other progressive people and hear them suggest something like this. Like, hello? Do you realize there are many people in the world who don't believe in the views you hold?

[–]8bitgay 42 insightful - 4 fun42 insightful - 3 fun43 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

There's this idea that only people of a certain minority can reclaim a slur used towards that minority.

In that context, when a transman who claims to be gay uses homophobic slurs, it's like saying "I can use these words because I'm gay". When they keep using these slurs and nobody calls them out, it's like the people around them are supporting their idea that they're a real gay man.

At the same time, it serves as a way to be offensive towards actual gay men. And if these gay complain about being called homophobic slurs, well, you can call them transphobes for it.

So for them it's killing two birds with one stone.

[–]Dravidian 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Aah. Spot on. Of course that's why. Sometimes it's so painfully regressive and narcissitic it's just hard to believe it's true.

[–]PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There's a show called Shameless that had a trans female character claim to be a "gay man" and used the f-slur.

[–]supersmokio6420 16 insightful - 8 fun16 insightful - 7 fun17 insightful - 8 fun -  (2 children)

Appropriate name for the show at least then

[–]PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If they ever make a sequel, they should name it Shameful. Or at least make a parody/better version called Shameful that calls out this shameful, homophobic shit.

EDIT: It looks like reddit(4yrs ago) was not a fan of the trans character Trevor --Why is Trevor so unpopular?.

I don't watch the show and have no clue what the story is like, but I was curious about what fans thought about trans female character Trevor.

[–]lostinreverieMy ovaries are transphobic 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The original, UK version of Shameless was a great show and nothing like the stupid, woke Americanised one. I hate seeing how much US Shameless has deviated from the source material.

[–]fuckupaddamsBisexual Terve 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Like I said, my female non-binary friend who primarily dates male people came out as a "faggot" on this year's national coming out day. A word that would never ever be used against her, so therefore she has no business "reclaiming."

[–]lmaonope333 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

the jokes write themselves

[–]lavender_menace 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is this about the 3 holed f#gg0t? Or did I miss something new and improved?

[–]BiHorror 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tbh, I couldn't care less about slurs. I feel like this with all types of slurs too BTW. Not just LGB but also racial, sexist, ableist, etc. You give power to the word instead of erasing it when you enforce censoring them. It's the hipocrisy that gets me... You can say xyz but I can't say abc? Like??? They can get away with saying f-word but we can't say the t-word? Fuck off. We all know very damn well they would be bitching about t-word being said but would continue to use f-word and justifying it.

[–]ThiccDropkickGay 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tbh I think it's kind of a dare. Like, in their mind, they can say it because they're a real gay dude, and if anyone gets mad at them, they can pull out the old transphobia card because If you're mad at me then you don't see me as a real gay guy waahhh!