Virtue SignalingThe Narcissism of Queer Influencer Activists

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[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 22 insightful - 2 fun22 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I generally agree with the premise of the article. That being said, his inability to distinguish same-sex rights activism from "queer" politics and LGB from TQ highlights the importance of our movement to drop the T(Q).

The examples he gives make it seem like this narcissism is LGB/sexual orientation-driven rather than TQ/gender-driven despite the profiled person in question being a they/them making this all about "queerness." Even one of the examples he gives shows that the struggles of gay men in Chechnya are used for the benefit of domestic transgender politics. He notes that they are totally different groups of people experiencing different struggles but accepts that they are both dealing with issues of "queerness." No, look deeper. The pattern is right there in what you wrote: foreign discrimination based on sexual orientation is being used to elevate domestic issues of gender identity.

Also this narcissism is endemic to all woke identity politics including issues of race, but perhaps because he is a black man, he is reluctant to touch on that. But I have very much been bombarded by media inappropriately and offensively emphasizing issues of purported racism and Islamophobia when I'm just trying to find basic refugee-related information to help displaced Ukrainians. This admittedly has been more disruptive than any "queer" nonsense hot takes, only one of which I've seen.

[–]reluctant_commenter 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That being said, his inability to distinguish same-sex rights activism from "queer" politics and LGB from TQ highlights the importance of our movement to drop the T(Q).

Agreed. I always appreciate articles like this, but they often fail to accurately describe the power dynamics going on in the TQ+ movement. Those "queer" narcissistic social media influencers aren't same sex attracted... they're transgender ideology adherents. It frustrates me to no end that our Drop the T movement has been silenced off of many social media platforms; most straight people don't even know that we exist.

[–]Virginia_Plain 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A lot of that had to be said, and it was a long time coming. For it to be in Gawker as opposed to something people have easily smeared "alt right" (e.g. Quillette) is significant.

The demands of the Alphabet People are beginning to wear on others, it's showing in more and more places.

[–]reluctant_commenter 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Great article. Thanks for sharing. The utter thoughtlessness of transgender ideology activists blows my mind. The organizations they recommend donating to while Ukraine is being invaded:

In Eli’s example, their suggestion of donations needing to be distributed to groups such as Kyiv Pride and NGO Insight is an odd choice. I looked at the social media profiles of some of the groups recommended to donate to, finding posts about “aromantic spectrum awareness week,” and wondered why these would be the priority. With no disrespect to these organizations, who surely do need donations and resources at large, wouldn’t it be more sensible to direct funds to groups which provide disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, and can transport people out of conflict zones — services which would inevitably have a net positive impact on queer Ukrainians? Individuals in the comments section of Eli’s Instagram pointed out this issue, but they seem to have been ignored.

It's a suggestion so far out of touch with reality that it reads as insane.

edit: Just finished the article. I probably sound like a broken record with how often I've said this, but it's beyond messed up that LGB people get lumped in with TQ+ ideology, and we're not allowed to voice ANY dissent about it. Then articles like this get written, same sex attraction is referred to with the slur "queer" and people who claim to speak for LGB people spread narcissistic talking points. It's so frustrating to witness.

[–]Anonimouse 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

On the donating thing, same happened with BLM. Nearly all funds were distributed to black trans groups or trans groups with a bit of "yay black", with barely any going to groups that supported black people generally or actually addressed any of the issues BLM was supposedly about.

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

Wow, really? I didn't realize that, that's crazy... I did read a bit about the BLM "official" organization being scammy.

Do you have any links/articles you'd recommend where I could read more about that?

[–]Anonimouse 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sorry it took a while to reply - I dont check saidit as often as I should. https://blacklivesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/blm-2020-impact-report.pdf their own fucking report, pg 22

In 2020, we selected 30 local organizations (not part of our grassroots apparatus) to be our first cohort of official BLMGNF grantees. As several communities were thrown into heightened political, socioeconomic, and medical vulnerabilities through COVID-19, BLMGNF sought to ensure the survival of some of society’s most vulnerable: Black LGBTQIA folks. Of the 30 organizations selected, 23 of them are led by Black LGBTQIA folks and/or directly serve these communities in places like Chicago, New York, New Jersey, DC, and Alabama. Our selected organizations are listed below. We have committed a six figure grant to each of these organizations

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No problem, thank you so much!!!