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[–]Lizzythelezzo[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This was the phrasing: "I know this’ll probably sound quite random, but I kind of just want to get it out of the way before we go any further... what’s your opinion of JK Rowling?"

I wondered if the person is trans/NB identifying and trying to screen out people who aren't into it, though their photos wouldn't strike me as obviously in that category. Then again some TIMs do pass well in pictures, and some NBs don't dress androgynously.

[–]yousaythosethings 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Honestly, the line "I know this’ll probably sound quite random" makes me think they may lean more GC. Like obviously I don't know for sure, but for the people who are so morally outraged by JKR and are full TRA, they wouldn't think it would sound "random" because they are consumed by that world and assume most people, especially other gay people, must be fully engaged in that discussion too.

I wouldn't meet up with this person unless I got a sense of whether they were TRA or not, but you could try responding something like, "Haven't thought about her in a while, but I did always like [insert some random HP reference]." This at minimum signals to the person that you're not a gender activist, but it also doesn't signal specifically that you're GC. There's plausible deniability in there. It could also signal you're not engaged in the gender discussion at all. Wait and see how they respond.

Based on the question, they are one of two ways: (1) someone who is very pro-trans and looking for someone similarly pro-trans, and they could be trans themselves, but not necessarily OR (2) they hate gender bullshit and want nothing to do with it. If they are in the former camp, I think they will make that clear pretty quick because they think they have the moral high ground and the full backing of the rainbow mob. If they are trans themselves, they may not reveal that aspect right away though. If they are in the latter camp, they will likely take it as a sign that you are also not plugged into gender bullshit and are likely to cautiously optimistically continue to engage with you, possibly not giving away they are full GC quite yet.

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

Yup, it sounds 50/50, you've either hit the jackpot or going to be able to dodge a bullet very easily.

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

Call me naive, and you'd be right, but honestly? I'm not convinced she's a TRA. To me, that kinda sounds like a stealth way of asking if you're GC.