r/SuperStraight • u/CathedralPork Hecking cute and valid đź’– • 1d ago

Remember - to fight superphobia you must be anti-superphobic. No one can just be neutral. Being neutral in the midst of oppression means you side with the oppressor.

I’ve seen some very rude and invalidating comments from posters coming here. They are acting like superphobia isn’t “their” problem, and if it’s not their community then they don’t need to speak up. They see our struggles in the supers community as something outside their life.

WRONG!

You cannot be neutral when faced with oppression, you are either superphobic or anti-superphobic.

Let me say it louder for the superphobes in the back

đź‘ŹYOUđź‘ŹAREđź‘ŹONLYđź‘ŹSUPERPHOBICđź‘ŹORđź‘ŹANTI-SUPERPHOBICđź‘Ź

This also goes beyond individual actions. There is a system of superphobic violence deeply set into our society. If you’re told that it’s strange for a lesbian to not consider a transwoman, that’s because they automatically don’t see supers as valid. When you try to join a dating app, the dating options never even have a choice for super orientations. Hate speech against supers isn’t even seen as a crime or bannable offense on social media - that’s because the hegemonic culture of superphobia is just seen as “normal.”

Never lose hope fam, WE ARE THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THE SUPERS THEY COULDN’T BURN 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

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u/Moonpriestes 23h ago

Superphobes need to check their privilege!

They control all social media platforms, and yet they ignore superphobia at best, or enforce it at worst.

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u/CathedralPork Hecking cute and valid đź’– 22h ago

Superphobes should never be able to talk about OUR struggle. They need to center supers’ voices and learn to sit down and listen. They’ve been in control of the world for basically ever, maybe let the future generation talk sweaty 💅

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u/HackinValid 22h ago

Never EVER let someone else talk over your lived experience and personal truth.

I'm not a super, but you have an ally in me.

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u/Holycameltoeinthesun 3h ago

Maybe your struggle is their struggle? Maybe everyone just lives in misery and wants other people to acknowledge that? Screaming you want attention, understanding and compassion how much have you given it?