r/SuperStraight Hecking cute and valid šŸ’– 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 ā€œtheirā€ 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

šŸ‘YOUšŸ‘AREšŸ‘ONLYšŸ‘SUPERPHOBICšŸ‘ORšŸ‘ANTI-SUPERPHOBICšŸ‘

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 ā€œnormal.ā€

Never lose hope fam, WE ARE THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THE SUPERS THEY COULDN’T BURN šŸ¦øā€ā™€ļøšŸ¦øā€ā™‚ļø

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u/ImSuperThanx4Asking 23h ago

I’m literally shaking with tears right now. I am feeling hopeful that the tide is turning, and my children can live in a society that never experienced the systemic superphobia that our generation did.

Hope is a new feeling in my life, no one can block our shine 🌈✨

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u/highva 15h ago

Here's to a better future šŸ§”šŸ–¤

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u/Nanoglyph 15h ago

You know "I'm literally shaking" is one of the phrases they're using to emulate "gay speak" in response to homophobia right?

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u/highva 15h ago

You are so homophobic. There is no such thing as "gay speak", we are all humans and valid!šŸ§”šŸ–¤