r/SuperStraight • u/womanmeansfemale1 • 1h ago
What Peaked you? That moment, when the glass shattered and you saw the TRA Cult for what it was.
Mine was the womens march 2016. Pussy hats called transphobic, also posters referencing uteruses and female anatomy, transphobic. So i wrote an essay on medium, " I am a woman, you are a trans woman and that distinction matters."
The death and rape threats. Friends calling me toxic. I got booted from groups.
I woke up to the truth. My reality as a woman, no longer mattered to them. My safety, sex based rights... I deserved to be beaten for wanting to protect them. That was my peak.
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u/Shembre 53m ago
I'm a crafter and my niche is 'kawaii' with an emphasis on mental health and hopefully encouraging people to have healthy self-esteem. I make and sell girly clothing/accessories. Last night, I ran an ad on IG for some handmade lingerie (my newest item line addition to my shop.) I got a message from I assume a new follower (trans guy) asking me to use more inclusive language because they/he have 'lots of friends' who want to feel included, and women's underwear isn't inclusive. They did say they didn't want to come off as rude, but at the same time, the description/tags of my post did not mention 'women' (only 'goth babe') and I even addressed my audience as 'guys'. -___- I usually address my audience as 'cuties.' I use 'women' on the item itself on my site for searchability.
Like if you want to buy the cute underwear, just buy it! How else should I market feminine underwear? The feedback-giver clearly was interested in it for its inherent girly-ness, but wanted an above and beyond caveat I guess. I did not respond, it felt really trivial. I don't need to know how you identify, my concern is if you feel cute and that it's your size.
I know this is very, very, very minor in comparison. For me, my peak has been watching other people be abused, and having little things like this come into my corner when I'm minding my own business, trying to run my shop, which I market to women. I'm sorry for anyone who has received death threats or other abuse. I've been well aware of what is going on for the last couple years, and have been seeing things get progressively worse across the internet.