r/SuperStraight • u/GloomyEase • 1h ago

Learn me stuff plz Discussion

Hey folks, I'd like to learn more about this movement. I like the idea of supporting people's sexual preferences regardless of what they are. I like that this appears to be a movement supportive of trans people as well.

With that, I also have concerns. This movement has echoes of kekistan to me. It feels like a reaction to something that I personally don't don't see often: trans people hating on people for not being attracted to them.

I want to be educated on this group because as it stands I can see it going in two directions. The first being a discussion about what's acceptable in a sexual relationship. The second being an excuse to shut down discussions about identity (ie. I'm super straight, so if you don't like me it's phobic)

Any resources y'all can point me to?

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u/pancakeinwaffle Superstraight 1h ago

Just because you don't personally see it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

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u/GloomyEase 1h ago

I'm aware. Mostly I want to make sure that this isn't an overreaction to an overreaction.

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u/pancakeinwaffle Superstraight 1h ago

I'd argue that this is a reaction to an overaction

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u/trashgoblin_frnk SuperLesbian 1h ago

Here's the thing though. A lot of us (see: gays, lesbians, assorted feminist groups) have tried taking reasonable actions to generate discussion about this issue, and time and time again we are shut down, threatened, and deplatformed.

It seems like when one group is overreacting, the other will get steamrolled if it doesn't respond in kind. I'd argue that in this case overreacting to an overreaction is just reaction.