I appreciate you. I am a queer mom who is also trans. I don't begrudge you for buying the game. I don't think it makes you transphobic.
All I ask is that people who buy the game acknowledge JK Rowling's transphobic positions and the harmful, increasingly deadly impact her words and actions have toward anyone she can accuse of having an identifiably transgender experience or background.
This includes cisgender women as much as women with transgender experiences. Once we break down the thoroughly debunked concepts and objections driving transphobic positions like those of JK Rowling, we see that even tho she says she is only targeting trans people, she is not casting a small net.
It is a net of bigotry so wide that it also threatens the safety of women like me who have always been a woman but absolutely have had trans experiences and qualify as trans. A recent issue of Translating Everything--called "TRANSlating JK Rowling"--breaks it down for people who may not be familiar with how specific and targeted her words and actions are toward trans people and anyone who supports them.
She incited violence against Graham Norton by telling people he supports rapists--her justification was that he'd said he agreed with another celebrity who thought it was reasonable to listen to people from the trans community.
Science is clear that we must believe and support trans kids. Buying this game doesn't mean you don't support those trans kids. All I ask is that you acknowledge the manner in which buying it contributes to their harm.
Otherwise, I mean yeah, I still buy gas, I still eat those bigoted chicken nuggets, all sorts of troubling compromises we have to make each day just to live our lives. One could say that the lines you find are immovable for you vs the ones you decide for yourself are the definition of your identity and character.
PS. I am a fan of you and your work. I hope this comes across with L-U-V from the cool trans mom
I feel it's not my place to arbitrate what a survivor of domestic violence and sexual abuse is allowed to be afraid of, regardless of how successful or influential they are, but it's sad that so many feel betrayed. The cobalt analogy is really thought provoking, I've wondered the same about banks.
I appreciate you. I am a queer mom who is also trans. I don't begrudge you for buying the game. I don't think it makes you transphobic.
All I ask is that people who buy the game acknowledge JK Rowling's transphobic positions and the harmful, increasingly deadly impact her words and actions have toward anyone she can accuse of having an identifiably transgender experience or background.
This includes cisgender women as much as women with transgender experiences. Once we break down the thoroughly debunked concepts and objections driving transphobic positions like those of JK Rowling, we see that even tho she says she is only targeting trans people, she is not casting a small net.
It is a net of bigotry so wide that it also threatens the safety of women like me who have always been a woman but absolutely have had trans experiences and qualify as trans. A recent issue of Translating Everything--called "TRANSlating JK Rowling"--breaks it down for people who may not be familiar with how specific and targeted her words and actions are toward trans people and anyone who supports them.
She incited violence against Graham Norton by telling people he supports rapists--her justification was that he'd said he agreed with another celebrity who thought it was reasonable to listen to people from the trans community.
Science is clear that we must believe and support trans kids. Buying this game doesn't mean you don't support those trans kids. All I ask is that you acknowledge the manner in which buying it contributes to their harm.
Otherwise, I mean yeah, I still buy gas, I still eat those bigoted chicken nuggets, all sorts of troubling compromises we have to make each day just to live our lives. One could say that the lines you find are immovable for you vs the ones you decide for yourself are the definition of your identity and character.
PS. I am a fan of you and your work. I hope this comes across with L-U-V from the cool trans mom
I really appreciate your comment and I think you make good points.
I feel it's not my place to arbitrate what a survivor of domestic violence and sexual abuse is allowed to be afraid of, regardless of how successful or influential they are, but it's sad that so many feel betrayed. The cobalt analogy is really thought provoking, I've wondered the same about banks.