I’ve been having a number of conversations on Hexchan recently trying to make sense of their politics. The most common instance of their hateful hypocrisy I’ve encountered is this constant assurance that they support trans people while immediately attacking and dog piling and trans people who point out that the situation would be much worse under Trump.

The hexchanners who aren’t actively Russian trolls seem to be little more than useful idiots for conservatives, minimizing the damage they do to vulnerable populations and engaging in high school level pettiness and hate.

https://lemmygrad.ml/comment/1879291

  • Tastysnack [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    If you have the money, stability, access to a supportive doctor, support networks etc to survive and be healthy America and thrive in that culture then sure maybe.

    I see a lot of well off privileged trans femmes talking about how good America is to transition in and its always because they have the money to be healthy.

    They ignore and erase the reality of being working class and trans in every conversation speaking about their experiences as transnwomen like it’s somehow representative of the majority when they themselves are the privileged minority.

    For anyone who doesn’t earn enough to guarantee their hormones, job, income, bills, rent etc it doesn’t matter where you are, neoliberalism will still break you and given that transitioning isn’t all sunshine and rainbows and there’s periods of intense dysphoria and depression as you deal with systemic transohobia.

    In the end “Good” is relative to the material conditions and perspective of an individual.

    So neoliberalism is only good relative to the individual and the commenter. Break it and build a better system where birth lottery and privilege don’t open and close doors to you.

    • silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 years ago

      race is also a major factor. my white trans femme friends have never been harassed or attacked but I have - usually by other BIPOC. I’ve been chased out of pharmacies, out of restaurant bathrooms, out of grocery stores, and I’ve straight up been chased by a proud boy march that caught me off guard, with the clear intent to beat me. safety is relative to race and class.