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as the & #39;queer is a[n unreclaimed] slur& #39; rhetoric is being reheated, let& #39;s take a moment to remember:
1) some LGBTQ+ ppl feel discomfort being called & #39;queer& #39; or lumped into the & #39;queer community& #39;.
2) TERFs have HIJACKED their discomfort to make it all about (cis) lesbians*. https://twitter.com/freetofic/status/1089912629399834624">https://twitter.com/freetofic...
1) some LGBTQ+ ppl feel discomfort being called & #39;queer& #39; or lumped into the & #39;queer community& #39;.
2) TERFs have HIJACKED their discomfort to make it all about (cis) lesbians*. https://twitter.com/freetofic/status/1089912629399834624">https://twitter.com/freetofic...
*this is not the fault of cis lesbians. Nor are most cis lesbians TERFs. TERFs, however, TERFs colonize cis lesbian visibility to isolate&alienate cis lesbians & turn them *into* TERFs.
in other words: TERFs PREY on cis lesbians, because TERF comms are predatory & cultlike.
in other words: TERFs PREY on cis lesbians, because TERF comms are predatory & cultlike.
& TERFs prey on the rest of the LGBTQ+ community by claiming that & #39;queer is a slur& #39; by leaving off the implied exclusionary rhetoric phrase at the end.
ie: "queer is a slur ...
-- that has never been reclaimed & can never be reclaimed by anyone."
-- against cis lesbians."
ie: "queer is a slur ...
-- that has never been reclaimed & can never be reclaimed by anyone."
-- against cis lesbians."
why is it, when all our labels have been used as slurs against us, that & #39;queer& #39; gets particular attention?
It& #39;s b/c queer people being part of the LGBTQ+ community is anathema to *all exclusionists* (a group which includes TERFs) because the queer identity is hard to gatekeep.
It& #39;s b/c queer people being part of the LGBTQ+ community is anathema to *all exclusionists* (a group which includes TERFs) because the queer identity is hard to gatekeep.
Exclus see the & #39;queer& #39; label as way for & #39;cishets& #39;* to & #39;sneak into& #39; the LGBT-full-stop community & abuse LGBT ppl.
TERFs see the & #39;queer& #39; label as a way for anyone who isn& #39;t a lesbian to & #39;sneak into& #39; the good graces of (cis) lesbians to prey on them.
TERFs see the & #39;queer& #39; label as a way for anyone who isn& #39;t a lesbian to & #39;sneak into& #39; the good graces of (cis) lesbians to prey on them.
*& #39;cishet& #39; used to be code for & #39;ace & aro people& #39;, but it is increasingly code for & #39;anyone who isn& #39;t Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or FTM/MTF Trans& #39; - i.e. & #39;not LGBT& #39;.
some exclus also believe & #39;pansexual& #39; = & #39;bisexual w/internalized biphobia& #39;.
These & #39;rules& #39; are arbitrarily enforced.
some exclus also believe & #39;pansexual& #39; = & #39;bisexual w/internalized biphobia& #39;.
These & #39;rules& #39; are arbitrarily enforced.
At the same time, wider straight cis media will (incorrectly) refer to the entire LGBTQQIAAPN+ rainbow as & #39;the queer community& #39; in news broadcasts or marketing blasts.
This adds tension&confusion when queer ppl refer to the & #39;queer community& #39;, despite meaning only themselves.
This adds tension&confusion when queer ppl refer to the & #39;queer community& #39;, despite meaning only themselves.
The tension & confusion caused by the mass media& #39;s misuse of & #39;queer community& #39; is what TERFs lean into and exacerbate by spreading the & #39;queer is a slur [against cis lesbians that can never be reclaimed]& #39; rhetoric.
That& #39;s how TERFs have HIJACKED legit discomfort with & #39;queer& #39;.
That& #39;s how TERFs have HIJACKED legit discomfort with & #39;queer& #39;.
(& yes: the same thing happens when straight cis media calls us the & #39;gay community& #39; as a whole, but the internal disgruntlement with that *isn& #39;t* being agitated by outside forces such as TERFs).
tl;dr: the phrase & #39;queer is a slur& #39; is a TERF dogwhistle.
further: it& #39;s a dogwhistle that *exclusionists can hear*.
& both TERFs & exclus love it when well-meaning ppl who genuinely dislike being called & #39;queer& #39;/part of & #39;the queer community& #39; use the phrase to police queer ppl.
further: it& #39;s a dogwhistle that *exclusionists can hear*.
& both TERFs & exclus love it when well-meaning ppl who genuinely dislike being called & #39;queer& #39;/part of & #39;the queer community& #39; use the phrase to police queer ppl.
"this post isn’t saying non-straight, non-cis people who don’t claim ‘queer’ are supporting TERFs.
"it’s saying that TERFs are STEALING from you to damage the unity of Pride - a community that [lesbians & queer ppl & many others] are ALL a part of." https://freedom-of-fanfic.tumblr.com/post/182989119984/yoroimikoto-freedom-of-fanfic-ive-been">https://freedom-of-fanfic.tumblr.com/post/1829...
"it’s saying that TERFs are STEALING from you to damage the unity of Pride - a community that [lesbians & queer ppl & many others] are ALL a part of." https://freedom-of-fanfic.tumblr.com/post/182989119984/yoroimikoto-freedom-of-fanfic-ive-been">https://freedom-of-fanfic.tumblr.com/post/1829...
