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TERF DOGWHISTLES (thread)
okay, so by how we all know how terfs/gcs/anti-feminist/anti-lgbtq+ groups have groomed young lesbians for years, right? (if you don& #39;t, go follow @amydyess, who& #39;s a survivor of that. they rock!)
the terf crowd has spread their hate on social
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okay, so by how we all know how terfs/gcs/anti-feminist/anti-lgbtq+ groups have groomed young lesbians for years, right? (if you don& #39;t, go follow @amydyess, who& #39;s a survivor of that. they rock!)
the terf crowd has spread their hate on social
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media for 10+ years now, intentionally in ways that aren& #39;t obvious.
"terf dogwhistles" are phrases/claims they use to intentionally cause strife in the lgbtq+ community in order to break us apart & make it easier to roll back trans & gay rights.
most of them they created.
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"terf dogwhistles" are phrases/claims they use to intentionally cause strife in the lgbtq+ community in order to break us apart & make it easier to roll back trans & gay rights.
most of them they created.
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"lesbians are always excluded"
"lesbian not queer"
"lesbians don& #39;t do dick/like men"
"q-slur"/"queer is a slur"
"d-slur"/"dyke is a slur"
"dyke is only for lesbians"
"lesbians can& #39;t be [ace/aro/bi/gay/pan/queer/trans/use "he/him" or "they/them" pronouns/etc]
"womyn"
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"lesbian not queer"
"lesbians don& #39;t do dick/like men"
"q-slur"/"queer is a slur"
"d-slur"/"dyke is a slur"
"dyke is only for lesbians"
"lesbians can& #39;t be [ace/aro/bi/gay/pan/queer/trans/use "he/him" or "they/them" pronouns/etc]
"womyn"
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these include transphobia, lesbophobia, queerphobia, & dykephobia. they& #39;re also ahistorical.
some are outright lies they use to scare young lesbians.
again: an attempt to roll back lgbtq+ rights. terf leaders also include anti-choicers & anti-black racists.
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some are outright lies they use to scare young lesbians.
again: an attempt to roll back lgbtq+ rights. terf leaders also include anti-choicers & anti-black racists.
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they& #39;ve done so well that they& #39;ve convinced many young people that& #39;s it& #39;s not only okay but that it& #39;s actually GOOD to tell women (+ trans men & nonbinary people who experience misogyny) what sexuality labels they& #39;re "allowed" to use. they taught them it& #39;s absolutely
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fine to harass & threaten anyone using the "wrong ones".
it& #39;s not. that& #39;s misogynistic nonsense.
some may sound innocent & even sensible, but they& #39;re very obvious as terf dogwhistles to anyone who& #39;s familiar with them.
here& #39;s the hard part:
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it& #39;s not. that& #39;s misogynistic nonsense.
some may sound innocent & even sensible, but they& #39;re very obvious as terf dogwhistles to anyone who& #39;s familiar with them.
here& #39;s the hard part:
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it DOES NOT MATTER if someone means them that way or not; because it& #39;s still terf rhetoric either way.
this is why people who use them without knowing the history get called terfs: they& #39;re spreading terf rhetoric that damages our community.
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this is why people who use them without knowing the history get called terfs: they& #39;re spreading terf rhetoric that damages our community.
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and:
of course it& #39;s okay for lesbians to not like men! ever! at all!
it& #39;s ALSO okay that there are lesbians who do!
it& #39;s ok for bi or pan people to like men!
it& #39;s also okay for bi or pan people to not like men!
lgbtq+ categories are broad ON PURPOSE.
#StrongerTogether
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of course it& #39;s okay for lesbians to not like men! ever! at all!
it& #39;s ALSO okay that there are lesbians who do!
it& #39;s ok for bi or pan people to like men!
it& #39;s also okay for bi or pan people to not like men!
lgbtq+ categories are broad ON PURPOSE.
#StrongerTogether
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