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A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Note that I'm not necessarily opposed to her facing consequences for killing him -- my issue is with how gleefully NYPost is framing it as if she just attacked him out of the blue and shoehorning her into the "evil transgenders" stereotype

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[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

it's a dogwhistle. they're implying that trans people are mentally ill and that the postal worker is a victim of inaction with or indulgence in the trans population.

It's the same reason why all the chuds started banging out about how violent trans people/leftists are when that trans man (~~if i remember correctly~~ i did) shot up a school a year or so ago.

despite the fact that the overwhelming amount of school shooters are cis right wing incels