Trans Memes

I rolled my eyes when I saw this comic because I thought we were past something so basic. Then I saw the comments here.

I'm doing my damnedest to be an ally, but I've also been abused by someone I thought was a friend. I still support their nonbinary status, but I promise, I will never be around them again. Current world events demonstrate, if you want allies, don't betray them.

I get it but you’re gonna turn people away because it isn’t literally true.

For example: I support trans people, but would oppose them forming an army and going on a murder spree.

I don't support ignorance. My own included.

If you(the plural you, not you the person who's comment I'm replying to) check out just because you hear the word but and presume to know what's going to be said next or that you can judge that person without them saying another word then you could be a better person.

In this specific example, one could have said I support trans people but I don't have to like every one of them. Some of us do shitty things. That's a percentage of every group and we have to be able to speak out against actual shit humans of every single type that exists.

I don't people that need to leave a conversation but I do expect responses to actual things said not what is predicted to say.

I don't say this just for the way I speak and communicate. There are many people who struggle to communicate well the thoughts and feelings they feel. Perhaps they don't know your language very well. I'm very given to find some way a phrase or word can be used differently than I've ever heard it used before. I've also seen immigrants with poor language skills get hated on for using expressions they hear without fully understanding them. It's taught me to try to see the literal meaning of words spoken to me. And it's also made me extremely pedantic when I'm simply trying to be cautious and specific with my words.

I may have many ignorant ideas left to discover and examine. It's almost certain that I do.

I believe in giving people the chance to express or explain themselves. I also believe in giving people enough rope to hang themselves.

If you are not harming yourself and other people it's none of my business. If you are only harming yourself and no one else, I'm less decided.

Situations matter. Context matters. Intent matters, Consequences matter

Let people be who they are, if you find the aren't your people then you at least learned something you probably needed to know.

I support trans people but who gave them the right to be so cool?

I support trans people, but half of you have the naming convention of a 19th century boarding school novel or a Star Wars EU background charact who inexplicably has a book series that would fit surprisingly well a Warhammer 40k chaos novel.

I've removed a bunch of comments from this thread.

The "but" in this meme means "But there are instances where I don't support a trans person's identity/equal rights". It means that there is never a scenario where you think it's ok to suggest that trans people should have less rights than cis people, and that there is never a scenario where you think it's ok to invalidate a trans persons identity.

If your reply is something along the signs of supporting the "but..." because you think "actually, there are some shitty trans people", then cool, we know, but this isn't the thread for it, and you're pulling trans people down in a trans space, to defend a position no one was making. This isn't that thread. This is a thread for support. So I've removed those "gotcha" replies.

If your reply is "actually, there are times when trans people don't deserve equal rights or to have their identity respected", then your comment has been removed, and you've been permanently banned from all blahaj spaces.

I support trans people, but if one of them cut my legs off with an axe, I'd probably be a little bit upset.

Fits well with the Not Racist Butt

“I support trans people butt.”

If that is the whole sentence, we’re fine.

The only acceptable but (that i can think of) in this scenario is “I support trans rights, but I’m not trans myself.”

I support trans people, but I still feel a little bit uncomfortable around them because of my conservative upbringing and how hard "trans = bad" was driven into my head. I'm working on improving that and every time I interact with someone who is trans I become a little bit more comfortable with it.

If I ever felt the need to tell someone this feeling, I think I would completely rephrase it to avoid this situation anyway.

i think more people should know that the word "But" is cancelling everything that come before that

Ooo I wanna try

I support Trans people but this coffee shop this Trans lady in town opened, her coffee is sour. Will someone please teach her to make coffee so supporting her doesn't taste bad?

How was that? Also why does my autocarrot capitalize Trans? Is it like Black when referring to identifiers? The Chicago manual of style didn't prepare me for this

Let me make this clear. A lot of you are missing the point.

If you support trans rights and you support someones identity, but you maybe don't support a trans billionaire as mentioned by one commenter, then that's but "I support trans people, but". That's just supporting trans people.

If your support for someones identity or rights is conditional then that would be the problem. Phrases like the one in the comic is often made when saying something controversial and invalidating, like only supporting some trans people or thinking it's okay to misgender certain trans people.

... but I don't see how setting your twitter bio to "trans rights" is supporting anyone.

Go donate to or share info about a charity like the trevor project or equality federation, rather than lazily virtue signalling.

I support trans people, butt

I also support trans people’s butts.

...but I can't see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

, but I don’t know why I should need to say it. What is wrong with this world?