• markr@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I pretty much reserve transphobic to posts that express transphobia or support for transphobia demagoguery and political parties.

    Similarly with fascist.

    I don’t understand why transphobic fascists get so upset when their transphobic fascist posts are criticized.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t understand why transphobic fascists get so upset when their transphobic fascist posts are criticized.

      The issue is when people, probably like yourself, incorrectly call things that transphobia and fascism, while excusing your own side for their fascist tendencies (like silencing opposition, controlling narratives on social media, etc).

      99% of what is called “transphobia” and “fascism” online these days is neither.

      Person 1: “Drag queens shouldn’t be allowed to perform sexually charged strip teases for children. It’s inappropriate even if it was a straight white male doing a strip tease and acting that way.”

      Person 2: “Nazi! Fascist! Transphobe!”

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        1 year ago

        The issue is when people, probably like yourself, incorrectly call things transphobia and fascism, while excusing your own side for their fascist tendencies (like silencing opposition, controlling narratives on social media, etc).

        I’d say calling for the eradication of trans people is both transphobic and fascist.