the day of silence is so gross at it’s core tbh it’s just a way for cishet allies to stroke their egos

because it’s literally just “hey instead of talking about these issues or MAYBE HOLDING A MANDATORY MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM AND LISTENING TO LGBTQ+ PEOPLE SPEAK we’re just not going to say anything at all and wear rainbow tiedye shirts!! uwu” like why doesn’t anybody see how gross it is

but no

“we’re going to be silent for a day (nobody actually is silent let’s be fucking honest) to show our support for people without voices while simultaneously not bothering to give them a voice or platform to speak from wow we’re such good allies!!”