ローリングのトランス嫌悪ツイートの影響を重くみたGLAADがトランスコミュニティーのメンバーとオフレコで話をしてと持ちかけたところ、ローリング側は拒否。 https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/glaad-j-k-rowling-anti-trans-researcher-1203448964/#utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=social_bar&utm_content=bottom&utm_id=1203448964… via @variety
She is taking a very real and concrete issue (the acceptance of trans people as humans with full rights and respect in society), minimizing it to some surface level features (appearance and names), and then abdicating any responsibility
It’s also similar to the old favorite “I don’t care if you’re black, white, or purple!”
Purple people don’t exist, but now they’ve minimized the issue of racism and swept it away while claiming to be supportive
All of these phrases add up to the same message:
“I support you, as long as you don’t change my experiences or inconvenience me in any way.”
And that’s not actual support
These phrases are said by people who don’t know any trans, gay, or Black people. They say them because they know their communities won’t be impacted and their lives won’t change.
As soon as their lives *are* impacted, their support becomes conditional.