#...why defend the idea that there's only truly One bigotry we should oppose regardless of whatever else is out there

[uncanny-tranny]

So often, I see people who treat certain bigotries as being almost... an unfortunate byproduct of the More Important Bigotry. I see it a lot with bigotries that people are broadly willing to put up with as long as there's a Bigger Picture, or if the bigotry in question is subtle.

Transphobia (for example) isn't an acceptable trade-off for combatting sexism. Often, people are willing to put up with or perpetrate the bigotry (transphobia, in this example) because they see it as an acceptable price to pay for what they actually want.

The thing about bigotry that makes it bad isn't just that different bigotries feed into each other - antisemitism feeds itself into transphobia, which feeds itself into sexism, which feeds itself in racism, and this goes on ad infinitum - it's that bigotry actively affects actual, real people's lives. It prevents people from living, from accessing autonomy, and ultimately deprives them of their human experience. I don't think you ought to see bigotry as a "price to be paid" so you can get yours.

#politics #bigotry #i think it's fine to have certain interests (hello i have this blog and have posted on it for years now)... #...but that's not what i mean - fighting bigotry doesn't require you to almost turn in other groups of people... #...so i have focused on trans issues before but - for instance - i don't have to accept antisemitism to do that... #...and indeed i try to not accept it as a reality because i fundamentally deplore the idea of separation... #...and while we all have our own issues and complexities i think it's... interesting how people go about this #i stopped trying to find the One True MOST MOST Important Bigotry because it's ultimately pointless... #...why defend the idea that there's only truly One bigotry we should oppose regardless of whatever else is out there #ANYWAY. rant over i forgor i have chicken that needs to go in the fridge 😨