The dilemma I would be in over the fact the girl I like has a partner that’s literally an impenetrable fortress who launches energy blasts from their hands…
jordan li is genuinely so important to me because they're the characters i WISH little me had growing up.
like a trans/gnc, queer, asian character is so important to queer asian kids because finding representation in all three categories is so difficult
and their character arc isn't centered around discovering their gender identity‼️
their identity is important to their character, yes, but their character development is not them coming to terms with who they are!!!
they represent what comes after figuring it all out, which actually fucking exists that i feel like media overlooks all the time. i love seeing feel-good stories about trans kids accepting themselves, but we have an entire life after that!!
We should appreciate studs more, being black and queer masculinity/gender non conformity together is beautiful. Their struggles are so unseen and I hate it. Studs deserve love and kindness. They’re not always the big scary tough one. Studs are full of love and light and kindness. We should pay attention to their history, their roles in our community, and for once try to protect and uplift them. Studs are important and we need to be there for them.
talking about the black queer experience from a personal view.
not to be an asshole but i saw a black trans person get attacked for expressing that the trans (and lgbt in general) "experience" in media is perceived mostly from a WHITE viewpoint.
they said, "I don't speak for all black trans masc people but from my experience I will always be a black woman FIRST before I am I trans man because of societies viewpoints and it's affects it had on me growing up."
and there were a lot of white people yelling at him for something he was RIGHT about. like the person who sparked the conversation i don't speak for ALL black trans masc. but if it applies to you, it applies.
the way societies racism and misogyny play against black women is something learned from a VERY early age. if you are raised as a little black "girl" (in a traditional sense) and transition, there are going to be things you CAN'T unlearn. like the over sexualization of your black body, or how to be polite and submissive, when need be, for your safety, the need to appear unmasculine to appear unthreatening no matter how bad you want to present masculinely to be comfortable in your own skin.
what white trans people don't get is society does the same to them but for their benefit. "White women's tears" are very much a real thing, and it is a learned behavior. I've seen white trans men/boys (who haven't fully transitioned OR still carry themselves in a more fem light) use them to their advantage both online and in real life.
there are things that non-black queer people will never truly understand, and it would be wonderful if you could JUST LET US BE.
my belief is that everyone who works in a restaraunt or retail should make a minimum of $25 an hour and should get a half hour break every four hours and if your boss or manager tries to make you work during your break or skips it, they get chased out of town by wild dogs
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