whispers hey you can’t use the same critical framework on works by individual lgbt creators that you use for works by corporations looking for profit from lgbt stories written by straight people because the context and consumption of that content exist in completely separate spheres thannnkssssss
you can’t deride a depressed lesbian’s work for having the sad lesbian trope in it
you can’t tell a trans woman writing about being trans that she’s just writing the stereotypical trans narrative
those are their stories to tell and they’re not stereotypes they’re real lives and reducing them to the boxes het media puts us in is reproducing their oppression
And the God-tier is when people criticise individual LGBTQ people for being “stereotypical” in the way they live their lives X___x
You know, in retrospect, having gay marriage as a debate topic when I was the only openly gay kid in class was SUPER WEIRD. Imagine if you walked into AP Gov and your teacher pointed at you like, “I don’t think Brian should have health insurance because he sucks. Discuss?”
like the demi flag pisses me off. i have my own personal feelings on the term but the flag is just. it puts a black triangle on it without any thought to be quirky
ive tried to look into meanings of the black triangle on it and have gotten nothing. the most i could figure out was someone took the design of the asexual flag and then just slapped on the triangle to make it look different
not only is that. rly lazy imo. but is just bad design choice. especially if its meant to be a pride flag. heres what a black triangle means in the lgbt community
you. cannot. slap on a black triangle. on a random ass pride flag. unless it is something reclaimed by lesbians
lesbians suffered from the use of this symbol. been tortured and harmed by being marked by a black triangle. not demisexuals or demiromantics. lesbians
so like. please learn your symbol history before putting random ass symbols on a flag. im not trying to limit creativity, im trying to help people realize that a LOT of things need to be more delicately handled when it comes to the creation of a pride flag. be careful of symbols that harbor a deeper meaning. i.e: black and pink triangles
(please do not dissolve this into ace discourse. this is NOT what its about. i dont care about either side of the argument, this is still a pride flag being used with ignorance and insensitivity)
(another note: others have suffered the use of the black triangle symbol. but, this is more about the lgbt side when it comes to pride flag creation)
Hi! As a Jewish lesbian, this is all correct.
The fact that their flag is still being used and they don’t seem to really give a single shit about stealing symbols used to oppress us is super gross and shows that yeah, you guys fucking straight up hate lesbians and Jews.
For the love of fuck, reblog this. It’d be nice to have others care about lesbians and Jewish issues other than, ya know, lesbians and Jewish people. Support us.
