I’m honestly baffled by what just happened after my last post. I shared a story about someone very close to me, and how proud I am of them for finding the courage to embrace their identity. I thought it was important to stand up for people who are often misunderstood or dismissed, especially during Pride Month. But it seems like things quickly took a turn I didn’t expect.
The response to my post was honestly overwhelming mostly in a negative way. I was downvoted into oblivion, and some people seemed to think it was all just bait. Which… I didn’t expect at all. My friend’s story is real, and it’s personal. She’s someone who’s gone through a lot of internal struggles and has found a sense of peace and authenticity that I truly admire. Yet, when I tried to share that, it seems some of you Lemmings didn’t take it well. I’ve been trying to make sense of it. I genuinely don’t understand why people would respond this way when the post was meant to be supportive. The level of hostility and outright rejection was… well, surprising. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a strong pushback against people embracing their identities, but to this extent? It’s disheartening.
For context: my friend has been a vocal supporter of multiple marginalized communities, and I’ve seen firsthand how hard she’s worked to validate and support others, especially those who are trans and transracial. To see her courage being attacked like this just doesn’t sit right with me. What happened to just supporting people, regardless of how they identify or how their experience manifests? I understand that not everyone may agree with certain perspectives, but the extreme negativity seems out of place. I thought this community was about empathy, openness, and understanding. When did it become acceptable to shut people down for sharing their lived experiences? Anyway, I’m not here to start any fights, I just want to understand. Why is it that when someone stands up for themselves and others, they’re immediately dismissed or vilified? What happened to kindness and mutual respect?
I hope you see this, OP. I don’t know what you expected or hoped for here, but it just didn’t happen today. That sucks for you and I empathize with that. Now, I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but I just want to say, from the bottom of my heart, please log off.
I didn’t expect as many transphobes to brigade my post, that is for certain.
You’re getting downvoted for labeling everyone that downvoted you as transphobic. Not because people are transphobic. It’s a you problem, not a problem with trans people. In fact, there are a bunch of trans people on lemmy. You just come across as a whiny troll. If you wanna stop seeing down votes, have a little self-awareness. No one likes an ignorant person that blames everyone else for their problems. Here’s a good rule of thumb, if everyone else in the world is against you, the world probably isn’t the problem.
People calling you out for trolling doesn’t make them transphobic, champ. Grow the fuck up.