Seems like Blahaj has no issue with ML supporting russian genocidal imperialism and the way russia treats LGBT folks. It seems their concern about trans folks rights doesn’t include Ukrainian trans folks (and Ukrainian LGBT folks more broadly) who were forced to leave the territories occupied by russia.
Compare that to the decision to defederate over a single post (that explicitly stated that everyone should be treated equally and not discriminated against) on feddit.uk.
For some reason the term orientalism comes to mind.
For some reason I’ve always gotten a very white vibe from blahaj.zone. I can’t explain it, but I just don’t feel that nonwhite people are exactly as welcome there. I’ve felt that way in a lot of trans spaces in the past that were very centered on a white view of transness. The racism is never overt, there’s just a vibe hanging over those kinds of spaces. I don’t have the language to say how I feel that vibe is there, but a lot of people have written about it
I think I can remember Ada saying in the past that her intention with blahaj.zone is to create a safe space for trans people. Not to support trans people outside that space. And I think that’s wrong. Trans inclusivity needs to be explicitly political. There is no safety for trans people in a community disconnected from the global trans struggle.
Seems like Blahaj has no issue with ML supporting russian genocidal imperialism and the way russia treats LGBT folks. It seems their concern about trans folks rights doesn’t include Ukrainian trans folks (and Ukrainian LGBT folks more broadly) who were forced to leave the territories occupied by russia.
Compare that to the decision to defederate over a single post (that explicitly stated that everyone should be treated equally and not discriminated against) on feddit.uk.
For some reason the term orientalism comes to mind.
For some reason I’ve always gotten a very white vibe from blahaj.zone. I can’t explain it, but I just don’t feel that nonwhite people are exactly as welcome there. I’ve felt that way in a lot of trans spaces in the past that were very centered on a white view of transness. The racism is never overt, there’s just a vibe hanging over those kinds of spaces. I don’t have the language to say how I feel that vibe is there, but a lot of people have written about it
I’ve gotten a “youth” vibe from there.
That sort of militant mindset kids tend to have about the thing they’re passionate about.
There is no room for discussion OR nuance and any perceived slight is not allowed to be corrected.
Just militant follow my rules and my view or gtfo, similar to the tanker triad in that regard tbh.
I feel it’s more of an American thing than a white thing. They seem to view lgbt-phobia as an America-centric issue
The admin is Australian…
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In this case, it’s not even a white thing. Purely a cultural thing, a lack concern about LGBT communities that don’t speak English.
Btw, this is not mere observation from the sidelines. I live in Ukraine and have a modicum of exposure to the local LGBT community.
I think I can remember Ada saying in the past that her intention with blahaj.zone is to create a safe space for trans people. Not to support trans people outside that space. And I think that’s wrong. Trans inclusivity needs to be explicitly political. There is no safety for trans people in a community disconnected from the global trans struggle.