• Swedish 'man-free' festival breached discrimination law
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That's definitely fair, and I agree that sometimes people in the LGBT community can get too focused on divisions to the point where it's harmful, as well as the fact that labels can be really tricky to work around. Still, we still have the choice of whether we want to actually participate in the groups that are open to us, and you clearly exercised that when you chose to hang out with guys more. But other people may have different experiences and may choose differently, and it's not something you should take personally. It might sting for a bit to be offered, sure, but other people might take it. My point, as I got to in the rest of my post, was that a racial comparison was completely unfit for this situation, though I admit that may have been a bit too standoffish. Read the rest of it.
Ah. Yes. I shouldn't take it personally when someone tells me that they don't see me as a man, because others might be ok with the idea. That's like saying it's okay to use certain slurs because some people might be okay being called them. Thanks for brushing my point of view to the side and basically telling me to shut up and put up. This is a prime example on why I avoid the LGBT community.
I meant it in a "you should definitely still tell them that it made you feel crappy, but also know that it was coming from ignorance on her part and not malice" kind of way, not that it wasn't a shitty thing to have to deal with, because I get that it was. Sorry for being unclear, I didn't mean to brush it aside
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