@anti-sjw-movement Look, man, once upon a time, I thought like you did. I was your average cis straight white girl, and I thought cisphobia could absolutely be a thing. I knew people weren't going around and punching cis people because of Tumblr jokes, but I figured that maybe the jokes were a good bit unfair, and every so often, I'd say something against them. Now, it's been a year since then, and the only thing about that initial description that's the same is that I'm still white as a gallon jug of mayo. Here's the deal: We make cis people jokes for the same reason POC make white people jokes, neurodivergent people make fun of neurotypical people, etcetera, etcetera. Lighthearted retaliation. All cis people definitely aren't terrible, but they're an oppressive group, and as a result, it's empowering and/or fun to make jokes and mock threats at their expense. Really, after everything we've been through, it's the least we can do, and that isn't me saying "be glad we aren't doing worse," that's me saying that this is pretty far from full retaliation, any kind of actual threat, or even the full scope of possible jokes we can and absolutely do make. Trust me, you've made jokes like these, except when you're doing it, you're kicking someone who's already down. When we do it, we're a fly landing on a giant. Now, something else I came to realize is that the main reason I was angry at cis jokes in the first place was that I was denying my own privilege, which I no longer have, anyway. But just before you get into that, allow me to remind you that privilege is complicated. It's very real, I've both benefitted from it and suffered from the lack of it, but neither of those two things are happening 24/7. We're also not so much as trying to strip people of privilege, but elevate everyone to that same level. It's like that quote from The Incredibles, "When everyone's super, nobody is." Except this isn't superpowers we're talking about, this is basic stuff, like getting jobs, medical treatment, housing, stuff like that. Look, man, just suck it up.
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