Imagine a wall full of circular holes, that circles can keep walking in and out of with no difficulty.
Now imagine that the triangles manage to get the resources together, after years of not being able to fit through the circleās holes, to drill a single triangle space into the wall.
Now imagine that the circle ā who previously supported the triangleās efforts because they are well-rounded (har) and value equality ā Ā comes along and sees the construction project. But instead of being happy, they get angry.
āWell, I wonāt be able to fit through your hole!!!!ā the circle cries.
āI helped you get the drill!!!!ā the circle shrieks.
āMake it fit me too!!!!ā the circle demands.
The triangles, barely holding it together enough to get a triangle hole together, stare at the circle in confusion.Ā
āYou have all the holes you need,ā the triangles explain. āThis is for us. You donāt need to fit through our hole, too.ā
āYOUāRE BEING UNEQUAL AND HURTING MY FEELINGS!ā the circle wails. āI DONāT SUPPORT YOUR HOLE IF IT DOESNāT FIT ME TOO. GIVE ME MY DRILL BACK.āĀ
āItās not your drill, itās our drill. You helped us get it, because you said you cared.ā
āI ONLY CARED WHEN I THOUGHT YOUāD MAKE A HOLE EVERYONE COULD FIT THROUGH. YOUāRE PERPETUATING INEQUALITY!!!ā
āWhy is it up to us, the small group that has never been able to fit through the wall at all, to make a hole everyone can use? Why isnāt it up to you, the people who have been able to cross back and forth at will for years? We just want to see the other side; why are you yelling at us?ā
āI DIDNāT ASK TO BE BORN A CIRCLE, OMG. IāVE HAD TO WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE TOO. YOUāRE JUST BEING BIGOTED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I CANāT CONTROL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS AGAINST YOU.ā
āYou are interfering with our project and asking us to comfortĀ youĀ while weāre trying to make progress. Please leave.ā
āIām going to tell everyone about this,ā the circle warns. āNobody will support you now.ā
āApparently nobody ever did,ā the triangles sigh, getting back to work.