discussion of "queer"
I think that this birbsite thread about TERF views in mainstream discourse is very relevant to the discussion: https://twitter.com/bogiperson/status/856928214152826880
This short note on queerness and class: https://skeletrender.tumblr.com/post/155721838075/glumshoe-the-other-thing-about-the-word-queer
The points this long thing makes about "gay" being used as an insult, too: http://jennytrout.tumblr.com/post/143736333348/i-feel-like-one-thing-the-queer-is-a-slur-crowd
discussion of "queer"
@maunzikation I was about to make a snarky toot about how ppl are like "Don't use 'gay' a slur!" but then like "Don't use 'queer' it's a slur!" and the double standard there, but it makes sense that this is just TERF discourse leaking in and then my snark is unnecessary 😌
discussion of "queer"
@abgd :D yeah :s I think the view is often held out of real concern to do the right thing and not hurt anyone, but the amount of topics that are being overlooked + the maybe not always huge, but definitely there tie to TERF stuff makes this soooo fishy.
discussion of "queer"
(Aaand that's everything I'm going to say. Don't think this topic deserves as much attention as it gets, really.)