People who think I need to get a sense of humour need to get a sense of mission

[lokifan]

CW for discussion of suicide

I’m. Ugh. I understand they mean it helpfully, but I wish people wouldn’t say “it's not personal” when talking about bigoted views. Maybe it’s not personal for those bigots, or the people who mean that kindly but as a reason I should be calmer about it all; but IT IS FOR ME. They want me, personally, to not have full rights over my body or as a citizen; it is my actual personal friends who would lose access to protection and life-saving healthcare. IT IS PERSONAL FOR ME.

This particular example was on the subject of mental health care, and queer people, and the 48% of trans people who have attempted suicide. And me thinking about the trans people I know and love, and/or like and respect, and totting up numbers. Thinking about the people I might have known and loved if they hadn’t killed themselves before I could.

IT IS PERSONAL.

Comments

[lynnenne]

I can't even believe that anyone would try to make that argument. Of COURSE it's personal! Trying to take away basic human rights is the same as taking away personhood.

[lokifan]

SRSLY. I think they're trying to help, but it's such a stark focus on the ~feeeeelings of people trying to oppress us and not on the effect on e.g. women seeking abortions or people in same-gender relationships trying to get married etc etc.