"If you vocally oppose a minority group, you will likely come across as a bigot. But if you frame that opposition as being in defense or support of some other marginalized group, then your efforts may strike uninformed outsiders as being righteous."
NEW ESSAY (many months in the making): A "Gender Critical" and "TERF" Primer (for readers trying to make sense of "feminists versus transgender activists" debates). no paywall, please give it lots of "claps" & share widely! juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates
My "favorite" thing is when "gender critical" people present themselves as an oppressed minority. Your views are held by extremely powerful people with a lot of money, it's not oppression they're unpopular among the actual masses
Also goes in the other direction too. “MAPS” try to infiltrate LGBTQ spaces to show themselves as just another marginalized sexual orientation. They try to say defense for LGBTQ people should apply to them as well.
"If you vocally oppose a single person of a minority group, you will be attacked here as a bigot. But if you frame that opposition as being in defense or support of some other marginalized group, you will face a group attack calling you a bigot.”