Resorting to the ‘this is what the literal latin breaks down to’ is a piss poor argument and shows you have zero concept of how culture uses language, and you clearly haven’t done your research if you insist on a
cisnormative view of bisexuality that has never applied to the term or
how bisexuals have historically and currently used it.
People always gloss over how mentally damaging it can be to work in retail. I fucking hate that whenever I say “I could never work in retail again” someone has to reply “You snowflake millennials can’t take a starter job because you have to INTERACT with other people” No. Fuck you. I’ve worked as a planetarium host. I’ve worked as a public speaker. I’ve worked as a tutor and as a student teacher. I can work with people. I can work with crowds. Retail was fucking different. Retail was being treated as a subhuman. Retail was being treated so poorly that you have anxiety attacks before work. Having to work retail was a factor in my last suicide attempt. If I hear you say one fucking word about retail workers playing the victim I will personally break every bone in your body. Fuck You.
General strikes are a big deal. They need organization, mass support, an agreed-upon list of demands, related demonstrations, etc. It’s not as easy as 10k people across the country at multiple different jobs not showing up – despite what you think, that will be seen as 10k independent occurrences and will result in several thousand firings for no call/no shows with no other notice paid. Even if this wildcat general strike gets enough traction to be seen as an actual threat (which is unlikely as just a viral tumblr post), the government will simply respond with arrests and brutality as they have in the past, and no part of this post prepares people for that
And don’t just decide to do it on your own – talk to your coworkers, get in touch with local unions and your IWW branch, talk to local chapters of climate activism groups like Rising Tide, 350.org, and Transition Towns to organize concurrent demonstrations and actions, and spread the word as much as you can so we can get some steam behind this in the 2 months we have to prepare
“Fuck Work Day” would probably just make things worse while scaring people off from participating in the real coordinated action less than a month later
just saw a tweet that said “socialism has good intentions but capitalism has good results” and I fuvking hate how individualism in the imperial core has put people into this happy little bubble where mass starvation and poverty don’t exist because they live in a nice neighborhood in a rich country.
“queer” is such a useless term. if i tell someone im bisexual, they know i am attracted to men and women. if a man tells me he is gay, i know he is a man exclusively attracted to other men. if someone tells me they are queer, it tells me nothing about them. it doesnt tell me who they attracted to. it tells me nothing about that person.
It tells me they’re trying to be a extra lil bitch and that I shouldn’t be friends with them
No, you probably shouldn’t, for their sake.
yall realise thats exactly the point, right
queer covers everyone who is noncis or nonstraight
it covers the identities you want to erase or disallow from the community
it doesn’t immediately tell you private information about someone’s sexuality or gender that you aren’t entitled to
and the person in question may not even know themselves, but queer is what they know they can always use if they’re not sure except they know theyre definitely not cis/straight
you hate it because it’s too inclusive and too broad. It’s supposed to be inclusive and broad. If someone tells you they’re queer then all you need to know is that they are in some way not cis or straight and other than that it aint your business. If being told someone’s identity is none of your business pisses you off, thats a you problem
This is why queer isn’t a slur, and if you think it is, you don’t know your history.
If you want to know if I have a vested interest in equal rights and won’t make judgements, knowing I am queer is enough.
If you want to know what my genitals look like and who I like you fuck, you’ll need to get to know me better. Gifts of chocolate and oysters would help.
You could also prefer queer because you are more than one thing that comes under the umbrella. Like you could be transgender and gay, or a genderfluid asexual for example.
Although I do acknowledge that queer was a slur, so older members of the LGBT+ community probably do not like the word. I will respect their wishes and not use it to refer to them in asked. However I am glad we kind of reclaimed it to be an inclusive term for people who are noncis and/or nonstraight. Since I do like saying queer community so I don’t miss anyone out.
Since I also acknowledge their could be a group in the community I am currently unaware of, but that doesn’t make them any less valid. I am happy to be educated on it though, because I am aware that the queer community is growing and evolving.
It was reclaimed in the 70s! I’m 43 and it has been a word that stands for pride and unity my entire life. The people older than I are the ones that fought and literally bled to reclaim it (as it was ours originally). That people are upset about it now is very new and deeply concerning. A nod back to @21goblins-in-a-trenchcoat
pointing out that it has only come under fire from people that don’t want a broad umbrella. Those people want to know “what you are” so they know if they want to accept you or not. We are still vulnerable, we should not be gatekeeping and infighting. We still have so far to go.
The chocolate and oyster part of my original comment remains true.
‘this term doesn’t immediately tell me if you’re sexually available and to whom so I don’t like it!!’
Lmao maybe stop talking like that’s information you’re ever entitled to you creeps
ugh 