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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 22:31:08 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   Periodic reminder that a place that is safe for white trans people, but is not safe for Black trans people, is not a "safe space for trans people."

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 22:34:15 JST carl marks

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     • bojanland

     @bojanland @mekkaokereke tbh I don't think using ableist language and concepts to insult oppressors is the best response.

     I mean I get that you're making a point about what's considered "normal" vs abnormal but you don't have to associate disabled people with bigots to make that point.

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     bojanland (bojanland@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 22:34:16 JST bojanland

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     @mekkaokereke I don't know why "safe spaces" are so difficult to create. I mean if most people are "normal" and kind and gentle with each other then safe spaces should be everywhere right? But if the world is full of mostly mentally challenged people who are into violence and hate then safe spaces would be rare.

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 22:34:54 JST carl marks

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     • FeralRobots

     @FeralRobots plenty of folks have argued exactly that, which is why Mekka made this post

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     FeralRobots (feralrobots@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 22:34:55 JST FeralRobots

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     @mekkaokereke
     & nobody's argued with that.

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 00:48:20 JST carl marks

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     • G.I. Robot :bc:

     @GuyDudeman yes, you are wrong

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     G.I. Robot :bc: (guydudeman@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 00:48:21 JST G.I. Robot :bc:

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     • bojanland
     • carl marks

     @tillshadeisgone @bojanland @mekkaokereke

     I would imagine that part of being gentle with one another would include understanding what someone means and accepting it for what it means rather than causing a confrontation and argument about the particular words being used. Am I wrong?

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     carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 01:13:31 JST carl marks

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     • G.I. Robot :bc:

     @GuyDudeman np

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     G.I. Robot :bc: (guydudeman@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 01:13:33 JST G.I. Robot :bc:

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     • carl marks

     @tillshadeisgone

     Ok, thanks for the clarification.