Anonymous #2 2d

1) I’ll put it like this finding someone sexually attractive doesn’t make you an ally. I saw this version on Pinterest(the og post said black in place of trans) this is coming from someone both black and trans, the intersectionality matters. On social media ppl often post things like “how can you be racist?” and then show conventionally attractive minorities, as if attraction is supposed to cancel out any sort of prejudice. (Hint: It doesn’t)

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Anonymous OP 2d

2) You shouldn’t be “not racist” or transphobic because you’re attracted to someone from that group, you shouldn’t be it because we’re human, and discrimination is wrong. Period. Attraction can still exist in conjunction w/ fetishization and power imbalances. Which does NOT = respect for said parties.

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Anonymous OP 2d

3) Saying “I’m attracted to x, so I’m an ally” completely misses the point. That’s not what allyship is, and it never has been or will be. (And this is no hate or anything)

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Anonymous OP 2d

Oh, so you're saying that if one cannot exist without the other, then it's bad. Oh then I'm fine. I cannot be attracted to you and still be like. "do what you want. This doesn't affect me at all". I do get a little weirded out sometimes but that does it mean I don't think you should have rights or do whatever you want as long as you don't hurt anybody.

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