False Associations

• #Blacks can't be #conservative.
• Conservatives can't be #pro-vax.
• Only white people are #racist.
• #Gays can't be conservative.
• All #femboys are gay.

I've been almost instantly accused of being a right-wing antivaxxer and conspiracy nut just because I take exception to #blocklists. That didn't didn't take long! It's only my third day on #diaspora*!

So just for the record:

I'm gay and a femboy, but I know other femboys who are not gay at all. I'm against #censorship but #pro-vaccine. I got the jab as soon as I became eligible. I'm pasty white but not a racist. My boyfriend is dark-skinned and beautiful. I do follow the science, which is why despite being very #feminine and #gay, I don't believe boys can have periods and give birth, and they can't become girls no matter what they do to their bodies. Girls can't become boys no matter what they do to their bodies. #Science.

Can we dump these false associations and have a little respect for our differences? If we disagree that doesn't mean one of us is "spreading misinformation" or some kind of #extremist. We just disagree and that's okay.

I wasn't even born yet when #9-11 happened, but I think the one lesson we should have learned from that horrible day was that we are all people and we belong to each other and we can learn to respect each other and see value in each other. No more assumptions and silly associations that don't necessarily go together at all.

Okay, my rant is over, thanks for listening.