Stuff like this is why I avoid Twitter in general. Mostly because when something really important like this comes up, there's no way I can condense that kind of deep conversation in 140 characters. It's totally a sit down with a cup of tea and chat for two hours type of conversation, because shit like this isn't black and white. There is so much complexity and it pains me that people don't get that and jump to outrageous conclusions like "so you're an antivaxxer then."
Also the coastal elites thing is still new to me. Like I heard the term come up in some Facebook argument once last year and even then, everyone couldn't agree on what it actually meant. Then again, I can't even remember what said argument was about (healthcare, I think? Fuck if I know). Yeesh, now I'm remembering one time how I had to explain to some guy online what being privileged meant and he was all, "No, this is what it means" and like... okay cool, but that's literally not what it's being used for and you kind of need to understand how and why people are using it to get what they're trying to say instead of applying your randomly imposed definition as a blanket to everyone for... some reason. Sigh. Don't mind me, I just get upset when people use the wrong words to describe whatever their sentiment or point is (I blame this on my boyfriend of 12+ years, who originally went to school to become an English teacher).
Also, another random tangent, but all the "are the cishets okay lol" posts make me feel... yeah, I don't know. There are definitely times where I've been in conversations and thought, "WOW I am not straight enough to get any of this," but I've also been subjected to so much verbal and physical abuse from supposed peers when I was younger because of my sexuality (and now slowly cutting ties with the people who can't wrap their heads around my preferred pronouns and shit... sigh...) that like... I get that queer folk are trying to foster a safe space to share with other queer lovelies, but the blatant hate and cruelty I've seen some people spew out, just because someone else isn't queer... it doesn't sit well with me. I could never subject someone to what I once endured. Yeah, I get frustrated when very straight people don't Get It, but there are other ways to go about it that aren't "fuck off, cis scum". Kind of like everything you said in this post - this shit is complicated and nuanced.
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Also the coastal elites thing is still new to me. Like I heard the term come up in some Facebook argument once last year and even then, everyone couldn't agree on what it actually meant. Then again, I can't even remember what said argument was about (healthcare, I think? Fuck if I know). Yeesh, now I'm remembering one time how I had to explain to some guy online what being privileged meant and he was all, "No, this is what it means" and like... okay cool, but that's literally not what it's being used for and you kind of need to understand how and why people are using it to get what they're trying to say instead of applying your randomly imposed definition as a blanket to everyone for... some reason. Sigh. Don't mind me, I just get upset when people use the wrong words to describe whatever their sentiment or point is (I blame this on my boyfriend of 12+ years, who originally went to school to become an English teacher).
Also, another random tangent, but all the "are the cishets okay lol" posts make me feel... yeah, I don't know. There are definitely times where I've been in conversations and thought, "WOW I am not straight enough to get any of this," but I've also been subjected to so much verbal and physical abuse from supposed peers when I was younger because of my sexuality (and now slowly cutting ties with the people who can't wrap their heads around my preferred pronouns and shit... sigh...) that like... I get that queer folk are trying to foster a safe space to share with other queer lovelies, but the blatant hate and cruelty I've seen some people spew out, just because someone else isn't queer... it doesn't sit well with me. I could never subject someone to what I once endured. Yeah, I get frustrated when very straight people don't Get It, but there are other ways to go about it that aren't "fuck off, cis scum". Kind of like everything you said in this post - this shit is complicated and nuanced.