Steve QJ
Oct 22, 2021

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I mean, I addressed it in the very next paragraph. It's endlessly fascinating how, when trans people die of suicide, nobody has the slightest hesitation to talk about how the transphobic abuse they face was the cause.

When Dave Chappelle jokes about trans people, there's hardly any pushpack against the claim that this will lead to the death of trans people. Or that "this is about people who want trans people to not be alive"

But when a trans women, who makes the mistake of defending the "wrong side" of the debate, is viciously bullied and commits suicide, suddenly we're very concerned about the precision of every word.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for precision, that's why I added the note. I just wish it was a bit more consistent. Did you leave any emoji on Terra Field's tweet?

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