Yeah, fine, okay, there are ways to argue that Markiplier’s post from the other day isn’t inherently transmisogynistic. Like, okay, so the video it came from was tame, so that’s cool. It’s good to know that someone made a video where a guy puts on make-up and it’s not 100% focused on “This is weird right hahahah?”
But um
Just because we have reasoned arguments and examples about how a person isn’t a transmisogynist, that doesn’t mean that the one particular action doesn’t still come from a culture of deeply ingrained transphobia.
In the same way that some trans women feel there is something unavoidably fucked up about drag, it’s totally possible to point at those pictures in that context and say “Yeah, but that’s still a fucked up thing to do”
He could have taken a hideous picture sans makeup. Or he could have taken a picture of himself looking really fucking handsome, because he is indeed a charming fellow. Yes, it’s a little shitty to immediately say “This person is a transmisogynist” but Mark’s a big boy, he can handle it.
The incorrect response is not to tell us how fucking silly we are for being so easily offended. How about trying to live our lives and then tell us how easy it is to be aloof about everything, hm?
At the end of the day, I’m going to side with the offended. I care about feelings and thoughts and needs and wants. I care about the oppressed and ignored. Even if those pictures weren’t the worst thing ever, even if they aren’t exactly super-transphobic.
If you miss the toilet and take a shit on us, you still took a shit on us. Even if it was a tiny shit, you still took a shit on us. Even if we were wearing a raincoat and it will be no problem to shrug it off, you still took a shit on us. Intention is not magical and I don’t care how well-reasoned your argument is.
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