So first of all it was enjoyable enough when Alyssa Milano was nutty enough to tweet out that she’s trans and a gay man and everything else, to try to show solidarity with social justice identity groups.
But it’s even MORE enjoyable to see those very groups attacking her over it!!!
Alyssa, this's sweet, but bull. U can say u r those things but until u start putting ur money where ur mouth is & stop spreading hate & bigotry 2 actual trans, gay (like my black/gay/CONSERVATIVE bestie actually is), disabled (like i am) etc, ur just blowing smoke up our asses.
— Meghan Schuler (@SchulerMeghan) March 9, 2019
LOL!! They’re angry over this tweet:
I’m trans. I’m a person of color. I’m an immigrant. I’m a lesbian. I’m a gay man. I’m the disabled.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 9, 2019
I’m everything. And so are you, Kirk.
Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know or understand. No one wants to hurt you. We are all just looking for our happily ever after. https://t.co/znkQizV37k
All she is saying is that she is open to understanding the pain these groups say they feel. But that isn’t good enough. If they had any charity at all in their hearts, they would thank her, leave it at that. NOPE! Not these nutcases. They HAVE TO make this another example of their endless infinite victimhood, and go on the attack.
No I’m guess if she had said that you’d still complain.
No. You are an advocate. Be ok with that. This isn’t the way to say you are with us.
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) March 9, 2019
You can’t just fake an experience you don’t have. You don’t navigate any space like these groups.
This is the “I don’t see color” approach which is oppression and erasure.
Oppression and erasure!!
Supporting trans people, people of color, immigrants, lesbians, gay men, and disabled people is all well and good. Claiming to BE them just because you “love” them is just sort of asinine and perverts the idea of being an ally. I support disabled people. Doesn’t mean I’m disabled
— Rob Gavagan (@RobGavagan) March 10, 2019
And to say that I am disabled in ANY way is a lie and entirely unhelpful to the people you claim to support. This isn’t St. Paddy’s day where “everyone’s Irish for a day!” This is real world shit. So perhaps you should choose a more tactful way to be supportive. This is repugnant
— Rob Gavagan (@RobGavagan) March 10, 2019
I’m confident that there are better ways to show solidarity than to claim identities that do not belong to you .
— Blair Imani @ SXSW (@BlairImani) March 9, 2019
it’s actually not that woke or empowering to others for you to declare yourself a marginalised identity when you aren’t... come on dude
— beth mccoll (@imteddybless) March 9, 2019
I understand the spirit of this comment, but claiming you are part of a marginalized group that you aren't a part of is harmful in so many ways.
— bodhisjw (@bodhisjw) March 9, 2019
No the fuck you aren't, and this just leads to abled cishet white people thinking they get to claim identification with marginalized communities because they like us. This is the kind of shit that makes straight people think they get to claim that the A in LGBTQIA stands for ally
— Moses Hess, But Gay (@noahbackup09) March 10, 2019
Here’s the issue – these people aren’t any of the identities they supposedly represent. They all ONLY and supremely identify as VICTIMS. And they are so indoctrinated into wallowing in victimhood that they will slap the hand of someone actually trying to help them. It is truly sad.
But hilarious at the same time!!