LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | I hate this so much like I get it’s a joke but like “the gross blue haired they/them queer when I say a slur and look straight.” Like yes someone’s going to look at you when you say a slur????

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LGBTQIA+ 15w

I hate this so much like I get it’s a joke but like “the gross blue haired they/them queer when I say a slur and look straight.” Like yes someone’s going to look at you when you say a slur????

118 upvotes, 28 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in LGBTQIA+. "I hate this so much like I get it’s a joke but like “the gross blue haired they/them queer when I say a slur and look straight.” Like yes someone’s going to look at you when you say a slur????"

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Anonymous 15w

I also caught the use of "queer" as a noun rather than as an adjective, like how queerphobic straight people say it

Anonymous 15w

also if people are reacting that way to you saying a slur maybe it isn’t yours to reclaim tbh

Anonymous 15w

really weird how some queer people act like other queer people are too sensitive like....isn't this what we all wanted

Anonymous 15w

What slur are they talking about?

Anonymous 15w

not to be that guy but you added in the “gross” and “they/them” bit- and I get that it goes with your argument but it’s best not to assume the worst imo- people are gonna have different senses of humor. If she’s into women then I’m sure she understands the connotations of it and that might just be her upbringing. personally I care way more about the intention someone uses behind it-like yeah if she was trying to insult a nonbinary person fuck that. Idk but I think this mindset is harmful since

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Anonymous 15w

that’s still a big jump- to me what matters is intention … I also find it more harmful that you’re perpetuating the stereotype- obviously if they’re genuinely transphobic, posting this is only going to confirm their pre-existing biases

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Anonymous

#1 15w

I HATE WHEN THEY DO THAT

Anonymous

#4 15w

f slur

Anonymous

#2 15w

Oh it feels longer than 6 letters for some reason

Anonymous 15w

I think calling someone a “blue haired queer” is infact not harmless.

Anonymous

OP 15w

I see it more as a lil bit of a mean joke- no is actively being hurt or in any danger. Also the only person in control of how they feel is the individual-that’s something that might slide right off of someone and is no different than calling a ginger “soulless” imo

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Anonymous

OP 15w

like it’s an exaggerated stereotype but in more of a comical way ig for shock factor- to me it’s like obviously someone isn’t necessarily going to conform to a certain group of people bc of their hair color and sexual preference

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Anonymous

OP 15w

and not to be rude but generally I get more upset at jokes if I relate a lil too hard to them. Someone could make fun of my acne bc they don’t see it as actually being that deep but since I hyper focus on that aspect of myself I take it personally

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Anonymous

#5 15w

I think in a world where a ton of people don’t even consider nonbinary people to exist and we’re constantly left out of conversations, using stereotypes of nonbinary people to convey the idea of a easily offended queer person, and calling them “a queer” is harmful

Anonymous

OP 15w

and it’s okay to feel however you feel ofc but they’re lightheartedly mocking this stereotype for being “sensitive” and you’re taking offense to it leading me to believe you have an under the surface bias against yourself or you’re upset bc you feel you feed into the stereotype

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Anonymous

OP 15w

but I can promise in at least 90 percent of instances where people are making this joke they don’t actually have a huge inherent bias against “queer people with blue hair” they’re more so feeding into meme culture

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Anonymous

#5 15w

I’m saying that seeing queer people calling people blue haired queers feels like they’re being transphobic because you know who else loves talking about blue hair queers. Thats right! Transphobes.

Anonymous

OP 15w

Life is all about perspective, what are the conversations we are being left out of I might ask?

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Anonymous

#5 15w

Are you being intentionally obtuse

Anonymous

OP 15w

that was supposed to be a reply to one of your replies. And no, I think the most harmful thing we can do is subscribe to other people’s negative perceptions of us. But just as you can’t stop them from making *offensive* jokes, I can’t change how you perceive and take them

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Anonymous

#5 15w

"mocking this stereotype for being sensitive" I thought we all wanted straight people to not say slurs??? Like you can't blame the blue haired queer stranger for not knowing the Tiktoker is a lesbian.

Anonymous

#2 15w

eye don’t think that’s a fair condition tbh…just because someone doesn’t “look” queer or isn’t perceived as such doesn’t mean they aren’t queer and aren’t a part of the community.

Anonymous

#7 15w

“aren’t queer and aren’t a part of the community” is not the same as saying a cis woman probably doesn’t need to say the f slur loudly in public

Anonymous

#7 15w

sincerely, a femme lesbian who also gets mistaken for straight

Anonymous

#2 15w

Why is them being cis even relevant here-like a trans person has more right to say the word in public?

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Anonymous

#5 15w

yes a trans woman has more of a right to say the f slur in public because a large portion of them previously identified as or were perceived as gay men

Anonymous

#2 15w

you didn’t say anything about f skirt loudly in public though. what you said was “maybe it isn’t yours to reclaim” which is what i was responding to

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Anonymous

#7 15w

i think you need to take what i said in the context of this post and not just as a standalone statement. regardless, now i’ve elaborated on the point i was making and you have to argue with that and not the 1 dimensional point you took from my take

Anonymous

#2 15w

my fucking bad for responding to literally exactly what you said, maybe you should have elaborated from the start !

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