Trans Talk on Yik Yak | As a trans woman, people saying “protect the dolls!” makes me feel kinda icky in a way I don’t think I can explain.

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As a trans woman, people saying “protect the dolls!” makes me feel kinda icky in a way I don’t think I can explain.

Anonymous 23h

what makes me uncomfortable is how it’s been sloganized/popularized to the point that idk if someone who says it/wears the shirt/etc actually cares about trans women or if we’re just being tokenized

Anonymous 1d

(It’s the subtle implication that trans women are only worth protecting if they’re fully passing and attractive) (as well as the implication that the rest of the trans community doesn’t matter)

Anonymous 19h

I mean im not a fucking doll. I also dont pass.

Anonymous

#1 23h

first part maybe, second part no. highlighting a marginalized group doesn’t mean the rest of the community doesn’t matter, that’s dangerously close to “all lives matter” rhetoric.

Anonymous

#2 20h

especially considering that "dolls" has originally always referred to Black and Latina trans women specifically

Anonymous

#3 20h

yeah exactly. it’s a little iffy. i get some of the fatigue around this phrase, but i also never see the same backlash for “protect trans kids” (which implies adult trans people don’t matter, i guess?) so .

Anonymous

#2 19h

Yea that’s what I don’t like about it. It feels performative as fuck half the time nowadays.