If I find out about ONE MORE “progressive” artist who draws exclusively PiV sex and says it’s representing trans folk, but then none of their characters are actually trans, they have no dysphoria, no actual connection to a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, they’re literally just cis people who use different pronouns for the heck of it, I’m going to KILL MYSELF.
Are there people that actually do that?
YES, and every time I remember they exist, I get PRESSED AS FUCK about their terrible treatment of trans issues.
(forgive me for ranting further)
You can totally draw trans folk engaging in PiV sex without being gross about it–and that would actually be progressive, that would be some real, honest shit, because, too often, trans folk are viewed as incapable of engaging in sex. People think that, due to our dysphoria, we just. Can’t have sex pre-op. We can and do, we’ve just found ways to cope with the dysphoria during intercourse.
(tmi but as for myself, my dysphoria has gotten worse as I’ve aged, so I can no longer comfortably engage in any sort of sexual activity with others; but that’s just me)
But there are certain artists who only ever draw PiV sex, and who only ever make a character trans for the sake of drawing non-heterosexual PiV sex. Then they turn around and try to play it off as, “OH NO THEY WERE ALWAYS TRANS!!! IT’S PROGRESSIVE! I’M REPRESENTING QUEER FOLX!!!”
It’s super obvious to everyone around them (who isn’t blind or completely uneducated re: trans issues) that, no, they didn’t make that character trans for a good reason, or even just because they enjoy making trans characters–they specifically made them trans so they’d have an excuse to draw PiV sex.
Because they give these characters NOTHING in common with real trans folk. They strip the characters of any sex dysphoria, turn them into nymphomaniacs with personal space issues, and only ever bring up the fact that they’re trans to either 1) shield against criticism, or 2) remind everyone that this isn’t NASTY EVIL HET SEX, it’s Q U E E R SEX.
We never hear about their transitioning goals. We never hear about their struggles with sex dysphoria. We never hear about how transphobia has affected them. We never hear anything about any issues that real trans folk face and, frequently, openly discuss. They cut these characters off from trans communities, they never so much as whisper about trans communities or our history.
They are literally made for fetishistic porn that the artist then tries to pass off as subversive and progressive.
people aren’t angry about comey getting fired because he’s a good guy who got dinged by a bad guy. actually he’s one hell of a dirty cop, and people have been pissed at him for a while – notably because he did a big reveal on clinton’s emails during the election, timed to distract from trump’s pussy-grabbing tape, but didn’t reveal that trump’s campaign was also being investigated until after the election. in other words, he did spin control and character assassination work for trump.
so yeah, no, he’s compromised and he deserved to get fired. six months ago.
why are people angry now? well, this very obviously dirty cop was getting off scot free until he investigated trump. and then suddenly the smear job he did on trump’s behalf is worth firing him over.
that’s why it’s such a big deal. trump’s white house is full of hydra goons, and they’re the right wing’s precious babs until they ‘turn traitor’ by trying to fight crime or serve the public. and they’re no longer even trying to hide it.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
