Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
So, my downvoter is obviously targetting anything I wrote with obvious transgender references. Mods, I can’t report them, but its very obvious. I can’t even block them. It’s deliberate and designed to wear me down. People say, be resilient, but that doesn’t help. People say their allies, but it’s all talk and no real action. .
Also, Nath, Please take the time to read the report into trans hate. https://transjustice.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fuelling-Hate-Anti-Trans-Abuse-Harassment-and-Vilification-WEB-SINGLES-1-1.pdf
It’s pointless writing no transphobia if you don’t know how to recognise it, where it comes from or what to actually do about it. Blocking and banning people does nothing, people just re-sign up and continue their beligerence in a new name. This is why I’m thinking of leaving and it means the transphobic loser wins. It’s highly likely to be one of the regular posters here too.
There was a show on channel 7 last night again spreading complete lies about trans and gender diverse people and used people’s photos without their consent. This is real and why I’m not in the mood much to report people here. I’ll be writing complaint letters today and helping those who are now suffering because of their parents and such watched this crap and are fielding questions on where to turn for support. I do all this as a volunteer. I have a normal job too. I’m about at my capacity of dealing with the microaggressions and I’d like you to use what powers you have to stop the fucker from downvoting trans content. It seems silly and small, but no one else has been targeted.
Also remember, I now am about to catch public transport to about the only safe job I can find at the moment looking obviously trans the morning after this bullshit aired. It’s not that I’ll think I’ll be targeted, but it’s fucking anxiety inducing. Just remember, I’m not making up straw man arguments to bitch. I could a victim, THIS MORNING.
Sorry kids, have a nice day and enjoy bacon’s breakfast.
I do recall seeing something that they actually aren’t and instance owners are able to see who downvotes things, but that was a couple of months ago and may have been changed. I’ll see if I can find the post
I remember that post. I have never loaded up the database directly to read votes. But yes, I do have that power. I will take a look tonight at what I can actually see later tonight after the kids have gone to bed. That’ll be around 11pm Melbourne time. Sorry I do have a day job and can’t look at this any time sooner.
Thanks, this is kind of what I was hoping, at least mods might be able to clear it up. Could well be I’m not being targeted by just one person but it’s almost always when I post stuff about being trans so it feels like it probably is.
Also, Nath, Please take the time to read the report into trans hate. https://transjustice.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fuelling-Hate-Anti-Trans-Abuse-Harassment-and-Vilification-WEB-SINGLES-1-1.pdf
Have just read this. I’m not sure grim reading like this should look so colourful and bright.
Interestingly, bad-faith participants submitted 80% (32) of their responses on just three of the nine days the survey was open and often only a few minutes apart. This concentration of responses suggests that the study was circulated among anti-trans networks on social media, either publicly or privately.
Notably, these respondents tended to skip most questions on the survey, answering only the open-text questions with comments ranging from a few sentences to lengthy essays. Several included links to identical anti-trans resources, further indicating a calculated approach to taking the survey.
This is pretty awful, but it’s also pretty hopeful. 40 people out of 3,099 were Anti-trans. And to find that many, they spread the survey among hate groups and brigaded the responses. That actually gives me hope. It tells me that yes, there are morons out there, but even when banding together, they’re a tiny minority. Take some heart that 98.71% of the population supports trans rights. Yes, you’re in the trenches dealing with this every day, but you are surrounded by people who are on your side.
As to “all talk and no action”, how can we help? We want to help.
fucking hell. We need to start biting people.
(have you gotten in touch with Seahorse? They might be able to hook you up with some safety buddies)
who or what are seahorse? Biting? ok, I don’t like being that close to many people.
tl;dr: the OG for the trans comm in vic.
I try and live in the positivity of my transition. Being trolled is bad. People being cunts is bad. I avoid the places where cunts are allowed to do so. And I know I’m appreciated here, but I have a lot of great things I want to live in and naturally leave shitty situations, for better or worse. Resilience i have in droves, but it’s pointless trying to force shit uphill too.
I believe you. I wish people would just mind their own business rather than harassing marginalised people based on what the TV says.
It’s weird saddo fascist shit and being pushed so aggressively on trans people now that gay people are more protected/are less of a socially accepted target
The driving lesson went great, I even drove on one of the main roads. The instructor is very nice and really calm and understanding. Will definitely do another lesson with her.
I am having a sort of low grade but continuous panic attack. I have a big conference coming up and I don’t feel grown up enough to network (even though it’s my job) and I have so much to do. Everything feels like a mess and I can’t seem to get enough focus to make any inroads on anything. I am scared of failing. I think I like things better when they are a struggle and I have nothing to lose. For once things are going well and I am so scared of stuffing it up.
Stupid brain
God I absolutely despise when those executive high up gronks from companies go on the radio and and act like they understand. Fuck off, you don’t understand shit, you would have no problems with like… Being afford to live
Yeah like the mega rich ones who sleep “rough” for one night to show solidarity to homeless. Build a fucking shelter arsehat.
Years ago my mate got a job at some sleep-rough-for-the-homeless gig at the MCG. Basically camping on the MCG field with cheap camp equipment to generate corporate goodwill. It rained. 90% of people left. Housemate came home with as many breakfast packs as he could carry. Like 50 of them. We all ate well for a few days.
Slow start to the day but I just wanna say good morning motherfuckers. I’m getting shit done and feeling confident about it!
