Sure, but in this political climate, I’m very very skeptical of a message telling people not to change themselves and to just accept themselves as who they are. The metaphor is so obvious that denial of it seems in bad faith.
There’s a particular form of toxic positivity on the left, a form of transphobia that tries to maintain respectability among the left. It says, “you’re valid. I respect your identity. But also, you don’t need medical care to change your body, and kids especially don’t need access to that care. You’re heckin’ valid and I support you 100%. But I also need you to not change your body. I respect your identity, but it’s also extremely important that I be able to tell who is trans just by looking at them. It’s important that you accept yourself so that I can identify you.”
What a nice comic. I’m sure people will want to push the metaphor too far, please don’t.
Sure, but in this political climate, I’m very very skeptical of a message telling people not to change themselves and to just accept themselves as who they are. The metaphor is so obvious that denial of it seems in bad faith.
There’s a particular form of toxic positivity on the left, a form of transphobia that tries to maintain respectability among the left. It says, “you’re valid. I respect your identity. But also, you don’t need medical care to change your body, and kids especially don’t need access to that care. You’re heckin’ valid and I support you 100%. But I also need you to not change your body. I respect your identity, but it’s also extremely important that I be able to tell who is trans just by looking at them. It’s important that you accept yourself so that I can identify you.”
Worm to caterpillars: “If I could do it, so can you.”
The real life version works in reverse, sadly.
if they could just accept the comic for what it is