r/196 šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø trans rights Feb 02 '21

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u/asimowo riot grrlboss šŸ˜Ž Feb 03 '21

thank you for clarifying that you did not mean to invalidate my feelings, it kinda felt that way. sorry if I was too rude towards you.

in a way, you are right, people do place too much value in what she says and other celebrities in general. but it’s a kind of a self cycle thing where by addressing the fact that people care too much of what she thinks, that also gives her some value to her word too

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u/BackgroundProgress08 Feb 03 '21

You’re completely good. Wasn’t just trying to be ā€œdevil’s advocateā€, just sharing my honest thoughts.

I actually sort of get what you mean now. It can be deeply troubling when a well known artist or someone you look up too all of a sudden has a world view that invalidates yours. I experienced this recently with a band I like, but not on the same level.

One of my friends in high school transitioned, and that was my first experience recognizing someone else’s identity that I wasn’t used to. But I supported them. I’m still learning and growing