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hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 weeks ago
That happens a lot. Read about cancel culture. Or people shunned by their relatives due to religious beliefs. Also happens to people who are LGBT+. I'd say it's a regular thing in western culture, too.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
yeah, was going to say - being trans did get me shunned, lol
(not that being trans is a bad thing, I can’t help it and I’m not harming anyone)
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 weeks ago
I'm sorry for the being shunned part. I mean it's no surprise to me that some people know about this and some don't. That's kind of the point of telling people they're privileged and hence don't know other people's struggles. But once you're not 100% mainstream and live your life exactly like all the other people, you'll start to notice.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
It’s OK, being closeted was worse. :-)
I didn’t realize having the wrong sex hormones in your body can mess up your mind - I was struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, etc. for decades that were entirely unnecessary. A socially harder life with the right sex hormones is still much better than a closeted life with the wrong hormones. It was a hard lesson to learn, though.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Best part is when those same people that shun you for being different turn around and say shit like “Politics shouldn’t pick your friends.”
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 weeks ago
Yeah, that's called bigotry and goes hand in hand with it.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
especially when they’re also privileged and unaware of what it’s like to be a minority - I don’t really know how to cross that divide, though.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I accept at this point that everyone is a hypocrite, including myself. I still tend to think some people are worse hypocrites than others, lol