amydentata:

[TW: Cissexism]

[Awesome Warning: Bashing back]

skankassqueer:

strawberryfaerie:

iliacrest:

strawberryfaerie:

crankifranki:

Trans Woman Beats Subway Rider for Calling Her a Man

fuck yeah.

but see, violence isn’t acceptable on either end.
it’s wonderful that she’s not afraid to stand up for herself, but physical violence is not necessary. 

this isn’t good.
it’s not. 

I don’t like violence, either.

being present for something like this would send me into a hell of a panic attack.

but i think it’s awesome that she fought back when someone fucked with her and completely disrespected her,

and the person who called her a man deserved it.

I like violence and I love this video. This woman is a fucking hero.

People who condemn what she did as an “act of violence” don’t see the violence perpetrated by white people, by cis people, by men… This guy saying that one disrespectful thing to her was the act of taking all that very real systemic violence and rubbing her face in it.

Tell the homeless trans women about why violence is bad, tell the trans women who get beat after men misgender them why violence is bad, tell the murdered trans women why violence is bad, tell them to look violence in the face with a compassionate smile. They’ll be justified in laughing at you for suggesting such a thing.

Nonviolence is always a matter of strategy, not of obligation.

Exactly. Non-violence placates, panders to, and protects oppressors. This woman is defending and protecting herself and other women, queer folks, and trans* folks. She is badass.

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   Damn! She is my hero! Working link: http://youtu.be/89M7G-5rKEk

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    kjasdj it’s not there anymore I want to see D:

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    I’m sorry you have experienced violence in your life. That is truly awful. And you are definitely an expert on how you...

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    I can’t see the video either. It says “Sorry, this video does not exist.” But from what I’m gathering from the comments,...

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    no, i obviously know nothing about violence or physical abuse or being emotionally and verbally abused. my history of...

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    yeah, so this is suddenly all over tumblr and I don’t understand why people think that she’s noble for doing this. there...

19. joryuu reblogged this from amydentata and added:

    Exactly. Non-violence placates, panders to, and protects oppressors. This woman is defending and protecting herself and...

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    go ahead and call me cissexist all day long, but i feel that this argument reminds me of the “trans panic defense”(which...

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    There’s no way you can say ‘because the system is violent, using disproportionate force against one systematic actor is...

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    hi. it was originally viewable to the public but whoever put it up has since made it private. i think perhaps she...

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    I’m mostly reblogging this to say that I can’t view the video, and this upsets me. But yeah, a trans woman beating down...

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    good. i’m glad you recognize that. and yes, in a short video we can only comment on what we see in the snapshot so we...

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    I apologize if it seems like i’m defending this man’s actions, as that was not my intention. I wasn’t looking at it from...

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    All i’m saying is that he didn’t attack or threaten her in any physical way, so chasing him and the rest of it was a bit...

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    How is it ok that you don’t see the difference between a trans woman of colour using ‘violence’ against a cis white man,...

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    Nonviolence is always a matter of strategy, not of obligation.

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    This lady is a cool bean

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