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The Palestinian activists fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against a neverending backdrop of war
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Nah you're just a racist. Where is the evidence that that 98% of Islam is transphobic? The majority of Muslim people I know are pro-lgbtq, but I guess you would actually need to talk to Muslim people to know that and since you view them as beneath you I can see how that would be hard. It's like saying all of Christianity is transphobic and that everyone who lives in red-states in the US is as well.
The Ukraine situation is entirely different. To compare the two is insane. If Ukraine murdered civilians of a specific ethnicity indiscriminately en masse, with the majority being children, I think pointing out that some of the people that they are murdering is lgbtq in response to people claiming that we should kill them or not care if they die is legitimate. This is also a popular Zionist talking point to justify their genocide and it's so fucked up that idiots like you fall for it. It's understandable that people who care about lgbtq-people would care about seeing people who are like them being murdered by Israel.
Also are you pulling the "I'm not a racist because Islam is not a race" card?
Not so hypothetical.
https://hexbear.net/post/2481767 Enjoy being put on display, too bad they deleted it. I know it's really difficult for you to understand but because a place has anti-lgbtq laws doesn't mean everyone who live there or everyone who practices the religion of that country is homophobic or transphobic. This is like really basic stuff but I can understand it can be hard for a racists to understand. It's like saying all of the people who live in red-states in the US are transphobic because the anti-trans laws there. It doesn't mean everyone is and it doesn't mean everyone who lives there is transphobic. Displaying entire diverse groups of people as being a certain way, especially to justify their genocide, is actually kind of the definition of racism.
Also if a racist claims all black people are a certain way and I say "I know black people who aren't that way" it's not the same as saying "I have a black friend" to claim you are not racist. It's kind of the opposite actually. The fact you don't understand that proves how dumb you are.
You support Israel because you're parroting a Zionist talking about about Palestinians being transphobic and homophbic ignoring how they, like everywhere else, have an lgtbq population that is also being murdered by Israel. All you have to say is that it's no racist to paint an entire group of people as being a certain way because Palestine is not a race. Sure that makes sense.
It's not comparing apples to oranges, it's the same logic. You paint an entire group of people as anti-lgbtq, even though the laws you claim don't exist in Palestine, and extrapolate that to the entire population. Or it's even more insane because you take examples from other countries and apply it to Palestine without actually providing any evidence for what you say is true for Palestine. Those laws don't exist there so what is you're logic that Palestine is homophobic? Because all of Islam is, sure that makes sense. No need to provide any evidence for it, and if you claim that they have a high transphobic population so does red-states in the US thus the comparison is valid.
I have never argued homophobia or transphobia is not a problem in Muslim countries. What you're saying becomes a problem when you essentialize an entire group of people as being hateful. This is what racists does so it makes sense to point it out.
You don't seem to even try to respond to anything I'm saying at all so I don't see the point of this. You're straight up lying. You said "Palestine is not a race, and Islam is %100 transphobic and the main religion practiced there (98% of the population)." to me saying it's racist to claim Palestinians are all transphobic. If you get to the point of having to lie to prove your point I se no point in continuing to this. Again never claimed that homophobia isn't a problem but keep posting that straw man please. Dumb fuck.
Also you don't seem to know what the word whataboutism means or you're just incapable of understanding my point. I'm not saying we shouldn't care about homophobia in middle eastern countries because it happens in republican states. I'm applying your logic to show how it doesn't make sense. That is totally lost on you however.
It's a common tactic by racists to claim they are not racists by saying everyone from that country is a criminal etc. and when you point out the flaw in the logic they go, but Nigeria is not a race, Islam is not a race, etc etc. It's dumb, It's boring and has been done to death.
Copying this from a previous comment as it's basically the same ignorance so I don't care enough about changing the context.
Just ignore the fact Christians are doing the same thing. It's not an Islamic issue. It's a conservative issue. Muslims in America are predominantly left leaning and their views reflect it. I'm more worried about Christians in America trying to kill me than Muslims. They are more accepting of me here than Christians. My local mosque has a big trans rights flag in protest of our local politicians, and guess who were the ones to get upset about that. I'll give you a hint. It wasn't the people who were worshiping under the trans rights flag.
As a subject of hate born from essentialization, it's bad. Don't do it. Regardless of who you're essentializing. Systemic oppression can only happen with underlying dehumanization that comes from this thinking. Before you say "what about Nazis?", still no. It removes responsibility from them. That was the immediate and obvious excuse the people under Nazi Germany used to absolve themselves when the war ended. It was what was used to excuse the people brought to Western nations under programs like paper clip. They are people. They are just like you. You are capable of becoming just like them. Unless you're willing to accept that, you're much more susceptible to becoming like them.