An open letter to the stupid trannies
Hello,
I'm addressing this to all the stupid trannies. You know who you are. You're the ones on Flickr who post 1000 identical pictures to 1000 groups because all the other stupid trannies have posted 999 pictures to 999 groups and you want to be even more conspicuous. You're the ones in the forums who spout stupid, sexist, false, self-centered crap to anyone who'll listen, and then take it personally when people dare to disagree with you. You're the ones who think pressing the period key on your keyboard continuously while you think of the next thing you want to say is how punctuation works.
There comes a time when you have to admit defeat. You've won. Well done.
I should have realised long ago that any online place where more than a few people are able to contribute, will inevitably become over-run by the lowest common denominator. The liars, and the fakers, and the bigots, and the nutters, and the plain simple morons.
I used to think I could change things. That by taking part I could show that not all trannies are like that. Make links to other intelligent, self-aware trannies who shared my values. And that, somehow you (the morons and the loons) would see the light and either raise their games, or move on.
It was basically a naive hope, I know.
I happen to believe that trannies are, basically, decent normal people. But any trip to any forum where trannies congregate nearly always leaves me depressed and severely doubting that belief. There are just too many of you (reminder: I'm talking to the morons, nutters, bigots and liars) for it to be a statistical anomaly.
I should keep trying. Join in, make myself heard, but I'm tired. Tired and bored. I don't want to be one of the little sane voice among the screeching horde of lunatics and morons. Because it's starting to abrade my sunny disposition.
So I'll hand in the towel. Withdraw from the forums where the great unwashed of trannykind congregate. There'll be others along like me, maybe they'll have more luck in turning the tide.
I'll stay here, on my little blog. Talking about the things I want to say, and reading the comments and blogs of my friends and the online acquaintances I make who are also a bit like me.
Not totally like me. That would be sad. I admire a lot of trannies online who are nothing like me. A lot of non-trannies too.
And if this post sounds terribly conceited and arrogant... well, I suppose it is. If you're a stupid, sexist, unhinged tranny then I'm basically saying I am better than you. Live with it. You can have your forums, your flickr groups, your mailing lists, enjoy them. I'll stay here. You can come and see me here if you like, if you play nice and don't make a mess, but don't expect a return visit.
I'm addressing this to all the stupid trannies. You know who you are. You're the ones on Flickr who post 1000 identical pictures to 1000 groups because all the other stupid trannies have posted 999 pictures to 999 groups and you want to be even more conspicuous. You're the ones in the forums who spout stupid, sexist, false, self-centered crap to anyone who'll listen, and then take it personally when people dare to disagree with you. You're the ones who think pressing the period key on your keyboard continuously while you think of the next thing you want to say is how punctuation works.
There comes a time when you have to admit defeat. You've won. Well done.
I should have realised long ago that any online place where more than a few people are able to contribute, will inevitably become over-run by the lowest common denominator. The liars, and the fakers, and the bigots, and the nutters, and the plain simple morons.
I used to think I could change things. That by taking part I could show that not all trannies are like that. Make links to other intelligent, self-aware trannies who shared my values. And that, somehow you (the morons and the loons) would see the light and either raise their games, or move on.
It was basically a naive hope, I know.
I happen to believe that trannies are, basically, decent normal people. But any trip to any forum where trannies congregate nearly always leaves me depressed and severely doubting that belief. There are just too many of you (reminder: I'm talking to the morons, nutters, bigots and liars) for it to be a statistical anomaly.
I should keep trying. Join in, make myself heard, but I'm tired. Tired and bored. I don't want to be one of the little sane voice among the screeching horde of lunatics and morons. Because it's starting to abrade my sunny disposition.
So I'll hand in the towel. Withdraw from the forums where the great unwashed of trannykind congregate. There'll be others along like me, maybe they'll have more luck in turning the tide.
I'll stay here, on my little blog. Talking about the things I want to say, and reading the comments and blogs of my friends and the online acquaintances I make who are also a bit like me.
Not totally like me. That would be sad. I admire a lot of trannies online who are nothing like me. A lot of non-trannies too.
And if this post sounds terribly conceited and arrogant... well, I suppose it is. If you're a stupid, sexist, unhinged tranny then I'm basically saying I am better than you. Live with it. You can have your forums, your flickr groups, your mailing lists, enjoy them. I'll stay here. You can come and see me here if you like, if you play nice and don't make a mess, but don't expect a return visit.
You sound pained. Once I've qualified as a counseller, I shall offer my services.
Don't let the bitches grind yer down sis.
xx
However, I can't ignore the part of me that still feels that there's still some hope. I do feel, that there has been something of a deluge of idiotic shite recently - I find myself going to bed almost every night having pulled my drunken fingers away from their twitching position over the keyboard, with a resolute "No Siobhan, don't get angry when you're drunk".
But even so, I find it impossible not to be positive. I think it revolves around 'audience'. One of my main concerns is (as ever) the external judgements about our 'community', and I think that over the course of the past couple of years, I've seen a massive change in my perception of that. I don't feel ashamed any more, I don't squirm and fret (mostly) about being honest about who I am. And I think that's completely down to the efforts of yourself and others in being a trannie in a very open way, and not being (therefore) a total fucktard.
If you get my drift.
The idiots wind me up. I find myself staring at discussion topics and wondering what part of it seemed like a good idea when they started typing.
But I think the idiots are very obvious idiots, and I err on the side of granting the outside world with the intelligence to recognise that they're idiots, and completely unreflective of the type of people that I've grown to know and love around me
Good things happens by a select few, then it expands and then it implodes in the hands of "idiots" people.
Because most people ARE idiots.
But I don't see what's wrong with it ... ?
PS. sorry if this gets doubleposted :s
Sadly Jo is in the same position as Canute against the tide of stupidity (and multiple accounts!)
I still have some hope and some compassion for a few people, but it comes at a price to me. The jury's still out as to whether it's all worth it.
One thing I did find out over the weekend - since trannyflickr suspended posting there have been groups formed whose sole raison d'etre is simply to post as many tranny pics as humanly possible!
I suggest you chill out for a bit. Just let the mindless herds stumble around, secure in their own ignorance, while they flow past you and drift off - back to the obscurity of the swamp from whence they came. After they've gone, who'll still be there? Becky the indefatigable rock (and you do 'rock' - just in case you need reminding).
For instance, I belong to a number of classical piano forums - and I read and contribute to most of them now as rarely as I do to the TG ones. And for much the same reasons. The content and style may be different but you still get the same ignorance and lack of reason, the same liars and fakers, the same vanity and boasting, the same lack of grammar and punctuation, the same repetition and hobby-horse riding, the same mad and sad people.
Have you seen this yet?
You always get the fuckwads, just filter them out.
My brother runs a flickr group (non TG), and althought there have been a couple of idiots, it's been 1 out of 100 or less...
For some reason in all TG places, the ratio between insane and sane seems to be higher...
Not much recourse, since I can't turn back time. Sometimes you have to swim against the tide. And bite your tongue
Are we seeing the birth of the 'trav'? :)
It is a shame that was once special and 'fun' is worn down and made tired by the tedious. I exclude Joe Public in that, Joe Public is capable of surprising genius at times, no it's the nutters / liars (as you say) that grind things down.
But it's not always like that. There are places you can go, certain blogs, sites, - I won't name names - where that isn't the case. You can go and have truths you consider sacred challenged. There is more there than back slapping tranny photo shoots, there are topics ranging from family life, oddball humour to deeper philosophical questions.
I'm Babette or babettezz@yahoo.com and why can't I post properly...I told you "I'm stupid"... :)
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