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I'm glad to hear that. Be proud of your culture, because no one else will do it for you.

Thank you very much. I wrote this piece for other racialized people, for myself and my friends who have been rejected from white queer spaces. Even if the doors are open, preaching "inclusivity", a single conversation with someone there immediately reveals it is not really inclusive at all. The Outsider is so dehumanized she does not even get given a name. The section where one of the sisters dyes her hair black is something I have discussed in depth with my friends as a phenomenon that we see both offline and online. To those of us who are racialized, it's blatant fetishization of things we were born with. In fact, my favourite question to ask people would be this: can you name a single Asian trans woman you know in real life? Are you friends with her? Are you on her side?

White trans women idolize the "inherent femininity" that Asians have, and as a result, completely alienate all Asians as a whole. They speak on issues that they have no right to speak on, talking over us, or force us into "dealing with it". I'm putting myself in the line of fire by saying all of this, but I think enough is enough. 

I am very glad to hear this game resonated with you. It means a lot to me.

Indeed, I agree. I want to believe it's not malicious ignorance, but at the same time it's an under-discussed issue that really bothers me. I am quite upset at the whole thing, and I had to revise this post several times because ultimately I am not looking for a fight. I don't think it's "mean" to say all of this, however I do believe whoever says any of this out loud is in immediate danger. I feel very unsafe speaking about all of this.

Thank you for listening to me and understanding. It means a lot to me. 

It's a complicated issue, and nobody wants to talk about it. I assume those who are racialized know also deep down regarding the fundamental problem about all of this, and how it cannot be said out loud. And I assume those who are not racialized simply do not want to speak about it at all, for a variety of cowardly reasons. 

Yes, it sucks, in this anglo-centric world, to not be white. It sucks to exist as a set piece, a concept, a background object. How much more will be stolen from us and reclaimed as white? I've laid awake at night thinking about this. I think about british museums and stolen land, stolen cultures, stolen people. I think about how we either assimilate or die.

I guess I've chosen to die. Thank you for the kind words. I do not think any such community exists.

Thank you for this. We've probably discussed this topic to death between us, but it is always jarring when it seems like most people don't get it. I had a feeling I would get this sort of general response, but I didn't think it would be this bad. I guess it goes to show that something even this direct and blatant isn't enough.

Thank you. That means a lot to me.