tomdoe:

obviously aside from the blatant misogyny of it all I think my biggest issue with the widespread acceptance of violent threats against terfs is that i just really fail to see how it helps trans people in any way? Like I think it piggybacks off of all the “punch nazis” and “good night white pride” sentiments but those are all about deplatforming and making them scared to express their opinions in public. Terfs just don’t have that kind of platform nor does any of our rhetoric (on a collective level) call for actual harm or violence towards trans people. Screaming about how much you want to punch a woman for speaking out about her oppression does not make her want to sympathize with you or your struggles, nor does it do anything to help solve any of your problems (and no, terfs are not a part of any actually oppressive force against trans people.)