This seems to be my soapbox of choice on this site. It's not my only issue, honestly. However, I have hit an absolute breaking point this morning. This is a community I generally feel safe and welcome. Most of the time. I have to draw the line at commenters/diarists who either intentionally or negligently incite transphobia.
It is a fairly common occurence for me to find myself surfing dKos off and on throughout my day. I do this for both entertanment (C&J, pooties/woozles), and information (most of the rest of the posts). There is one diary sub-type that always causes me to feel a sick dread: anything about Ann Coulter.
My reaction is not because of the subject (who is a very unpleasant piece of work), but rather the fear of what will inevitably be dredged up in the comments on these posts. Sooner or later, as reliable as the sun rising in the east, some 'person' (intentional scare quotes; I'm trying to keep my language civil) will drop a derogatory reference to Ms. Coulter's appearance. They will mention her Adam's Apple, or add a consonant to the beginning of her first name. I've railed about this in the past, and will likely continue to do so in the future.
But not today. Today I scream ENOUGH! STOP KILLING MY PEOPLE!
Earlier (and more calm), on dKos:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Even earlier (but more scared/paranoid):
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Video of why I'm so over-the-top angry about this. We've never buried this many in one year before. NO MORE!
You Tube link:
No more stabbed, burned, raped, dismembered members of my family! This must not continue!
I want everyone reading to understand: if you make a comment of the nature I have described, YOU ARE AIDING AND ABETTING TRANSPHOBIC VIOLENCE!