Laverne Cox: Black Cis Women Need To Talk To Black Cis Men About Their Attraction To Trans Women

[headswillroll88]

In our continued conversation about how Black cis women can be better for Black trans women, we spoke to actress and activist @Lavernecox about the historical trauma that she believes contributes to this division. https://t.co/hL7ZBcUk4Q pic.twitter.com/jtg5ZLprpw
- MadameNoire (@MadameNoire) July 5, 2019

Some Quotes:

-Black cis women need to be

Comments

[nightly_visitor]

We don't have that power (or any) over men. If they feel shame that's on them to deal with.

[frickinawesome7]

[nightly_visitor]

Nah. When it comes sex, they'll become entitled rape both women and trans women. There's no threat to ignoring us.

[frickinawesome7]

[roses_ce_soir]

As a black cis woman this is rubbing me the wrong way and I don’t know why

[rev0lution_cry]

It's not our responsibility, though. She's 100% wrong here.

[bluestoplights]

she's not saying at all that women are responsible for making men not be transphobes, just that women shouldn't shame men for being in relationships with trans women. which is pretty easy to do!

[astrofisica]

Yeah, cis women are responsible for unlearning transphobia like all demographics. That doesn't mean you should shift the responsibility of men's transphobia, violence and bigotry onto women too.

[tucker]

yeah I thought that insecure story arc was very accurate to life, people really do be like that

[laminy]

I don't watch that show, but based on context clues, I will say that I know quite a few women who have said they would never feel comfortable dating a bisexual man and it's just like, fucking boggles my mind, honestly.

[soavantgarde]

Yup, even plenty of my “woke” friends 🙄

[junglelands]

i want to give her the benefit of the doubt but this just reads like blaming black women for black men's bad behavior.

[rev0lution_cry]

As usual! everything's our fault, ever