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The last words I had with someone at Pride tonight, someone who I thought was maybe a new friend was - "well, you're not a real woman anyways". (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I should have stayed home with my cats and ordered take-out. The gays are just as transphobic as anyone else. Fuck people. I opened myself up and I'm mad I did.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does seem depressingly common for formerly disadvantaged people to abandon empathy once they gain a modicum of power. See: the divide and conquer strategy that has been effectively wielded against the working class for all of history.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I wonder if this is just a human trait. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is a quote for a reason.