A Call to Activists #1

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I'm going from personal experience on what has worked for me with activism and the best way to subvert the idea that people who fight for justice in the LGBT, feminist, BLM, Social Justice Warrior, or any other movement that isn't conservative or based on oppressing minorities that we are an angry movement who won't listen to the other side. I have changed many people's minds using this technique. The only thing with this technique is you need to rely on the other side being able to see past their feelings that "I don't want to talk about this" or "Your just a feminist cuck" or "God Wills it" But assuming you can find a way to break past these barriers, which this technique will help you to get to that point. In fact, this method has been making strides with my sister who at one point said: "You can't change your gender *deadname*". She is now the only member of my family to refer to me by my correct name and when my parents aren't around correct pronouns. With my parents, it's a work in progress. I have gotten my mother to admit that they/them is grammatically correct after I told her my English teacher was the one who taught me that rule. Though she is still using "he or she" when referring to someone who she doesn't know the gender of. Also, she has admitted that she feels bad that the Bible is against homosexuality and calls it wrong and that she doesn't understand God's reasons. But she also said she trusts God in this even though it seems cruel to her God must have a reason. All I can say is. Baby steps

Anyway onto the method

1. This is the most important step out of all of them. Take a deep breath go to your happy place and don't show any anger to the person who is wrong. You can stew all you want in your head. Go o your blog and write a post later just compartmentalize the anger.

People don't listen to angry people unless they agree with them. You aren't telling a gay person that gay rights are important you are telling someone who believes that they have legitimate reasons gay people shouldn't have rights. You can't yell the crazy out of them.

2. Don't shut down the conversation. Now don't give this guy/gal/pal a platform on your account to spread their lies. Tell them that you wish to discuss this privately and you are intrigued by their view. Making them believe you are interested in their side is vital. Remember. They aren't there to have their views changed. They are there to change yours.

3. Once in private listen to their side with a critical eye. These people might have seemingly valid reasons for their feelings. For instance, someone might believe that the number of surgeries a trans person has to feel natural in their bodies is disturbing. And they might be afraid if their kid is trans they will go through the surgeries and there might be some sort of complication. While its a baseless fear its a very real one you can't deny.

4. Now that you have listened and paid attention to their side of the story its time to approach it from their perspective 

For example here's an argument I would make should someone sight the "Man shall not lie with man" verse

I have heard that verse and actually, this is easily googlable but scholars don't believe that it actually says "man shall not lie with man" what the current translation that is not in print yet is "Man shall not lie with boy" something I wholehearted agree with. In fact, if you do your research the current translations do not mention homosexuality in a negative light at all. At least with all the verses, I have checked. But why take my word for it? Check it yourself. Cause after all God is Good. God would not make someone gay and condemn them for it. For that is not good and God is good.

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