tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post5426974710422025644..comments2024-03-20T06:44:28.606-05:00Comments on TransGriot: Note To World- Black Transpeople ExistMonica Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-38654439386534128982008-04-27T21:50:00.000-05:002008-04-27T21:50:00.000-05:00Ouch. I'm guilty of that, too. In trying to make s...Ouch. I'm guilty of that, too. In trying to make sure that people aren't forgotten or erased, it's way too easy to overemphasize stereotypes. But good intentions don't count, just results.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry for contributing to that, Monica. :(Maddie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701960869234061244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-25624681930284670052008-04-26T16:26:00.000-05:002008-04-26T16:26:00.000-05:00Cass,It's why I fight hard every day to be a posit...Cass,<BR/>It's why I fight hard every day to be a positive, vocal representative of my community.<BR/><BR/>If that transsistah needs to talk to others like herself, direct her to the Transistahs-Transbrotahs list on Yahoo. I have a link to it from this blog. I'm also willing to chat with her as well.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-5312359398715824332008-04-26T14:25:00.000-05:002008-04-26T14:25:00.000-05:00I'm a transwoman, but not of color, but I've notic...I'm a transwoman, but not of color, but I've noticed this, too. Since I've gotten more active with the T-community, I've met both men and women of all colors and backgrounds. Never had seen a positive media image of any T-WOC, not once.<BR/><BR/>And some people might wonder why that's important or relevant; I saw why. When the entire world's portraying you as either not existing and not being worthy of being acknowledged as a person or as a prostitute... it's hard to fight back against the images they send. It crushes your spirit, keeps you down and it can kill. <BR/><BR/>I've had to hold the hands of a beautiful T-girl, who was fighting against the world in her own mind; she knew she wasn't a prostitute, she was educated, worked a good job with a progressive company.. but in her mind, she had that nagging question of if people would see her as something lower because that's just how media portrays T-Women of Color. She was wondering if everything was worth the work, and I was trying to talk her down from suicidal thoughts.<BR/><BR/>And it's sad, because I haven't met the woman of color, trans or cis, who isn't beautiful to me, both outside and in.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545289620047850599noreply@blogger.com