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[cjsmith]

This Twitter post, and the replies, hit me hard this morning.

https://twitter.com/EmmettComix/status/1458534462522859526?s=20

I have never seen this side of cis masculinity. (Affirmation and inclusion are not stereotypically offered by cis dudes to persons who look like me, no matter the topic.)

I am realizing that if a friend is someone who would be supportive and welcoming about something that's that deeply important to me, then I currently have zero cis dude friends among the people I hang out with.

Knowing why doesn’t make it sting less.

Comments

[lcohen]

i am so sorry that that's your experience. i've been luckier than you and i'm trying to think why that is and i think that part of it is that almost all my cis dude friends who are helpful and affirming and inclusive are approx 15 years or more younger than i am. which gives me hope for the next generation but yeah, cis dudes around my own age expect me to be a totally different type of person and will frequently let me know that :( .

[cjsmith]

Yeah, age is almost certainly one factor. Our generation (I perceive you to be roughly contemporary with me?) isn’t known for fighting its biases.

[lcohen]

i think i'm a little older, but yeah, roughly.