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Charlie Kirk's Death Illuminates The Darkness I Navigate
Last night, I crawled out from under a rock and said a word about my thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s death.
In short, my note was about how I see myself in Charlie. I am saddened because, if his murder can be celebrated because of his “wrong-speak” then the same thing can surely happen to me.
One of my readers commented on my post, urging me not to identify with him:
Tbf, Charlie Kirk was not critical of gender, he loved gender when the stereotypes are forced on the “right” sex. Most Christian conservatives and RW in general absolutely love gender, just not faggots and degenerates. Lol
I think his murder is absolutely fucked up, but I wouldn’t identify with him too hard, even about gender shit. These cats are not critical of gender in the same way gc lbg are.
Honestly, this comment rubbed me the wrong way, and I wasn’t sure if she got my point. I thought to respond directly, but I felt it best to write a post instead.
First of all, I understand where she is coming from. It’s true that LGB gender-critical people like me tend to hold vastly different perspectives on gender than the average Christian conservative such as Charlie Kirk.
Christianity creates a package deal of beliefs around “natural order” that prescribes certain roles for men and women. This excludes homosexuality, abortion, and other ideas that are commonly associated with liberal thought.
I know that there are a lot of religious people who have fallen for the Okie Doke when it comes to gender ideology. I see tons of churches in my city with that ugly-ass pride flag flying outside their rustic gates.
However, a traditional conservative Christian will not find transgenderism to be compatible with their belief system, regardless of other political views.
Here’s the thing: "gender critical" thought is actually the norm. Most people, regardless of background, are aware that male and female is not an identity, but a fact of life that comes with certain immutable traits.
Everything else is just an idea. Gender identity is a modern, Western phenomenon. Most of humanity is still not exposed to transgenderism, nor have they had the opportunity to form an opinion about it.
I like to think of "gender-critical" as a umbrella term for people who have become aware of transgenderism, and who are educated enough about it as a concept to understand how it is a harmful, nonsensical ideology when put into practice.
A lot of different people are gender-critical. There is room for divergent perspectives that still strongly align with this singular issue. And in my opinion, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
However, the nuances between each type of person who disagrees with transgenderism—are not currently recognized.
Pro-trans liberals conveniently lump all of us into the same “Christian Conservative" or “TERF” group without using their noggin to execute any sort of critical thought.
And unfortunately, this sort of black-and-white thinking also leads to violence.
So my point is, that Charlie and I agree on this one thing, and that one thing is used to vilify people mercilessly.
I see myself in him-not because we are the same politically, but because we’re both attacked by the same group for respectfully expressing our ideas on this same issue.
And at the end of the day, we are all lumped in together as the same exact force of evil, even though it doesn’t make any sense.
So yes, when I see that a man is murdered for his views on this subject, knowing that liberals have received death threats for the same exact thing…I see myself in him because I know that those same people senselessly hate me too, for the same reason.
I know that liberal rhetoric about “Protect Black Women” flies out the window when it comes to this subject. Black women are not protected when we disagree with the liberal status quo. Our lives and our voices are disrespected and thrown away.