platovevo:

some of you have absolutely no empathy for straight women…. are you obligated to put up with their homophobia? no, of course not. but it’s not funny when they get abused and mistreated by men, it’s not funny when you compare dumb homophobic comments they make to actual physical violence enacted against wlw by men, it’s not funny when you define them solely by their relationships with men. if we are serious about achieving any kind of meaningful women’s liberation—and we should be—then we need to recognize that such a vision includes the idea that straight women are not beholden to men. that they can live fulfilling lives as women, surrounded by other women. they are traumatized by gender regardless of how much you personally dislike them, and they deserve better.