cat-essence:

I think the reason that so many young people are becoming truscum is because of the way truscum present themselves online. They love to make a point of talking about how “immature” and “cringey” tucutes are. Being immature and cringey is pretty much any teenager’s worst nightmare. They’re effectively manipulating impressionable young people into taking their side by subtly bullying them into thinking that being open-minded and accepting of other is naïve. By presenting themselves as being more mature and serious, they’re convincing young people who are striving to grow up and be taken seriously to take their side.

So, for any of my younger followers (or anybody in general):

• Being open-minded is not immature. It’s healthy.
• Accepting other people for who they are regardless of whether or not you understand them is an important life skill!
• Gatekeeping gets us nowhere. There’s no point to excluding people.
• It’s important for us to stick together as a community, not to nitpick over who is and isn’t valid!
• Being bitter all the time doesn’t make you mature. It has a really bad effect on you and the people around you.
• Picking on other people for their gender or sexuality doesn’t make you cool or funny.
• Even if you think somebody’s labels are “weird”, ignore them and try to respect it.

I know this is kindergarten stuff, but basically, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

Feel free to add on!