The best of the #biactivistsaresickofhearing hashtag
You’ve got to love twitter. We use it for networking, maintaining friendships, sharing news and jokes and judging other people’s grammar. And, of course, we use it for blowing off steam, like today, when a cotterie of frazzled bi activists decided to tweet the most ridiculous, illogical and, unfortunately, ubiquitous things they hear every day.
We kicked off with a few of our own experiences…
#biactivistsaresickofhearing We raised some money for LGBT causes! No, we’re not giving it to any bi orgs.
— Biscuit (@Biscuitmag) 22 August 2016
#biactivistsaresickofhearing Our HR dept really wants someone to do bi inclusion training. Oh, no. We won’t pay you. — Biscuit (@Biscuitmag) 22 August 2016
… and boy did we hit a nerve. Here are 15 of the best responses.
1. The one where non-binary bi people are completely erased
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “Bisexuality reinforces the gender binary, so it’s inherently transphobic.” — Snowsong (@SnowBiAuthor) 22 August 2016
2. The one that’s a little on the nose
#biactivistsaresickofhearing <silence></silence> — Grant Denkinson (@GrantDenkinson) 22 August 2016
3. The one where we’re a danger to children and Christians
#biactivistsaresickofhearing We can’t have you behind the Scouts at Pride, that’s not politically correct — Jules (@angelkitty32001) 22 August 2016
4. The one that’s sort of a circular problem
#biactivistsaresickofhearing No, we don’t research bi health matters. Fund bi health services? Why?
There’s no research to support that. — Libby (@monstrousfemme) 22 August 2016
5. The one that’s basically put up or shut up
#biactivistsaresickofhearing No don’t criticizes the ‘gay’ community, I mean it’s all we have. — Bisexual Visiblity (@Bisexualrights) 22 August 2016
6. The one where if it didn’t happen in front of you it didn’t happen
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “You’re perpetuating panphobia by pushing this totally brand new definition!! — Miles the Bisexual (@MilesEnBi) 22 August 2016
7. The one where representation is always someone else’s problem
#biactivistsaresickofhearing “Oh, we don’t have any bi content. Why don’t you create some if you feel so strongly about it? For no money.” — Holly Ragamoffyn (@hollyamory) 22 August 2016
8. The one that doesn’t even deserve refuting
#biactivistsaresickofhearing I am sure bisexuals reproduce binary gender system. If not, then how they could use ‘bi-‘? — Linz (@with_Linz) 22 August 2016
9. The one where we are all exactly the same
We’re fighting homophobia, but that includes bisexuals #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Philip Nicholls (@philnicau) 22 August 2016
10. The one that’s just *eyeroll*
@Biscuitmag #thingsbiactivistsaretiredofhearing LGBT is just silly, they keep adding to it anyway. What’s next? LGBTWTFBBQ?! “Gay” is fine — xanna (@planetxanna) 22 August 2016
11. The one were nomenclature matters
@Biscuitmag @bisexualindex #biactivistsaresickofhearing
“Why are you lot always so touchy? It’s only a name.” pic.twitter.com/BrHJMqqd9T
— VeganheadⓋ♏️Ⓐॐ (@VeganNeil) 22 August 2016
12. The one that prioritises ‘cute’
#biactivistsaresickofhearing we called our LGBT group “Gay, Lesbian, & Everyone Else” because it spells GLEE and that’s cute. — The Bisexual Index (@bisexualindex) 22 August 2016
13. The one that’s patronising AF
“Umm sweetie you’re actually pansexual” #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Olivander (@ollyaide) 22 August 2016
14. The one where they’re a bit confused about our job
“Why do you ALWAYS write articles about bisexuality?” #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Dolly Daydream (@inTirNaNog) 22 August 2016
15. The one where goodwill don’t pay the rent
We can’t employ you in our LGBT org We don’t have any Bis on our staff Can we pick yr brains about Bi’s though? #biactivistsaresickofhearing — Nonbinary Nonfiction (@applewriter) 22 August 2016
The following two tabs change content below.
Libby Baxter-Williams
Libby is a 30-something Londoner, who spends more time reading picture books than is seemly. She became a bi activist entirely by accident, but now she can't imagine living any other way. In the event of an emergency, she'll have a large gin and tonic, thanks.
Latest posts by Libby Baxter-Williams (see all)
- Activist Strips Off For Visibility - 3rd April 2017
- Creator of Rainbow Pride Flag Dies - 31st March 2017
- Manchester LGBT Foundation Launches Bi Series - 25th February 2017
Leave a Reply