This isn’t technically gender related, to the current discussion, but I had to share. On Twitter last night there was a big buzz about a black American transgender woman, Sai, who had supposedly been kidnapped. A supposed friend posted a video of Sai in a cupboard, hysterical, saying she had been kidnapped, descriptions of her kidnapper. A massive long thread about this TW pleading to help find her - all with a go fund me link attached to the bottom for donations. All the updates about her kidnapping were coming via this friend. People went to the police after a few hours of no responses... and then the friend just said ‘oh she’s safe now’. I smelled a rat, I commented saying not to be gullible bearing in mind 1. this particular TW had scammed people out of $25000 once already through gofundme - and 2. This current go fund me had racked up $50000 and people were giving their last $10 all so this person ‘could escape and transition’... omg the abuse I got. ‘You don’t know anything‘, ‘you keep your mouth shut, you’re white, your opinion doesn’t matter’, ‘you’re cisgender, don’t speak’ ‘you‘re a transphobe, you only disbelieved because this woman is trans’, on and on and on... it came out that the TW had scammed everyone and was hiding in a cupboard in her house to post the videos. Her friend (who had created the initial thread asking for help) said she didn’t realise. I don’t believe that, I think she was in on it, but no proof.
But even afterwards - people were sitting there calling this person a victim! After she’d scammed everyone! And apparently being wary of such things makes me transphobic. Not because it’s online and the creator of the thread was waving the money pot immediately after? Okay.
But even afterwards - people were sitting there calling this person a victim! After she’d scammed everyone! And apparently being wary of such things makes me transphobic. Not because it’s online and the creator of the thread was waving the money pot immediately after? Okay.
