• ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I know we get called sensitive snowflakes

    That is a complete projection. You live daily what would destroy many of them. Most?

    Cowardice outsources its self-loathing; courage faces it squarely and finds ways to cope with it. Whatever you are, no matter how you feel on any given day, you’re no coward.

    Of all the nellie over-sensitive snowflakes in the world, you (and those like you) are NO snowflakes.

    I’d like to see any one of your detractors have to walk in your shoes for even a single day.

    For what it’s worth, you have my respect and my admiration. I sincerely hope things get better for you and that you find your corner or part of the world that embraces your true value as a human being – and shame on the rest of us for not working harder to make that the reality for everyone.

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      8 months ago

      It’s harder to feel like a capable badass when you’ve borrowed a friend’s hat to cover your rainbow colored hair and are ralphing korean food into a strip mall garbage can.

      At some level we as a demographic are sensitive, I can’t really control the way I feel about my body and my place in society. Being out does mean exposing that vulnerability where other people can see. Sensitivity isn’t cowardice but it does mean having to realize where your limits are and how you work. A lot of us learn to put on a tough as nails affect over time so we can get through a regular ass day. Realistically I know I am not a coward any more than I am Superman. I am just doing my best