I have to let off some residual steam somewhere I'm certain this lady won't find me, sorry. I, uh, don't have many options. Don't make fun of me. e3e;;;

This is actually kind of funny in a morbid sort of way? Anyway...

So I'm on tumblr today and I come across this amazing post that, upon first glance (plus context) looks like it was saying nine trans women in Sweden were given a transplanted uterus. The article was going on about how someday, that might be mainstream.

Turns out the women were NOT trans but it's an amazing procedure nonetheless! Can you say 'cure for infertility'?! (and there was talk in that article about how it might happen for trans women too someday so I wasn't 100% wrong yaay).

Anyway, the people in the comments called it 'disgusting and horrific' and claimed that women's bodies would become 'commodified.' They went on at length about women living in poverty would become victims of the black market solely for the sake of trans women, and how the transplant was a sick fantasy.

Well... not for nine women who needed a new uterus! ouo; b DID WE FORGET ABOUT THEM

Anyway, I get into it with one particularly confused individual who thought -I- was a trans woman, and in the course of this word brawl, they

1. worded organ donation in such a way that it sounded completely futile to ever attempt to get an organ; basically, they claimed you would more than likely die or almost die waiting so it isn't worth it

2. suggested that the uterus transplant science as a whole was completely superfluous since it didn't save lives, just would-be trans mothers' hopes and dreams

3. tried to pretend they didn't say something they did, then tried to pretend 'I'm sorry those facts hurt your feelings' (regarding point ) was a real apology

I almost felt bad. I had never before yelled at anyone the way I was about to yell at them.

NUMBER ONE. I have family and friends waiting on organs, so I was none too pleased that they were taking the "it's futile" tactic to try and get me to agree that trans and infertile women don't deserve a uterus. They were basically telling me my family and friends were almost certainly going to die for the sole purpose of making me take back "hey don't talk about women that way." Ridic.

NUMBER TWO. I have an infertile friend, so I was none too pleased that she was taking the "it doesn't even save lives" approach to convince me that trans women don't deserve a uterus, because among other things, I know firsthand that depression can be fatal. It WOULD save lives.

NUMBER THREE. My abusive mother gaslights me on a regular basis, so that in of itself incensed me, and besides, I was none too pleased that she was trying to pull a fast one on me like a coward instead of just apologizing for being so gross.

After I made all that clear, in a last ditch effort to get me, said that my arguments may as well have been written by a five year old...

...which was also personally offensive to me because I'm mentally disabled.

If I wasn't so personally attacked (FOUR FEET IN HER DAMN MOUTH) I'd have been laughing my ass off. She just couldn't catch a break.