This a topic that has been running through my head for the last week a topic that I am... not very knowledgeable on as I have no transgender friends/family and my only experience is following transgender people in the gaming industry, media, and others who share their stories. Its something I have been noticing more and more as I get deeper into the Twitch community and VRChat in general is the phrase *traps are gay* and certain others like *traps should go to prison* or asking every female avatar if they are a trap and then making a grandiose statement and reaction when they hear a male voice.
"Trap" is an internet slang term used online for people who crossdress and androgynous anime characters. Frequently used on 4chan, the word is a taken from the popular Admiral Ackbar meme It's a Trap and used to express fear that someone is attempting to trick or confuse others sexuality through appearance changes."
It's a horrible derogatory saying to a transgender person yet it seems even streamers who I would consider more *progressive* than others go along with it or don't bother saying something to others, *it's just a joke* I can't be the only one that thinks it's a pretty awful thing to joke about let alone make up "scenarios" in VRChat even if it is fake for the sole purpose of making content out of it. Of course it's not just streamers but everyone on TwitchChat and VrChat laughing about it spamming *traps are gay*. I understand certain communities take phrases or certain symbols like Pepe on TwitchChat and can mean something else or invoke different reactions within that community but I can't help but feel really off put by it all among a sea of people that think its ok.
"Trap" is an internet slang term used online for people who crossdress and androgynous anime characters. Frequently used on 4chan, the word is a taken from the popular Admiral Ackbar meme It's a Trap and used to express fear that someone is attempting to trick or confuse others sexuality through appearance changes."
It's a horrible derogatory saying to a transgender person yet it seems even streamers who I would consider more *progressive* than others go along with it or don't bother saying something to others, *it's just a joke* I can't be the only one that thinks it's a pretty awful thing to joke about let alone make up "scenarios" in VRChat even if it is fake for the sole purpose of making content out of it. Of course it's not just streamers but everyone on TwitchChat and VrChat laughing about it spamming *traps are gay*. I understand certain communities take phrases or certain symbols like Pepe on TwitchChat and can mean something else or invoke different reactions within that community but I can't help but feel really off put by it all among a sea of people that think its ok.
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