Queer people aren't saying you CAN'T eat at Chick-fil-A or play Shitty TERF Wizard Game. We're saying that we don't see you as a trustworthy, safe friend if you choose to do so, and you don't get to dictate how we feel about it. You don't get to dictate how your choices affect others' perceptions of you.

It's not even about "boycotts." It's about literally the most basic litmus test possible: asking you to sacrifice something you DON'T EVEN NEED. We're not asking for money. We're not asking you to picket. We're not asking you to go out and hold a sign. We're literally saying "don't eat at this one particular fast food restaurant" and "don't spend money on this one particular video game," both of which are wholly unnecessary leisure activities.

And even if you CAN'T make that tiny sacrifice, literally all you have to do is just... not talk about it? Like... it's not like we're hacking people's computers to figure out whether they've played Shitty TERF Wizard Game or not. The whole conversation really does show how performative and shallow some people are.

Because we're not even saying "you can't play this game." We don't have that power. We're just saying "I do not want to associate with you if you support this." And even that much makes people rage. It's not even that people don't want to be told what to do - it's that people want to do whatever they want without facing any social consequences or negative perceptions from people.

You want no consequences for the choices you make. And you know what? Tough shit. You don't like that you're losing friends over "PoLiTiCs?" Well, I don't like that every day of my trans brothers' and sisters' lives has to be a constant battle because of shitty people who claim they "have nothing against LGBT people" and "some of their best friends are trans," but won't give up a goddamn chicken sandwich for them. But you don't like it when people think badly about you when you won't do even the simplest thing to show those "some of your best friends" that you value your friendship with them? Cry harder. I don't like it when it rains on my birthday, but clouds form and precipitation happens.