This morning I saw this fine tweet on the excellent Media Diversified feed.

Notice how often people of colour aren't allowed to define what's racist? Or what offends? Jus sayin (SS) pic.twitter.com/WtOW2V2ng3

— Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) February 24, 2015

It reminded me that for the past week I’ve seen a torrent of white cis people explaining that something lots of trans people felt to be transphobic was in fact not transphobic at all, because they knew better than us.

Also this morning, I read this very fine article on sexism in academia. It contains the following: “We’re often told that women overreact, taking offence where none is meant.”

Oddly enough, over the past week, lots of cis people have been queuing up to tell trans people that they are overreacting, and taking offence where none is meant.

Does anyone see a pattern here?

Still, what do I know? I’m just part of an aggressive and violent online mob that needs to be put in its place by the media, right?