I am definitely not as well-traveled as you when it comes to American road trips, but after going through some of the most rural and red states of the country recently, I have come to the conclusion that Americans (and people in general) do err on the side of respect and friendliness when actually confronted with a traveling tranny face to face. I had a few conversations where I felt a bit awkward because it was very clear the political view these people held did not jibe with mine, but at the end of the day presenting a respectful and tolerant view is usually returned in kind. I know you have an additional hump to get over being a PoC, but still, I would hope people could deal with that.
Of course there are violent transphobes and homophobes and xenophobes in the country, but I think there are just as many of those in the city (probably more, if you count the suburbs). I think most rural folks are just ignorant (not in a negative sense - just in the sense that they don't know any better). I see it as our responsibility, when we are traveling, to show them that it doesn't really matter what gender or sexuality or race or religion you are, good people is good people and bad people is bad people.
All of that said... I don't know if I could hold my shit together around people who voted Trump. Not voting I can deal with, but voting for that asshole is next level evil. Some aspects can be forgiven due to ignorance, like actually believing his malarkey that "the inner city" is some kind of warzone, but it's impossible to defend his sexual abuse and blatantly corrupt behavior around his businesses, his "university" and his "charity".
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Date: 2016-12-19 06:48 pm (UTC)Of course there are violent transphobes and homophobes and xenophobes in the country, but I think there are just as many of those in the city (probably more, if you count the suburbs). I think most rural folks are just ignorant (not in a negative sense - just in the sense that they don't know any better). I see it as our responsibility, when we are traveling, to show them that it doesn't really matter what gender or sexuality or race or religion you are, good people is good people and bad people is bad people.
All of that said... I don't know if I could hold my shit together around people who voted Trump. Not voting I can deal with, but voting for that asshole is next level evil. Some aspects can be forgiven due to ignorance, like actually believing his malarkey that "the inner city" is some kind of warzone, but it's impossible to defend his sexual abuse and blatantly corrupt behavior around his businesses, his "university" and his "charity".