Gender Discussion #95

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What an absolute piece of victim blaming sh!t, can't believe the acrobatics he is doing to try and justify his behaviour. Hope they throw the book at him
Indeed.

Victim-blaming when the victim is a little girl of 12 isn't going to go down well with the court (I fervently hope!)
 
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there’s a documentary called The Girl Who Became Three Boys on one of these cases which I’d recommend because although the story is sad and mad, one of the girls who features heavily in it is amazing. A brilliant and very authentic storyteller that we don’t see all that often these days (I think the doc is about 10 years old now). Her v no people given working class Nan is in it too and is also great.

the whole thing is incredibly sad though as everyone in it comes across as so painfully naive and unprotected.
Marked this as one to watch on YouTube - thanks.
 
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Gender ideology has got to be the most self-centred trend ever to have been foisted upon us. No other popular movement has ever tried to elicit and enforce the participation of others in the way the trans movement does. I’m utterly sick of this cult and its enablers.
I could do with all of your post on a tee-shirt!
 
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I was reminded yesterday of Rachel Dolezal - woman who, about ten years ago, became the subject of widespread ridicule and controversy for falsely claiming to be African American. She attempted to present herself as a person of color by darkening her skin with makeup and styling her hair in braids and weaves.

As a result, she was forced to resign from her leadership role in the NAACP and also lost positions she held in academia and on a police oversight commission.

Though how is this situation fundamentally different from men who claim to be women? In Dolezal’s case, society quickly rejected her claims and held her accountable. Yet today, men who identify as women are often accepted into positions, including leadership roles and board seats, in organisations intended to represent and support women.

Why was one case dismissed as fraudulent while the other has not only been permitted but, in many cases, encouraged?
In fact its more feasible that someone who may look white could have black ancestors that they're completely unaware of. I did one of those genetic tests a few years ago and discovered I had some ancestors from different parts of the world that I was completely unaware of. My husband whose family is from the Caribbean discovered he has some Swedish ancestry, although he doesn't look remotely Swedish.

Nearly everyone in the world is 'mixed race' unless they've grown up as part of a remote tribe that never mixes with anyone else. Race is mainly a cultural construct. So it's more feasible that Rachel Dolezal could have black ancestry than any man can turn into a woman.
 
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One of my favourite podcasts used to be You’re Wrong About - I was obsessed with it in lockdown. I remember they did an episode on something to do with trans or gender stuff, and one of the presenters went on a rant about how AGP was transphobic and just the latest manifestation of gay men being told they’re gay because they’re attracted to themselves (I’m massively paraphrasing something I listened to probs 3 years ago).

I don’t think I’d heard of AGP at this stage, and was still broadly supportive of the trans cause - I had niggles that I’d wrestle with but tried not to go there tbh. I remember being frustrated that there wasn’t more open discussion on the AGP issue - dismissing it outright as transphobia/homophobia just didn’t make sense to me. So it became another niggle.

That presenter is now a full on TRA and is completely insufferable. His other podcast, Maintenance Phase, really helped me when I was in ED recovery but they did an episode on ROGD that was so condescending and ill-informed that I think it actually helped peak me.
I used to love this too but I've really gone off it. I really hate Sarah's insistence on going "huh!" when her guests are speaking and she's another one who insists on trans women being women, queerness, etc.
 
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Wickes could go on that list too

Stopped using wickes a few years back because of their bosses previous views on things. duck them, we drive across to the range or homebase instead.
 
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I used to love this too but I've really gone off it. I really hate Sarah's insistence on going "huh!" when her guests are speaking and she's another one who insists on trans women being women, queerness, etc.
I always way preferred Sarah to Michael, tbh this was back in the mad days and I don’t think my attachment to the pod was all that healthy, but I did find that in its early days it gave me a refreshing and positive way of looking at the world at a time when I really needed it.

Michael always irritated me and I’m annoyed at myself for taking so much of what he said at face value, because in hindsight I think he was always twisting narratives to suit his own agenda. He’d also just repeat things that Sarah said which would do my head in if I was her!

I haven’t listened to it in a long time, and I agree that when I have tried more recent episodes they’re either unlistenable, or forgettable. I think Sarah records high quite a lot too, or at least she used to, which I find too distracting.

One of the last episodes I listened to was on the Sex Wars and omg it was suuuuch a disappointment. The guest she had on was another millennial and neither of them engaged with what the debate was actually about and instead used it to justify why they thought porn was okay. I found even Sarah’s discussion re Linda Lovelace really distasteful and off putting. Same with her gender woo stuff, which is a shame because I do still root for her and what her to WAKE UP.
 
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I've added it, but I imagine it's quite difficult to avoid if you need to catch a train in that area!
Ha ha yes, there is another choice but it is a lot more expensive. Anyhow someone upthread posted that it is nothing to do with trans. I just wanted to make sure I didn't get indignant about something incorrectly by my misunderstanding.
 
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I wonder how long before he realised that his female partner was going to be the centre of attention for months, until the birth of his twins, when the attention would (rightly) be focused on them? So many of these men seem to have a real problem when they're not the centre of everyone's universe, and it's telling when you realise how many of them suddenly discover their "feminine" side when children come along. Although they're rarely feminine enough to take over the child-rearing, housework and general drudgery that actual women do every single day 🙄
A former friend who stopped speaking to me when she found out I was GC has a trans husband. She had a difficult pregnancy and the baby was poorly too, then she was a bit of an earth-mother type and he's obviously feeling all un-special. He will never pass in a month of Mondays.
 
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A former friend who stopped speaking to me when she found out I was GC has a trans husband. She had a difficult pregnancy and the baby was poorly too, then she was a bit of an earth-mother type and he's obviously feeling all un-special. He will never pass in a month of Mondays.
I really feel so sorry for women married to TIMs. It seems like a living hell.
 
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I'm quite convinced one day @Metropolis will reveal herself to be Queen JK Rowling tbh.
Our Metropolis has the same way with words and can successfully deliver a sick burn without a hair out of place*. I wouldn't be completely shocked.

*I've never seen Metropolis' hair but I assume it looks great.
 
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Guys 😳 😅 . To be fair, my hair is rarely out of place because it is so short it doesn’t have anywhere to go 🤣

‘Sophie Molly’ has written an article for pen News documenting his bra fitting. He clearly enjoys conveying all the minutiae of the event, so don’t read on a full stomach. If his account is to be believed, some poor female member of staff did the measuring. However, I can’t imagine this conversation taking place. I mean, how do you get onto the subject of cats when having your bust measurements taken?

When trying on bras we spoke about our love of cats. We both agreed that cats really do become part of the family. We talked about our love of cinema too – we had lots in common. It was just a regular conversation between two women. No weirdness, just a quiet afternoon at M&S.

 
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You can call yourself Sophie Molly or Queen LafuckingTifah, you're still a man. A very unattractive man who looks tit in makeup. You aren't a 'regular' woman and never will be.

You can wear dresses and demand pronouns and services that aren't yours to have or use but you'll never be a woman.

PS, my cats would probably hate you.
 
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