@Doc you mentioned on another thread how it was considered progressive in the 70s to have sex with children and how they were trying to make that legal, how long did that movement last? might be an indication of how long this will last.
No disrespect to your post, but I tend to lurk on this thread from time to time after being a fairly regular contributor. But when I dipped in just a few minutes ago and saw your post, I almost choked on my BLT!@Doc you mentioned on another thread how it was considered progressive in the 70s to have sex with children and how they were trying to make that legal, how long did that movement last? might be an indication of how long this will last.
I would guess late 60s to probably late 70s - so a decade. It first came to fore with the Woodstock, peace and free love hippy vibe and was amplified with boundary-pushing TV of the time. Mary Whitehouse, although an utter racist and homophobe DID get it right where exploitation of the vulnerable was concerned. She was before her time in some regard but ironically hated by progressives who saw her as assaulting their liberty and fun.@Doc you mentioned on another thread how it was considered progressive in the 70s to have sex with children and how they were trying to make that legal, how long did that movement last? might be an indication of how long this will last.
Have a read here: https://unherd.com/2020/10/what-mary-whitehouse-got-right/No disrespect to your post, but I tend to lurk on this thread from time to time after being a fairly regular contributor. But when I dipped in just a few minutes ago and saw your post, I almost choked on my BLT!
Sex with children - like OMG, WTF!
It‘s way more nuanced than the well trodden left- versus right- wing, the majority of left and right wingers actually congregate around the centre, so I wouldn’t worry unduly.What worries me is that if we (the LGBT+ groups/ the left-wing) get this wrong, it's going to be a gift to the right-wing. In 10 years time, if we get a rake of people like Keira Bell, or people saying they feel they were abused as children by parents transitioning them from a very early age, that's a huge gift to the right and the anti-LGBT+ lobby.
I watched an interview with a woman, I forget who, but she said 'if the left doesn't have this conversation, then the right will have it.'
I actually thought that was just one of those bizarre online conspiracys the internet had invented (like Avril Lavigne being dead and replaced by a lookalike or whatever). So shocked when I found out it was a real story! what on earth was the point of pretending to be another nationality?!The ‘Hilaria’ Baldwin thing is just bizarre. How on earth did they manage to keep it buried for so long? Pretending to be Spanish is not as bad as Rachel Dolezal pretending to be black but along the same lines. She’s obviously profited from pretending she is Spanish and has made this part of her branding. What a strange and deluded woman.
I can see the similarities with the trans movement. I’m fed up with men who say they are women taking women’s awards and prizes. It’s an appropriation.
my exact reactionNo disrespect to your post, but I tend to lurk on this thread from time to time after being a fairly regular contributor. But when I dipped in just a few minutes ago and saw your post, I almost choked on my BLT!
Sex with children - like OMG, WTF!
I watch videos by some right wing youtubers at times and the right are talking about it.What worries me is that if we (the LGBT+ groups/ the left-wing) get this wrong, it's going to be a gift to the right-wing. In 10 years time, if we get a rake of people like Keira Bell, or people saying they feel they were abused as children by parents transitioning them from a very early age, that's a huge gift to the right and the anti-LGBT+ lobby.
I watched an interview with a woman, I forget who, but she said 'if the left doesn't have this conversation, then the right will have it.'
Yes! The fact it’s a transwoman writing that makes it even more compelling. TRAs seem to have trampled over them in their crusade too.2020 was the year the tide turned in the trans wars
2020 will, of course, be remembered as the year in which Covid-19 was unleashed on the world. But it is one in which another menace – gender identity ideology – was put firmly in its place, in the UK at least. Perhaps the tipping point was the deranged response to JK Rowling’s essay on sex and...www.spectator.co.uk
The tide is turning
Not impressed that asexuality is described as 'happy to stay single.' I, and I know a lot of other asexual people, ardently long for a relationship but find that the dating pool is incredibly small. Once you've dated the 5 ace guys in your town and none of them was a match, you're out of options.Yes! The fact it’s a transwoman writing that makes it even more compelling. TRAs seem to have trampled over them in their crusade too.
This is absolutely atrocious. As someone who has Endo and did not get a real diagnosis and surgery until 28, I am fucking raging. Fuck this shit.
I hate the Saconne Jolys. Forcing Edwardo to dress like a little girl for engagement is despicable and as far I am concerned, abuse.Sorry to switch topic but if anyone is in denial that “trans” is currently a money generating, dangerous, fad then take one look at exploiter in chief Jonathan Joly’s TikTok. His poor 6 year old son. Even his fans have commented (on the suit one) how forced it is.
I really hate this. Its all fuelled by narcissism and wanting to be *seen* as something, and kids are getting swept up in it.
Womens rights......is interesting, and complicated..... as a lot seems to depend on your starting point!@Doc Thank you for replying to my comment on the other thread. Would you explain your point about biology? Also I am interested to learn about how women's rights are affected, this is something I have never really considered before.
He’s not wrong. When I was growing up the online fads fuelled by the internet (late 90s/early-mid 00’s) was cutting and anorexia/bulimia. The difference is these were cracked down upon by the sites (looking back, not very well, but home Internet was still in its infancy) not promoted by them and certainly parents were not helping and encouraging their children to cut themselves and purge.And yet another excellent thread
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