I know someone who fits this exact description. She also used to be in a cult.
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I think this needs to be talked about. The TRA spiel seems to fit right into the BITE model from what I've seen. Just going to cover myself by saying that I've not studied TRA, this is just based on what I've been seeing in the media, but I've talked quite openly on here about my academic background in theology and I was raised in a cult (JW) and there are lots of parallels as far as I can see, especially when it comes to thought control through language use.
Interesting point about there being a backlash... I’ve had a number of people share a post by a trans or jon binary person - genuinely I cannot tell and I am 100% not being facetious here.
Anyway this post that was shared with me was ultimately about trans people being twice as at risk of violence - will try and attach below. Anyway, it’s pretty much gone down like a lead balloon with my friends because of everything that’s already been mentioned on this thread. I don’t really talk about this stuff with my friends and it seems there are people with a similar view. It’s exactly ‘All lives matter’ - yes they do matter, however the fact that in 2018 137 women are murdered globally everyday due to violence from men means that this house is on bleeping fire and it needs putting out before we check the batteries on your smoke alarm... simple. It’s disingenuous to suggest that ‘twice as likely’ equates to twice a many ... simply not the case. 50% of the population are women / female and when I checked circa 1% are trans. I am not saying violence against trans people doesn’t exist, but it’s simply not as big an issue and it’s shouldn’t take over the mainstream narrative at the expense of other issues that are much bigger in scale. I realise I sound pretty cold on this, but whilst people get their knickers in a twist about this, 600 women have died from breast cancer in the last 3 weeks. Pancreatic cancer survival rates are abysmal for example..
bleeping hell, I can’t go for a run wearing shorts in the summer without being catcalled or something. I know I’m not alone in this. Am I asking for it?
Sorry, my grammar is terrible in that post!
I get cult vibes from a lot of the shared posts that go around social media regarding gender identity. Especially regarding the choice of language and policing of virtue with threat of cancellation for stepping out of line. And the way detrans people are treated/minimised by the TRAs. Just sayin'.
Like Scientology @emmer_moans
yeah the fact they alll use the same words/phrasing
Shame on the Guardian for this. Am absolutely fuming
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Feminist Twitter is REALLY ducked off with The Guardian and Eddie Izzard (and his lifelong “boob envy”, mentioned in the interview) for spouting such ignorant, fetishistic crap in the first place.
And right above the Sarah Everard story. How you can put “I’m promoted to she” right above a story about a murdered woman is infuriating.
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And right above the Sarah Everard story. How you can put “I’m promoted to she” right above a story about a murdered woman is infuriating.
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They deserve to be rinsed over it
so unbelievably insensitive. how did no one consider that?!Feminist Twitter is REALLY ducked off with The Guardian and Eddie Izzard (and his lifelong “boob envy”, mentioned in the interview) for spouting such ignorant, fetishistic crap in the first place.
And right above the Sarah Everard story. How you can put “I’m promoted to she” right above a story about a murdered woman is infuriating.
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I can’t believe how awful that front page is. In fact maybe I can believe it but I am absolutely appalled. What a disgrace.
Don't say that. You'll go giving giving Scientology ideas. They'll make gender identity courses to sort out the gendered 'body thetans', there'll be a whole new level added to the bridge for the mere cost of all of your life savings. etc etc etc
I knew this would happen, of course nothing can not be turned back to 1% of the population rather than the 50%ish percent who are women, despite knowing it would happen I am still appalled
It's like black people saying BLM in the face of George Floyd and then people having a go at them - well what about muslim people? They get attacked too. What about gay people? They get targeted too. Yes they do, and it's important to have those discussions, but right now we're talking about how black people and the specific threats they face.
exactly, of course when it is women it is a different matter
At least with Scientology it only was something rich celebrities with too much time on their hands bothered with.
And Eddie said that he reckons that there's not much difference between women and men as they get older so it gets easier. I have no words
And Eddie said that he reckons that there's not much difference between women and men as they get older so it gets easier. I have no words
how does that even make sense?! how do differences in women and men get older with more life experience?
Menopause would like a word...
don't you mean "people who experience the process of menopause"?
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