This happens all the time at the company I work for- my boss and I call it flatuatingI'm actually kind of impressed that they managed to write a paragraph that says absolutely nothing.![]()
This happens all the time at the company I work for- my boss and I call it flatuatingI'm actually kind of impressed that they managed to write a paragraph that says absolutely nothing.![]()
There have been a high level of complaints about the Sun front page to IPSO. I wonder whether any of the Harry Potter crew or Redmayne will stick their oar in. I suspect not. They dont think abused women are their target audience. They probably dont have as much time to keyboard warrior on Twitter for a start so who cares about them eh?Regardless of my opinions of Rowling, seeing that front page of The Sun this morning has sickened me. No woman should have to wake up to find the face of her abuser on the front page of such filth. And for The Sun to undermine the abuse with that headline? It's never "just a slap" and even if it had been (which it clearly wasn't) – abuse is abuse and to stick him on the front cover and paint him as near-heroic is inexcusable. No woman should ever have to find her abuse underplayed like that.
God I'm in the same position! I am and always have been centre left and very politically engaged. Now I'm basically a Tory because in the eyes of the hard left anyone to the centre of Corbyn is a Tory including the majority of the Labour Party. Its depressing and infuriating. They shut down debate on every side. I hate it I have a degree in politics. I have been involved in politics since my teens. I was one of those weirdos that loved government procedure Now I get told I'm brainwashed so many times by people who couldn't give a duck about politics 3 or 4 years ago/ couldn't be bothered to vote in the Brexit referendum and yet are now outraged by it etc that I dont engage or speak about it anywhere. I have completely disengaged from politics for the first time in my adult life.Please don't assume I was ever intolerant to other views on abortion rights and gay marriage because I certainly wasn't. I actively sought out their arguments because I truly wanted to understand where they were coming from. The majority of people are not "good" or "bad."
I was never one of these hardy leftists, I know the type you're probably imagining me to be, lots of my friends are. But I always thought of myself as a soft left. But being surrounded by peers who are very far left, any beliefs I have that lean even centrist make me feel some guilt.
Another thing, centrism is now demonised by the left, which is the ultimate example of 'you must believe everything I believe or you're out.'
It always annoyed me that everyone (particularly far-lefts) think that every single person is black or white. Either all their beliefs align with the left, or they all align with the right. We're all individuals with our own capacity for thought, how can you expect everyone's thoughts to fall into two neat little boxes like that? It's bonkers. People aren't so straightforward. I think the most basic people are those that make themselves 'believe' something just because it falls on one particular side of the political spectrum.
I used to be more left but am very centre now. I find as im getting older, I am getting more conservative in my views. I am 28 btw. Lol.God I'm in the same position! I am and always have been centre left and very politically engaged. Now I'm basically a Tory because in the eyes of the hard left anyone to the centre of Corbyn is a Tory including the majority of the Labour Party. Its depressing and infuriating. They shut down debate on every side. I hate it I have a degree in politics. I have been involved in politics since my teens. I was one of those weirdos that loved government procedure Now I get told I'm brainwashed so many times by people who couldn't give a duck about politics 3 or 4 years ago/ couldn't be bothered to vote in the Brexit referendum and yet are now outraged by it etc that I dont engage or speak about it anywhere. I have completely disengaged from politics for the first time in my adult life.
Regarding the Tories, I don’t know why people see them as anti-trans. All this transgender business in the past 5 years, including putting men without gender certificates in women’s prisons, has happened under their rule.I only ever voted Green. However they came out as massive trans pushers and absolutely shitting on women so I'll never vote for them again.
The Tories are disgusting, they are sinister and evil BUT they probably wouldn't allow trans activism to win and encroach on female spaces.
What a head duck!
Dan Fogler tweeted a very similar message, yet he's not receiving half as much backlash as Evanna. In fact, most people are praising his words.Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) has deleted twitter after receiving backlash because although she disagreed with JKR’s comments she said that she, as someone who knows JKR personally knows that she is a good person with good intentions and that basically she shouldn’t be abused for her comments. They came for her.
These extreme activists want nothing but complete submission. Even when you agree with them, if you say one thing they perceive to be wrong they’ll chew you up. I feel for her I read what she said and it seems she meant well, I bet she wishes she said nothing.
More men need to stand up and be counted on this. Probably why they arent pushing the ftm issues in the same way as Mtf because they know once straight men are told if they dont start dating trans women they are trans phobic the tide will turn against them. No one listens to women ( unless they are trans women)Dan Fogler tweeted a very similar message, yet he's not receiving half as much backlash as Evanna. In fact, most people are praising his words.
It's almost as if men aren't as easy targeted and vulnerable for online abuse as women. Who would have thought.
I feel your pain and am similar. In my youth I was left wing and I remember being delighted when Blair got elected. Disillusionment soon set in and now I don't feel represented by any political party.God I'm in the same position! I am and always have been centre left and very politically engaged. Now I'm basically a Tory because in the eyes of the hard left anyone to the centre of Corbyn is a Tory including the majority of the Labour Party. Its depressing and infuriating. They shut down debate on every side. I hate it I have a degree in politics. I have been involved in politics since my teens. I was one of those weirdos that loved government procedure Now I get told I'm brainwashed so many times by people who couldn't give a duck about politics 3 or 4 years ago/ couldn't be bothered to vote in the Brexit referendum and yet are now outraged by it etc that I dont engage or speak about it anywhere. I have completely disengaged from politics for the first time in my adult life.
It’s a tale as old as time isn’t it? If anything this whole fiasco has shone a huge spotlight on misogyny in our society. It really can’t be any more obvious at this point. Not that anyone will notice because they are too busy crying ‘transwomen are women’ over and over.Dan Fogler tweeted a very similar message, yet he's not receiving half as much backlash as Evanna. In fact, most people are praising his words.
It's almost as if men aren't as easy targeted and vulnerable for online abuse as women. Who would have thought.
I thought the same they remained very neutral and actually managed to not chuck JKR under the bus at the same time. It’s enough to keep the activists happy without shitting all over one of the biggest names on their books and they’ve not once spoken or apologised in her behalf. Good on them.I’m actually impressed with the Warner Bros statement, it’s the best they could do in this day and age to not throw JKR to the wolves while avoiding offending deranged wokesters.
Yes you make a very good point. There are many artists whose work I admire but their private lives may have been rather questionable (certainly by today's stringent toxic morality code). We must always separate art from the artist and acknowledge that we cannot apply todays attitudes to Regency times, Victorian times, 1940s, 1980s, etc etcWhatever happened to the simple times of ‘your fave is problematic’?
Regardless of what anyone thinks of her opinions, I don’t see the value in claiming she isn’t the author whether stated jokingly or not. Of course it’s upsetting when someone whose art you enjoy and who you consequently look up to has a wildly different opinion to your own. Even more so when you perceive that opinion as an attack on yourself or those you care about. But at the end of the day, she wrote the books, you enjoyed them, people are multifaceted and you can separate liking art from liking/agreeing with a person
Personally, I like mostly 20th century literature. When I learned of certain writers being overtly sexist and/or racist, I did find it off putting as a woman of colour. But I learned to accept that liking their work didn’t mean I had to like their opinions. If these writers were modern and alive like JK Rowling, I might decide not to fund them which would be fair enough. There’s nothing wrong with voting with your wallet. However, declaring them no longer the author because you don’t agree with them is petty and pointless
I know ‘your fave is problematic’ became a meme but there’s value in the concept. Someone can produce amazing work yet be flawed. They (or their work) can still be your fave, but it’s healthy to acknowledge their perceived downfalls. Categorising people as good/bad with no grey area is dangerous and upholds them to a superhuman standard as no one is fully good or bad (and that’s subjective anyway)
I realise that it's a divisive debate but I don't see anyone here saying "bleeping trans supporters" about people on this thread. There have been many civil posts from both sides. Are you saying that all women should feel safe in toilets with male bodies? That's just not always going to be the case unfortunately. Women are entitled to a safe space if they so wishHere’s me thinking that threads on this website are meaningful but then i came across this deluded one... continue crying about news articles sticking up for people’s rights saying they are “arrogant and patronising” When clearly all of you bleeping Jk supporters are just the same with all your “i don’t feel safe in toilets with a trans person” bull.
AMEN to this, exact same boat.God I'm in the same position! I am and always have been centre left and very politically engaged. Now I'm basically a Tory because in the eyes of the hard left anyone to the centre of Corbyn is a Tory including the majority of the Labour Party. Its depressing and infuriating. They shut down debate on every side. I hate it I have a degree in politics. I have been involved in politics since my teens. I was one of those weirdos that loved government procedure Now I get told I'm brainwashed so many times by people who couldn't give a duck about politics 3 or 4 years ago/ couldn't be bothered to vote in the Brexit referendum and yet are now outraged by it etc that I dont engage or speak about it anywhere. I have completely disengaged from politics for the first time in my adult life.
YES i would feel safe, there is no reason to feel threatened, tell me what could possibly happen? chances are you probably have already used a female toilet which a trans person has used as well and you didn’t even notice, people already judge them a lot for unfortunately being born in the wrong body and now they can’t even use their toilet because their body doesn’t match? (pretending a female born with a male body) that persons mentality is of the gender they truly are so i think the chances of your privacy being destroyed? is very low. Your telling me the safety of a toilet is based on the people who go in there? There are past criminals who have probably used a public toilet same time as you, should we ban all criminals and send them to a different toilet because perhaps they can’t be trusted? No.I realise that it's a divisive debate but I don't see anyone here saying "bleeping trans supporters" about people on this thread. There have been many civil posts from both sides. Are you saying that all women should feel safe in toilets with male bodies? That's just not always going to be the case unfortunately. Women are entitled to a safe space if they so wish