Continuation Transwomen are not women - part 13

[smartcooky]

Originally Posted by Samson

Thread title is officially wrong.
Trans woman wins Miss Netherlands.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/post-...age-on-twitter

She is a real cutie.

Really? To my eyes, it looks like a man with fake knockers and make-up, wearing a dress!

[Trausti]

Can the world get dumber?

[sir drinks-a-lot]

Maybe it's just me, but Eddie Izzard is looking pretty hot these days.

[gnome]

Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot

Maybe it's just me, but Eddie Izzard is looking pretty hot these days.

I'm a straight man and I found Izzard more appealing in earlier appearances looking more masculine.

Of course, Izzard's job isn't "be appealing to me". I want to see the next comedy special.

[Matthew Best]

Eddie Izzard is stunning and brave, while Queen Letizia is a pampered parasite. It's all quite simple really.

[Darat]

When Twitter informs your worldview....

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Trausti

Can the world get dumber?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0hrW5PW...jpg&name=small
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0hrW5EX...g&name=900x900

You're an adult, right? Take some responsibility for your media consumption. I'm not sure what point is being made that trash-tier British tabloids are running outrage bait.

I'll never understand the British preoccupation with royalty. One aspect of American culture that is unambiguously good is that we are generally not obsessed about these weirdos.

[JoeMorgue]

Originally Posted by Trausti

Can the world get dumber?

Then this post, worrying about something that effects you exactly zero percent and trying to make a pathetic "gotcha" attempt out of the fact that two different writers describing a dress differently in different contexts?

No, not really.

[Samson]

The cult has permeated the telecommunications field in New Zealand.
Terfs are being cast aside by the higher quality humans.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spark-...EFGZIUTGHF7E4/

The social media boss at Spark is a lesbian, and is confused sufficiently to not understand she is category misogynist.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Samson

The cult has permeated the telecommunications field in New Zealand.
Terfs are being cast aside by the higher quality humans.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spark-...EFGZIUTGHF7E4/

The social media boss at Spark is a lesbian, and is confused sufficiently to not understand she is category misogynist.

TERFs seem not to have much cultural currency outside TERF island. These kinds of campaigns would probably be more effective in the UK.

[Matthew Best]

Meanwhile over here on Terf Island, there was a big march in support of trans rights this weekend, attended by about 25,000 people. There were banners, slogans and speeches, including this one:

YouTube Video This video is not hosted by the ISF. The ISF can not be held responsible for the suitability or legality of this material. By clicking the link below you agree to view content from an external website.

I AGREE

by Sarah Jane Baker, which seems to have been well-received by the huge crowd. Baker was defended by the organisers of Trans+ Pride, who said Baker 'holds a lot of anger' which she had the 'right to express... through their words'.

Sarah Jane Baker, incidentally, was jailed for kidnapping and torturing a relative, and then once in prison was convicted of attempted murder when she tried to strangle another inmate, so threats of violence from her are a little bit more worrying than just banter.

I've not seen any of the gender critical feminists say anything like this, but it seems that what little distancing there is from this incitement to violence, is along the lines of Clive Lewis MP who said it was wrong, but there have been violent language and actions on both sides, and then failed to provide any examples.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

Meanwhile over here on Terf Island, there was a big march in support of trans rights this weekend, attended by about 25,000 people. There were banners, slogans and speeches, including this one:

YouTube Video This video is not hosted by the ISF. The ISF can not be held responsible for the suitability or legality of this material. By clicking the link below you agree to view content from an external website.

I AGREE

by Sarah Jane Baker, which seems to have been well-received by the huge crowd. Baker was defended by the organisers of Trans+ Pride, who said Baker 'holds a lot of anger' which she had the 'right to express... through their words'.

Sarah Jane Baker, incidentally, was jailed for kidnapping and torturing a relative, and then once in prison was convicted of attempted murder when she tried to strangle another inmate, so threats of violence from her are a little bit more worrying than just banter.

I've not seen any of the gender critical feminists say anything like this, but it seems that what little distancing there is from this incitement to violence, is along the lines of Clive Lewis MP who said it was wrong, but there have been violent language and actions on both sides, and then failed to provide any examples.

FYI, Musk has further degraded Twitter, and while I see the tweet you linked, I can't see what it is in reply too, which I presume is important context.

Twitter is increasingly becoming a worse place for public discourse. A screenshot is probably the better approach at this point.

[Elaedith]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I've not seen any of the gender critical feminists say anything like this, but it seems that what little distancing there is from this incitement to violence, is along the lines of Clive Lewis MP who said it was wrong, but there have been violent language and actions on both sides, and then failed to provide any examples.

'Advocating violence against others is wrong & this is no exception.
But as you’ll be aware violent language and actions are not unique to one side on this issue.'

Philosophical disagreement with gender identity ideology counts as 'violent language'. Just as criticism of religion is literal violence to a fundamentalist and therefore might logically equal physical violence against a blasphemer. We need to transgress these artificial boundaries between criticising ideas and criticising people, between speech and action, and between addressing an argument and trying to intimidate or punish the arguer, in the true spirit of free speech and scepticism. Get with the program.

[JoeMorgue]

It's the ******* internet people.

90% of all opinions across every topic is keyboard warriors threatening violence when we all know they would die of septic shock from the fresh air if they stepped outside for 5 minutes.

I've had literal death threats sent to me for liking one animated version of Sonic the Hedgehog over another one.

[theprestige]

Originally Posted by Samson

Thread title is officially wrong.
Trans woman wins Miss Netherlands.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/post-...age-on-twitter

She is a real cutie.

Originally Posted by smartcooky

Really? To my eyes, it looks like a man with fake knockers and make-up, wearing a dress!

Maybe I said this before, but "Miss X" pageants seem like one place where gender is both definable and more relevant than sex.

These women are competing to a particular standard of femininity and feminine beauty. If anyone can define "woman" as a social construct, it's the judges of women's beauty pageants. Sure, their standard is arbitrary, stereotypical, and regressive. But there it is. If a bedicked contestant thinks he can get on the judges' good side by putting on a dress and putting up his hair, go for it. Even if he's not even remotely the most "feminine" contestant who ever trod those boards, he can still hope for the virtue signal vote, at least in local or regional contests.

Some might bemoan the adulteration of beauty pageants with the womanface of drag, but how far apart are the two, really?

JoeMorgue, there's your answer. That's what the social construct of gender is, on the women's side, anyway: Whatever wins regressive stereotype beauty pageants.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

I've not seen any of the gender critical feminists say anything like this, but it seems that what little distancing there is from this incitement to violence, is along the lines of Clive Lewis MP who said it was wrong, but there have been violent language and actions on both sides, and then failed to provide any examples.

TERFS leave the heavy lifting to their more explicitly fascist allies. People like Posie Parker don't need to personally advocate for violence when they have nazis showing up in support of their movement who will do the dirty work for them.

[Ziggurat]

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

I've had literal death threats sent to me for liking one animated version of Sonic the Hedgehog over another one.

Well, if you liked the version from the first live action trailer better than the release version, you got off lightly.

[Hercules56]

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

It's the ******* internet people.

90% of all opinions across every topic is keyboard warriors threatening violence when we all know they would die of septic shock from the fresh air if they stepped outside for 5 minutes.

I've had literal death threats sent to me for liking one animated version of Sonic the Hedgehog over another one.

Q.E.D.

[Matthew Best]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

TERFS leave the heavy lifting to their more explicitly fascist allies. People like Posie Parker don't need to personally advocate for violence when they have nazis showing up in support of their movement who will do the dirty work for them.

Your binary thinking is sadly inadequate for this discussion. You seem to think there are only two sides: pro-trans rights and everyone on the other side. Feminists like Katherine Stock and JK Rowling are not fascists no matter how much you fantasise that they might be.

[Matthew Best]

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

I've had literal death threats sent to me for liking one animated version of Sonic the Hedgehog over another one.

How many of the death threats you received were from people who spent 30 years in prison for kidnap, torture and attempted murder?

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

Your binary thinking is sadly inadequate for this discussion. You seem to think there are only two sides: pro-trans rights and everyone on the other side. Feminists like Katherine Stock and JK Rowling are not fascists no matter how much you fantasise that they might be.

Cherry picking for me but not for thee

[Matthew Best]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

Cherry picking for me but not for thee

Try harder. This is embarrassing for you.

[Paul2]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

FYI, Musk has further degraded Twitter, and while I see the tweet you linked, I can't see what it is in reply too, which I presume is important context.

Twitter is increasingly becoming a worse place for public discourse. A screenshot is probably the better approach at this point.

Here's the YouTube link for that same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsw3pdpxf64&t=4s

[Paul2]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

Meanwhile over here on Terf Island, there was a big march in support of trans rights this weekend, attended by about 25,000 people. There were banners, slogans and speeches, including this one:

YouTube Video This video is not hosted by the ISF. The ISF can not be held responsible for the suitability or legality of this material. By clicking the link below you agree to view content from an external website.

I AGREE

by Sarah Jane Baker, which seems to have been well-received by the huge crowd. Baker was defended by the organisers of Trans+ Pride, who said Baker 'holds a lot of anger' which she had the 'right to express... through their words'.

Sarah Jane Baker, incidentally, was jailed for kidnapping and torturing a relative, and then once in prison was convicted of attempted murder when she tried to strangle another inmate, so threats of violence from her are a little bit more worrying than just banter.

I've not seen any of the gender critical feminists say anything like this, but it seems that what little distancing there is from this incitement to violence, is along the lines of Clive Lewis MP who said it was wrong, but there have been violent language and actions on both sides, and then failed to provide any examples.

I'm in full support of expressing one's anger, as there may well be things to get quite angry about, and properly so, but expressing one's anger, even vehemently, doesn't require, nor justify, advocating violence.

[d4m10n]

Originally Posted by Elaedith

'Advocating violence against others is wrong & this is no exception. But as you’ll be aware violent language and actions are not unique to one side on this issue.'

Lewis isn't wrong to point out that both exclusionists and inclusionists have been known to resort to violent language and imagery at times. That said, only the trans inclusionists seem to be going mainstream with violent rhetoric, holding up signs at rallies attended by lawmakers and openly preaching about the felt need to punch TERFs in the face. What violent signs and language have the terven been caught upholding at their events?

Originally Posted by Elaedith

We need to transgress these artificial boundaries between criticising ideas and criticising people, between speech and action, and between addressing an argument and trying to intimidate or punish the arguer, in the true spirit of free speech and scepticism.

If you're going to quote Judith Butler, at least provide a citation.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Paul2

I'm in full support of expressing one's anger, as there may well be things to get quite angry about, and properly so, but expressing one's anger, even vehemently, doesn't require, nor justify, advocating violence.

I don't know about the UK, but this kind of hot rhetoric would not be considered criminal incitement to violence in the US.

[Matthew Best]

Great - so the best you can say about it is that it's not actually illegal? High praise indeed.

The trans rights movement is a male violence movement - prove me wrong.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

Great - so the best you can say about it is that it's not actually illegal? High praise indeed.

The trans rights movement is a male violence movement - prove me wrong.

When TERFS have friends like these, who needs enemies?

https://www.thepinknews.com/wp-conte.../Neo-Nazis.jpg

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/...keen-minshull/

[Matthew Best]

As I've explained, feminists are not "friends" with Nazis. It's not my fault if your binary thinking can't comprehend that.

[JoeMorgue]

Here's a radical idea. Let's not let our standards for basic human to human decency get to the point where we are discussing whether or not it's literally illegal.

Like we should be able to come to some kind of agreement on a lower level then this. We all get that right?

[The Atheist]

Originally Posted by Samson

Thread title is officially wrong.
Trans woman wins Miss Netherlands.

At least that's an improvement on the diabolical rag you quote, where the article starts with: "A 22-year-old man beat out nine women to attain the title of “Miss Netherlands” on Saturday".

I decided to pop in and see how far backwards we've gone in the past week or so.

Looks to me like Rikkie has undergone full GRS.

She is not a man. She's not a woman either, but she sure as hell ain't no man.

Originally Posted by Samson

She is a real cutie.

While intended to be sarcastic, it's actually true.

She's a very good-looking trans girl. Probably a very good person, too.

Mildly amusing that the only non-critical English articles I can find on her are from South Africa and Russia.

[The Atheist]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

The trans rights movement is a male violence movement - prove me wrong.

Kool Aid drunk. Check.

If only you got out more and maybe met a trans person or two, instead of sitting at home drinking in the sensationalist articles about the few bad men who are using the trans lobby as cover.

May as well be a false flag, but no matter, you've bought the Gold Plan anyway.

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

As I've explained, feminists are not "friends" with Nazis. It's not my fault if your binary thinking can't comprehend that.

I would agree that nutpicking isn't a particularly useful exercise to getting to the heart of the matter, but if that's what you're determined to do it's worth pointing out that there's some real contenders on the TERF side too.

[Mashuna]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

I would agree that nutpicking isn't a particularly useful exercise to getting to the heart of the matter, but if that's what you're determined to do it's worth pointing out that there's some real contenders on the TERF side too.

Is nutpicking a new term for male-to-female transitioning?

[TurkeysGhost]

Originally Posted by Mashuna

Is nutpicking a new term for male-to-female transitioning?

That would require TERF island to have a functioning NHS. The nuts are sadly going unpicked to everyone's disappointment.

[Trausti]

Originally Posted by Matthew Best

The trans rights movement is a male violence movement - prove me wrong.

It’s an erection rights movement. No right is more fundamental than for a man to enjoy his erection in women’s spaces while everyone else has to pretend he is a she.

[gnome]

Originally Posted by Trausti

It’s an erection rights movement. No right is more fundamental than for a man to enjoy his erection in women’s spaces while everyone else has to pretend he is a she.

Every time I think straw can't be stacked any higher, someone proves me wrong.

[Trausti]

Originally Posted by gnome

Every time I think straw can't be stacked any higher, someone proves me wrong.

Sure. Autogynephilia ain’t a thing. Don’t search “euphoria boner.”

[Paul2]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

I don't know about the UK, but this kind of hot rhetoric would not be considered criminal incitement to violence in the US.

Not criminal is a low bar.

[Matthew Best]

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

I would agree that nutpicking isn't a particularly useful exercise to getting to the heart of the matter, but if that's what you're determined to do it's worth pointing out that there's some real contenders on the TERF side too.

... who you are determined not to name for some reason.