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Post by xanadu on Dec 19, 2019 19:18:17 GMT
Trending on Twitter. Jesus, as if Pronouns aren't bad enough ... UK news JK Rowling faces backlash for defending a woman who lost her job after transgender comments The Harry Potter author is being called a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF), after she defended a researcher who lost her job for saying that people can’t change their biological sex.
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Post by sharky, Hunter’s text buddy on Dec 19, 2019 20:11:32 GMT
This is what Rowling said:
“Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill”
This is the statement from the person she is defending, which caused the whole issue:
“What I am so surprised at is that smart people who I admire, who are absolutely pro-science in other areas, and champion human rights & womens rights are tying themselves in knots to avoid saying the truth that men cannot change into women (because that might hurt mens feelings).”
I understand why trans people would be pretty bothered by "... men cannot change into women (because that might hurt mens feelings)." That's different from saying something like, "from a biological perspective, people cannot change their sex from a biological perspective."
Feels to me like Rowling is defending a perspective that wasn't clearly expressed.
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Post by Vombatus on Dec 19, 2019 23:26:39 GMT
Why did they leave out women changing into men?
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 19, 2019 23:47:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2019 21:12:35 GMT
TINMHITTMA(OE)L
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 21, 2019 19:49:45 GMT
LOL Twitter.
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 21, 2019 21:58:32 GMT
Liberals have formed a circular firing squad.
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 22, 2019 3:31:35 GMT
They’re really trying to cancel her.
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 22, 2019 14:04:17 GMT
This whole “you’re putting people at risk”, appears to be the latest attempt by the left to shut down any argument, dissent, or criticism.
If you criticize the anti-Semitism of Ilan Omar, or say that men can’t have babies, you’ve put people’s lives as risk.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2019 21:33:35 GMT
Anti-science?
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Post by Da Man on Dec 22, 2019 21:45:22 GMT
Anti-science? Another phrase that has lost its meaning.
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Post by YankeeFan on Dec 23, 2019 15:52:51 GMT
Robin Williams died before he could be cancelled.
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Post by fechet on Dec 23, 2019 16:10:14 GMT
Think that there is a big backlash coming (started?) as some of the trans issues are beyond logic. People are realizing that trans women are not women. A middle aged man declaring he is a woman and then setting records in bike races makes no sense.
Also some backlash is the gay community as they are being told by trans activists that gender matters, not sex. This has the effect of erasing same sex attraction as you are branded a bigot if you’re not attracted to the same gender.
I think it is one of those many issues that people are going to look back on an wonder what the fuck were people thinking.
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Post by YankeeFan on Feb 18, 2022 17:09:09 GMT
Incredible.
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Post by Da Man on Feb 18, 2022 22:38:27 GMT
Shouldn’t this be in the Failing New York Times thread?
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