I'm not a linguist but mainstream feminism's total lack of respect for language and the meaning of words need to be studied Call sex "work" but then shocked when Belgian prostitutes are being told they have productivity quotas to meet (aka treated like a worker) and can't refuse sex more than 10 times in 6 months else they may be reported to a government official. Call "woman" anyone who identifies as woman and then shocked when a male serial rapist and murderer demands being in the female prison. Say the job fair is for women and "anyone non binary or femme aligned" and shocked when hundreds of regular males show up. Convinced the wishy washy-ness and boundary-lessness of feminist speech is a manifestation of women's total disempowerment in society.
In every other sphere of life- language has hard rules and definitions. When it comes to women's issues, porous, open-ended language is the trademark. It's like not even our words can say "no". No word we use must ever even imply a "no". It's sick.
And don't get me started on the concept of inclusivity itself has been pretty much been weaponized to mean "never say no".
radfems being depicted as "ugly" will never stop being so ironically funny to me? like you're going to try to insult a group of womyn by... telling them that you aren't going to respect their opinion because they don't fit your beauty standards?? you're literally proving their point?? a woman's worth is not based on her sex appeal lmao
Instead of asking people "do you support trans rights", we should ask if they supports actual demands of trans activists. Because it's easy to support a popular label. The real test is to see if people are actually in favor of what lies behind it (just like instead of asking if people support feminism, we must ask if they're in favor of various womens rights).
A few examples of questions :
Do you support the right of male people to legally identify as women ?
Are you in favor of mixed-sex prisons ? Changing rooms ? Public toilets ? Support groups ?
Do you think medical treatment should be tested for a specific use before it's available for that use ?
How do you feel about taxpayers moey going to non-medically essential procedures for trans people who wants them ?
Do you think biological sex should be legally erased ?
Are you in favor of medical treatment preventing fertility for minor patients without medical problems ?
Do you think people should be able to dress however they want as long as it's not sexual in public spaces ?
Don't hesitate to propose your own questions. Doesn't have to be about harmful practices of the trans activists. Just has to be clear and objective points of trans rights.
The original idea for this post comes from @stumblngrumbl
If you want to know why we live in a rape culture, it's because men believe that rape is just sex a woman wasn't crazy about.
A lot of harm could have been avoided if trans activists didn't bully medical and psychological professionals out of doing their job. "Everyone who says they're trans, is trans and should be believed." Well, no. They could be socially influenced They could have emotional problems and trauma They could have body image issues They could be autistic They could be facing adolescent fears and pressures re sex and gender They could have a sexual fetish They could have a pushy parent and be a victim of munchausen by proxy They could need anti-psychotic drugs and mood stablizers They could have a neurological problem that has altered their perception. They could be depressed, BPD, anxious, avoidant, narcissistic Genuinely why did activists just say words they pulled out of their ass and doctors responded with "well, ok" with no further research. That was insane.
"girls bathrooms are for zipping up dresses and talking about lipstick" you are so unbearably fucking sexist and you dont even know it
it's crazy how normalized misogyny is like you find out a man doesn't believe women are people capable of equitable rational thought and logic reasoning as men and you're considered weird if you express discomfort associating with him
The rates of abuse that trans identified males face are irrelevant to the discussion. It’s not an issue that will be solved by allowing anyone who simply identifies as a woman into female exclusive facilities. I’m sorry, but women’s spaces do not exist to protect men from male violence.
Trans identified males cannot experience misogyny. Misogyny is sex based discrimination, hatred, subjugation, and oppression. Women don’t experience misogyny because we dress or present a certain way. We experience misogyny because we have female reproductive organs, and our bodies and unpaid labor are valuable resources to men that they seek to control for their own gain. If a passing TIM (exception, not the rule) is the butt of a misogynistic joke, or has misogynistic slurs thrown at him, that is not the same as centuries of women and little girls being forced into domestic servitude, raped, repeatedly forced to birth children, denied the right to vote, attend school, divorce, own a home, work to earn a living, murdered by their fathers, brothers, and husbands, lobotomized, hidden away by religious extremists, sold like cattle, used as wombs by the elite, prostituted, and every other inconceivable abuse women and girls have endured for nearly all of human history, all over the world. If someone calls me the f slur, it doesn’t mean I’m the victim of homophobia (they’re still a homophobe).
Men choosing to undergo extensive cosmetic surgery and hormonal therapy (or simply socially transitioning) are not entitled access to spaces that are meant exclusively for women and girls.
I agree, build more trans spaces. Unisex, single occupancy, lockable bathrooms and changing areas, open categories in sports, shelters that are intended for transgender people, making shelters that have a primarily male population safer, sections in men’s prisons that are safe for homosexual and transgender males. Really, the issue isn’t solely that trans people are lacking a safe space, it’s that males make every space they occupy UNSAFE. Which is exactly why women want our single sex spaces left single sex.
It also needs to be acknowledged that trans identified males retain male patterns of offending. Women (who are labeled TERF bigots and disregarded) have tried to call attention to the issue of men and boys who were granted access to our spaces by lawmakers and activists committing sexual and violent assaults against women and girls.
I’m so tired of seeing women defending men. Not angry, not frustrated (okay maybe a little) but tired.
Cuz I used to be the “not all men” type, then I realised, how many men do the same for us? Sexism is ingrained in meme culture: girls like titantic, boys like cool thing; women ☕️ amiright?; I-hate-my-wife culture; FEMINIST KAREN DESTROYED 🔥🔥BY SIGMA LOGIC; Uhh actually 🤓 being kicked in the balls hurts more than child birth.
THE EXISTENCE OF ANDREW TATE.
But as soon as women go “yeah I’d pick the bear 🐻” they lose their minds. How dare they prefer to be torn apart by a bear than encounter a man! Should we use this as a way to reflect on our behaviour as a sex and WHY they think this way? Nah, let’s describe the brutal ways in which we’d like them to be killed by said bear and joke about how we’d sit and watch.
People misunderstand: men like *sex* but they do not like women hence why they’re advocating for sexbots and ai companions. Unlike women, men would not defend you in an argument out of the purity of his heart.
did anyone else see the edward snowden interview in the guardian about two days ago where he said that most of the NSA agents doing checks through people’s data are men aged 18-22 and that when they access photographs of attractive women naked they all send them to each other for reasons that are 100% not professional
like, if you have naked selfies on your phone, even if you have never sent them to anyone or moved them anywhere, these fucking mouthbreathers could be downloading them and sending them to all their friends
Wow guys, men sexualizing and objectifying women sure is empowering! Just look at these if you don’t believe me!
TW: Rape, abuse, femicide, torture, pedophelia, racism and slurs, etc.
TW: Rape, dismemberment, femicide, racism, slurs, abuse, incest, pedophelia
Some of these subs and images have tens of thousands of subscribers and likes. This is not an isolated incident. I have thousands more of these screenshots, but I’m limited to ten on tumblr. Keep telling me how being the object and target of men’s sexual desires is empowering, how porn and BDSM aren’t directly related to misogyny and male violence against women.