This is so brilliantly put #KeepPrisonsSingleSex is trending An early interview with Kate Coleman to give you some background. Hannah is another important voice Eli is nuts, Katy is malicious Eli is Jewish but believes in gendered souls so he’s happy to smear Rowling in this way. ‘Katy’ knows it’s a lie but likes spreading it anyway because he’s a malicious bully.
Oh god, that heartbreaking tiny little film. And the comments underneath. I’m streaming tears. Bless the writers, actors, editors and crew who made it. Thanks so much for this.
Trans identified men are happy to infantalise adult women. A significant number of them are happy to reduce women to outdated stereotypes that were the product of men's fantasies anyway. They're happy with it because they've lived male privilege as men and they live it when they claim to identify as women.
It's a bit like India Willoughby's reimagining of what women are or should be. Strangely, he oppresses women in the same ways men oppress women. He bullies them, talks over them, shouts at them, berates them for not shaving their body hair, or wearing heels and make up, etc. As a feminist writer whose name I can't recall said, 'he identifies as a woman but he doesn't identify with women'. Willoughby seems to like women about as much as the average misogynistic man does. What a surprise.
Plenty of stuff to make us angry but thank you for the short Iranian film at the end. The Ayatollahs are horrible people but Iranian people are lovely. I got to know many Iranian postgraduates, both men and women, at the university where I worked (admin) and of all the overseas students, they were my favourite. They all loved their classic poetry such as Hafez of Shiraz (quoted in the movie) and Jalaluddin Rumi. There are some fine translations into English by the way.
I lost a lovely young Iranian friend last year whose mental health plummeted during lockdown. He was the sweetest soul and I really miss him. I have wanted to visit Iran for years -maybe one day..
It's a beautiful country, the harassed and oppressed people are generally good humoured, warm and generous, but, as I'm sure you know, the regime is shite. Were it not Iran would have a lot of overseas visitors.
You need to remember Iran before the revolution. In 1953 the U.S. at the behest of British Petroleum murdered the democratically elected head of state, a very moderate man who wanted to nationalize Iran's oil. That ushered in the regime of the Shah which came to be considered the most murderous and repressive government in the world (and that takes some doing). What you saw in the photos were well-to-do Iranian women not women being tortured in the Shah's prisons. I really wish people knew history.
You are absolutely correct of course. I have heard Iranians who do not support the government saying that if the U.S. attacked they would not support a U.S. military invasion. I don't think the Iranian students (masked) I saw marching in Boston in the 1970s, marching against the Shah, wanted a religious takeover.
UK readers might be interested in the speeches made in the House of Lords last night relating to Lord Blencathra's amendment to the Police & Crime Bill currently being debated [the amendment was ultimately withdrawn]:
needed to keep these prisoners safe; “it is removing them from the presence of men that is required to keep them safe—not putting them in a women’s prison. I note that the MoJ states that 94% of trans women are housed in the male estate. This means that the safety of the overwhelming majority of trans women can be met in men’s prisons.”
This is Canada, always striving to be at least as evil as their evil neighbor to the south:
Right now, Wet’suwet’en Indigenous rights are under attack: Canadian paramilitary troops flew into Indigenous lands in support of fossil fuel giant TC Energy, and their 417-mile fossil fuel pipeline -- without the consent of hereditary chiefs.
Also they have to commit a first-time crime at some point Tom you utter DULLARD! Usually its something they've been building towards under the radar for a while. Why hand them the keys?
Absolutely maddened by this clueless privileged prick who has zero understanding of safeguarding and will never have to deal with these issues.
"How
did the rose
ever open its heart
and give to this world all of its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being,
otherwise we all remain too frightened."
Hafiz
Oh god, that heartbreaking tiny little film. And the comments underneath. I’m streaming tears. Bless the writers, actors, editors and crew who made it. Thanks so much for this.
Trans identified men are happy to infantalise adult women. A significant number of them are happy to reduce women to outdated stereotypes that were the product of men's fantasies anyway. They're happy with it because they've lived male privilege as men and they live it when they claim to identify as women.
It's a bit like India Willoughby's reimagining of what women are or should be. Strangely, he oppresses women in the same ways men oppress women. He bullies them, talks over them, shouts at them, berates them for not shaving their body hair, or wearing heels and make up, etc. As a feminist writer whose name I can't recall said, 'he identifies as a woman but he doesn't identify with women'. Willoughby seems to like women about as much as the average misogynistic man does. What a surprise.
Plenty of stuff to make us angry but thank you for the short Iranian film at the end. The Ayatollahs are horrible people but Iranian people are lovely. I got to know many Iranian postgraduates, both men and women, at the university where I worked (admin) and of all the overseas students, they were my favourite. They all loved their classic poetry such as Hafez of Shiraz (quoted in the movie) and Jalaluddin Rumi. There are some fine translations into English by the way.
I lost a lovely young Iranian friend last year whose mental health plummeted during lockdown. He was the sweetest soul and I really miss him. I have wanted to visit Iran for years -maybe one day..
It's a beautiful country, the harassed and oppressed people are generally good humoured, warm and generous, but, as I'm sure you know, the regime is shite. Were it not Iran would have a lot of overseas visitors.
Yes it’s incredible to see pictures of Iranian life before the revolution. The women looked very stylish and happy.
You need to remember Iran before the revolution. In 1953 the U.S. at the behest of British Petroleum murdered the democratically elected head of state, a very moderate man who wanted to nationalize Iran's oil. That ushered in the regime of the Shah which came to be considered the most murderous and repressive government in the world (and that takes some doing). What you saw in the photos were well-to-do Iranian women not women being tortured in the Shah's prisons. I really wish people knew history.
A lot of Iranian people were encouraged by what happened in 1979, but one kind of brutality was exchanged for another, and one elite for another.
You are absolutely correct of course. I have heard Iranians who do not support the government saying that if the U.S. attacked they would not support a U.S. military invasion. I don't think the Iranian students (masked) I saw marching in Boston in the 1970s, marching against the Shah, wanted a religious takeover.
Yes, the coup. Oil has been a curse for many countries.
"Let individuals live life exactly how they please"
Well, Tom, except for the fact that TRAs will never return the favor?
UK readers might be interested in the speeches made in the House of Lords last night relating to Lord Blencathra's amendment to the Police & Crime Bill currently being debated [the amendment was ultimately withdrawn]:
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2022-01-10a.877.0&s=Gender#g877.1
Very interesting indeed.
needed to keep these prisoners safe; “it is removing them from the presence of men that is required to keep them safe—not putting them in a women’s prison. I note that the MoJ states that 94% of trans women are housed in the male estate. This means that the safety of the overwhelming majority of trans women can be met in men’s prisons.”
Jk Rowling's face looks battered and bruised in that cartoon. Either Eli is really poor at colouring or they think JK should be beaten :\
This is Canada, always striving to be at least as evil as their evil neighbor to the south:
Right now, Wet’suwet’en Indigenous rights are under attack: Canadian paramilitary troops flew into Indigenous lands in support of fossil fuel giant TC Energy, and their 417-mile fossil fuel pipeline -- without the consent of hereditary chiefs.
Aidan Crummyford is still stalking you and is accusing you of having a twitter sock account
https://twitter.com/AidanCTweets/status/1480827026521083905?s=20
Lol at Glinner's Gettr
Also they have to commit a first-time crime at some point Tom you utter DULLARD! Usually its something they've been building towards under the radar for a while. Why hand them the keys?
Absolutely maddened by this clueless privileged prick who has zero understanding of safeguarding and will never have to deal with these issues.