James Kirkup, one of the few journalists with the guts to have been covering this issue consistently for years, has come up with the concept of ‘Rowling’s Razor’. Kirkup giving the argument this title is a stroke of genius, but it would be remiss not to mention that the question was originally posed by Jack Appleby, talking not about Rowling but the dreaded ‘TERFS’ who had been sent death and rape threats for years for not bending the knee to an ideology cooked up by grifting
"Mind reading" ie ascribing motivations to people that they do not have (see the term 'dog-whistle') is a class in the armoury of abusive techniques. Any woman who has been abused/coercively controlled will spit it a mile off
I reckon there's a lot of people in media who believe option 2 is more likely but admitting that is career death. I reckon there's also a lot of people actively promoting gender ideology who believe option 2 but they hate women and safeguarding so they can't admit it either.
I'm sure there are plenty people who genuinely believe option 1 because that's how cults work. Also there are plenty people on twitter who haven't thought about either 1 or 2 but just enjoy witch-hunts.
That James Kirkup article is excellent. He might not be the first to make it but it articulated the situation beautifully. Many of us who view ourselves as liberal and certainly LGB friendly (and think transsexuals are ok) are now considered bigots. It's quite awful because we have our own view of what a true bigot is.
Transgenderism is a lie. There are men pretending to be women and women pretending to be men. That’s it. Some within that do I suppose have actual dysmorphia but the point still stands. Trying to pretend what you are not will mean you will probably be marginal. Rejected by many for your falsehood. If you want to hoe that path you need to accept that. Best of luck. You have no right to be included or lauded for your rejection of reality. Transgenderism needs to be put in the bin as a bad idea. Engaging with it is a dangerous thing. There can be no compromise as it seeks to redefine human reality. By all means have your separate society that believes gender ideology. But if you don’t believe in it don’t go near it. It’s a demonic ideology. It’s a lie. It’s butchering children. Need anyone say more. Don’t get into the semantics of discussing men vs women in sports and all the other bullshit you get into when you make concessions to a lie. Stay on the hill. Transgenderism is a lie. End of. That should be the ultimate ‘no debate’ tactic. Don’t concede nor temper your reality to a ideology that is based on a lie. Say that upfront. And let’s face facts we do have a problem with trans people. They are lying to us at a fundamental level. Have compassion so far as you can. But remember these people are masquerading as something they are not. It is not something to be lauded or ‘understood’ but pitied. Being nice and understanding has led to the butchering of children and the current shit show of women sports being slowly corrupted. Don’t be kind. You are fighting a deception. A corruption. Go full toothed nasty. These people are not honest. There will be collateral. Show no mercy. Because they won’t. Again transgenderism is a lie. That’s the starting point of any debate. Be ruthless as to much has already been lost.
And let’s also face facts that when it comes to men indulging in ‘transgenderism’ its so obviously a wank fetish. Whether it’s gay or straight. It’s all about fucking or being fucked. Men wanting into toilets and changing rooms for women. It’s so bleeding obvious what it’s all about. Dirty bastards. Tell them to fuck off and use the gents.
Everyone must see how thick KM is? How anyone can take him seriously is beyond me. Reminds me of a nerd boy at school, same entitlement who think he owns people... also a shit guitarist in the genre he’s playing in, sloppy af.
What coercive sexual control of lesbians has to do with birth control is that lesbians coerced into sex with males are likely to need birth control. Which ordinarily isn’t a concern for lesbians.
Monty has the one dull razor for debate, but I’m sure there’s a whack of sharp ones in a drawer somewhere — for the relentless depilation required to keep up appearances.
A few months ago, there was a woman stuck on a hospital ward with a trans identifying male (she heard the relatives call him Albert, apart from what she could see for herself with her own eyes). She was tweeting - Baroness Nicholson became involved - and apparently in a lot of distress, as well as being very ill. But the nurses were adamant that this was not a man and that she was, indeed, on a single sex women's ward. She ended up apologising publicly, clearly very upset by it all and by her mistake. I think it was Montgomery who was then all over it crowing over her humiliation. However, the same woman, 'Gilly Bee', has now heard Baroness Nicholson's speech in the House of Lords the other day about the rape of a woman by a transgender male in an NHS hospital. The hospital told the police this couldn't have happened because there were no men on the ward. Gilly Bee, has now retracted her apology as it seems that NHS policy is to deny that males are being allowed to occupy beds in women's wards when patients challenge this because... trans women are women. She now believes that she was a victim of this policy and that her instincts, what she saw and heard, were correct all along. Emma Nicholson's speech is absolutely terrifying and shocking yet not actually surprising given that "these things never happen" is as much of a mantra as "trans women are women." I know Emma Nicholson's speech featured in The Glinner Update on the 17th, but I remember now the horrible gloating by Montgomery over Gilly Bee's ordeal.
The story is so far in The Times, the Daily Mail, GB News etc. Strange that The Guardian and the BBC haven't picked up on this story yet given how awful it is.
The Guardian is a disgrace. I am ashamed I read it for so many years without being fully aware how far it had gone down that road. I abandoned it when Suzanne Moore had enough.
I still find it amazing that people refuse to believe that JKR is concerned about the things she says she's concerned about.
i know right but so much about this whole sorry dystopian world of this still astounds and angers hey?
"Mind reading" ie ascribing motivations to people that they do not have (see the term 'dog-whistle') is a class in the armoury of abusive techniques. Any woman who has been abused/coercively controlled will spit it a mile off
Yes and it’s a technique shared by a small group on our side too. “You said this but you meant this”
*spot it
Rowling's Razor is just brilliant.
I reckon there's a lot of people in media who believe option 2 is more likely but admitting that is career death. I reckon there's also a lot of people actively promoting gender ideology who believe option 2 but they hate women and safeguarding so they can't admit it either.
I'm sure there are plenty people who genuinely believe option 1 because that's how cults work. Also there are plenty people on twitter who haven't thought about either 1 or 2 but just enjoy witch-hunts.
More power to James Kirkup.
Yes, to all of those points.
Katie is beyond tedious. You're a man get over it.
Taking a look at who is really is is really helpful in putting him in his rightful place. Plastic surgery is a powerful thing. :https://mobile.twitter.com/godblesstoby/status/1500436591000576009
Jesus ,Mary and the wee donkey , this stuff gets more bizarre by the day !
I don’t know if I’ve said before but I used to live next door to a trans (FTM) she was more feminine afterwards !
She’s had bits cut off and bits added (I saw it 😩) but has now decided she wants a baby !!
You couldn’t make this shit up ,and we’re paying for it , physically ,emotionally and financially
I’ll shut up now
Farah and Sarah would've been a Little Britain sketch waiting to happen before Walliams and Lucas sold out.
Yes, I must admit, the names together sounded like something scripted.
Sounded like the idiot twin sisters of Tweedledee and Tweedledum to me.
Yes, or Tweedledum and Tweedledumber
That James Kirkup article is excellent. He might not be the first to make it but it articulated the situation beautifully. Many of us who view ourselves as liberal and certainly LGB friendly (and think transsexuals are ok) are now considered bigots. It's quite awful because we have our own view of what a true bigot is.
Transgenderism is a lie. There are men pretending to be women and women pretending to be men. That’s it. Some within that do I suppose have actual dysmorphia but the point still stands. Trying to pretend what you are not will mean you will probably be marginal. Rejected by many for your falsehood. If you want to hoe that path you need to accept that. Best of luck. You have no right to be included or lauded for your rejection of reality. Transgenderism needs to be put in the bin as a bad idea. Engaging with it is a dangerous thing. There can be no compromise as it seeks to redefine human reality. By all means have your separate society that believes gender ideology. But if you don’t believe in it don’t go near it. It’s a demonic ideology. It’s a lie. It’s butchering children. Need anyone say more. Don’t get into the semantics of discussing men vs women in sports and all the other bullshit you get into when you make concessions to a lie. Stay on the hill. Transgenderism is a lie. End of. That should be the ultimate ‘no debate’ tactic. Don’t concede nor temper your reality to a ideology that is based on a lie. Say that upfront. And let’s face facts we do have a problem with trans people. They are lying to us at a fundamental level. Have compassion so far as you can. But remember these people are masquerading as something they are not. It is not something to be lauded or ‘understood’ but pitied. Being nice and understanding has led to the butchering of children and the current shit show of women sports being slowly corrupted. Don’t be kind. You are fighting a deception. A corruption. Go full toothed nasty. These people are not honest. There will be collateral. Show no mercy. Because they won’t. Again transgenderism is a lie. That’s the starting point of any debate. Be ruthless as to much has already been lost.
And let’s also face facts that when it comes to men indulging in ‘transgenderism’ its so obviously a wank fetish. Whether it’s gay or straight. It’s all about fucking or being fucked. Men wanting into toilets and changing rooms for women. It’s so bleeding obvious what it’s all about. Dirty bastards. Tell them to fuck off and use the gents.
And again, bloody well said!!
That, is exactly it!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Good article explaining that 'transexuals' and cross dressers have been in it together from the beginning(decades):https://womenspeakscotland.com/2021/06/23/the-trans-umbrella-is-older-than-you-think/
Well said, James!
I agree.
Everyone must see how thick KM is? How anyone can take him seriously is beyond me. Reminds me of a nerd boy at school, same entitlement who think he owns people... also a shit guitarist in the genre he’s playing in, sloppy af.
Mediocre male
Graham, you could have just left it at 'Katy's dull'.
What coercive sexual control of lesbians has to do with birth control is that lesbians coerced into sex with males are likely to need birth control. Which ordinarily isn’t a concern for lesbians.
Monty has the one dull razor for debate, but I’m sure there’s a whack of sharp ones in a drawer somewhere — for the relentless depilation required to keep up appearances.
CACKLE
A few months ago, there was a woman stuck on a hospital ward with a trans identifying male (she heard the relatives call him Albert, apart from what she could see for herself with her own eyes). She was tweeting - Baroness Nicholson became involved - and apparently in a lot of distress, as well as being very ill. But the nurses were adamant that this was not a man and that she was, indeed, on a single sex women's ward. She ended up apologising publicly, clearly very upset by it all and by her mistake. I think it was Montgomery who was then all over it crowing over her humiliation. However, the same woman, 'Gilly Bee', has now heard Baroness Nicholson's speech in the House of Lords the other day about the rape of a woman by a transgender male in an NHS hospital. The hospital told the police this couldn't have happened because there were no men on the ward. Gilly Bee, has now retracted her apology as it seems that NHS policy is to deny that males are being allowed to occupy beds in women's wards when patients challenge this because... trans women are women. She now believes that she was a victim of this policy and that her instincts, what she saw and heard, were correct all along. Emma Nicholson's speech is absolutely terrifying and shocking yet not actually surprising given that "these things never happen" is as much of a mantra as "trans women are women." I know Emma Nicholson's speech featured in The Glinner Update on the 17th, but I remember now the horrible gloating by Montgomery over Gilly Bee's ordeal.
The story is so far in The Times, the Daily Mail, GB News etc. Strange that The Guardian and the BBC haven't picked up on this story yet given how awful it is.
The Guardian is a disgrace. I am ashamed I read it for so many years without being fully aware how far it had gone down that road. I abandoned it when Suzanne Moore had enough.
The top 10 moments from the tribunal this week:
https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnCarameI/status/1504926724785594373
Week 1
https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnCarameI/status/1504933303975137283
But, but... She gave someone a leaflet. The leaflet was red and black! The woman is clearly a witch. I expect she turns milk sour.
Omg that cheered me up!
I've said similar about me to women I know who think I have suddenly become a bigot.
Just checking in to see how you're doing?