Can people help me out with the “many, many more”? Also looking for unironic use of language like ‘cis’ and “assigned at birth” I want to show the extent of journalistic capture.
I think Owen Jones is guilty of 1930s Bolshevik levels of journalistic fraud and he knows lots of the things he says aren't true, but it helps his cause so sacrificing women and children on the alter of his ideology is ok in his world
The ubiquitous 'cone of 'trans' silence' was placed over this report. No mention that the rape happened in a women's shelter. No mention that the man told the staff that he was a 'woman'. This should be cross country news, even world news -- but no. Journalistic cone of silence in service of the 'gender' ideology. It's everywhere, everyday. How can the public voice an objection if incidents like this are so poorly 'reported'?
You will note that I questioned this rewriting of history below the line, and that I received a great deal of support. The only person who pushed back was some other Guardian contributor, with no obvious connection to the piece.
On the plus side, for once they didn't moderate my comment. Maybe even the Guardian is taking note of the prevailing wind of change.
Good for you for pushing back. And my word that member of 'Staff' was aggressive, then doubled down and claimed you had an 'ideological objection to it', as if by labelling you as ideological that's some trump card.
Thank you. It's pretty rich, isn't it? Well, if being opposed to homophobia / the attempted erasure of sex-based attraction is 'ideological', then sign me up as an ideologue, I guess.
The BBC is factually wrong: they claim that Primark have made their changing rooms "female only" whilst acknowledging they are for "all women and no identities will be checked". I pointed out that Primark have not said this, but they said they will not correct their claim.
I know! I used to love the beeb, but their overall stance on gender ideology is appalling. Similarly The Guardian obvs. I wrote to Kath Viner last year to complain about Owen and the gang and give up my paid subscription. She never wrote back! I was hurt.
On the 7th July 2022, ITV News spoke to members of the public about Boris Johnson. This included someone who was happy that Boris was gone because he was including gay people, but not trans people in the Conversion Therapy Bill. It was outrageous for ITV News to air this without context, but no doubt was intentional.
An example from the U.S. just this morning, from the totally captured National Public Radio, on Morning Edition today: "A warning for listeners here: he's about to use violent, transphobic language:"
She also repeats the disproved claim that "In reality, transgender people were murdered at RECORD NUMBERS in the last two years." In real reality, the tiny numbers show a slight dip in 2020 (from 31 in 2019 to 28), then a steep rise in 2021 (to 53)--probably mirroring the overall huge increase in TG identification in the U.S.: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944726/murders-transgender-gender-diverse-people-us/
Have you seen or heard Peter Boghossian and Matt Thornton, All Things Re-Considered and their close scrutiny of NPR segments? The dinosaur one is particularly weird but they are all shockingly skewed. The evidence really is stacking up.
They play a bit, then keep stopping to point out the misinformation, misdirection or blatant lies.
Also, I'm not sure if it's really what you're after but I've commented before on Dominic Cavindish of the Telegraph's glowing article on fetishist Jordan Gray.
I shit you not he writes about Grays tongue in cheek song about " trans superiority" and how a super hero theme over arches the show.
Later in the article he writes about grays musings on hollywoods lack of trans heroes, where he quotes gray saying " I'm literally an X-Man. fucking bonkers I'll try share the article for anyone who wants their day ruined.
The journalistic fraud is official in the webpage called "Trans Journalists Association Style Guide" which does not have any names in credits, but has pushed their rules into the major US news outlets.
'Don’t ask for or publish a person’s criminal history unless it’s completely relevant.
Be aware that trans people are disproportionately criminalized and policed. If the person you’re reporting on has a criminal record, reporting that information could have consequences for that person. For instance, it could make it harder for an individual to find work. Reporting on that criminal record also perpetuates stereotypes about trans people. If that history is not relevant to the story, you should not report it. If it is, you should consult with the individual about whether they are comfortable with that information being published. Before proceeding, discuss the potential negative impact publishing such information could have on them. You may need to find a different source or give the source anonymity if you cannot proceed with the story without publishing their criminal history. Publishing such information is rarely in the public interest. Consider killing a story if you have no alternatives.'
Jon Ronson should be required to remake episode 6 about the lesbian Mich-Fest in his Things Fell Apart series. He tells the story without once mentioning that trans-activist Dana Rivers, who protested against Mich-Fest, subsequently murdered a lesbian couple and son. Peak journalistic failure and bias.
Rivers compared himself to lesbian women at the festival, stating that although they had been “born with vaginas … it was obvious to me and to them that I was more female than they were.”
I'm not sure if this falls under fraud, but surely it's not journalism: in today's Variety article on Daniel Radcliff's doubling down on his righteous condemnation of JKR, reporter never asks DR to explain what exactly Rowling said or wrote that he objects to. Of course, the reporter is approaching this the way virtually all the press has done.
You're right I believe it is too. And those bastards are relying on the victims to come forward and complain that their abusers have been referred to as women? As if they haven't got enough on their plate they have to point out the bleedin' obvious to supposed professionals. Oh no, not at all adding to the trauma, oh of course not. And the victims who are dead, how are they supposed to complain.
'We have all now realised that racism, feminism, homosexuality – and any other identity – are matters of basic human compassion, and shouldn’t be the subject of “debate” because the debate itself is so dehumanising to begin with.'
Yes. That's right. One's race, one's being female, or being homosexual, are just 'identities'. Well I never knew, did you?
There they give their definition of gender: "Gender means Gender Identity, which is determined socio-culturally, as opposed to biological sex" - as if gender and gender identity were the same thing.
Here they feature a slide show of an "Eight year old drag queen":
That's a guest column by a DJ bemoaning the lack of "FINTA*"s as DJ's. This is a German acroncym for "Frauen (Women), Inter*, Non-Binary, Trans* and A-gender" - as if this was one coherent group:
In this piece, the female DJ writes about her experiences with sexual harassment but specifically describes this as a problem that would affect the supposed group as a whole - i.e. by using the acronym she very explicitely claims that transpeople were subjected to the same extent and the same form of harassment she is.
In this article, they claim that science has just discovered a trans fish:
Btw, quite a few species of fish actually change sex, and they do it due to specific environmental necessities. Biologists have known and written about this for quite a while, and it doesn't make the fish trans. Because we can say that the fish doesn't change sex according to its own volition. Nevertheless, taz calls said fish trans and says that talking about biology is for biology classes.
Here (https://taz.de/Physische-Selbstbestimmung/!5879894/) a self described queer author writes that: "Sex is assigning a function to a body". (Theoretically he could mean gender as the word is the same in German, but in this context he would specifically use the term. So he means biological sex.)
And: "Queer bodies can not be used, thus they are reprehensible. Because they evade the assignment of any function, both in domestic and foreign politics". (Don't ask me what that means.)
"They (queer bodies) are objects of desire or game, one never knows which beforehand".
And there is tons more, and just on that one outlet. Also, Freitag, a leftleaning weekly, has caved in to transideology a while back.
Cripes, these gender-woo-ists and their goddam fish... I mean, how the hell can this be characterized as "trans"? The fish really DO change sex! That's the entire POINT of the exercise, after all! Because it's about REPRODUCTION. Not "identity", not sexist stereotypes, not social roles, not creepy-ass fetishes... not GENDER. Yanno, WHAT "TRANS" IS SHORT FOR. And no animal species besides OURS gives a flying FUCK about! (Or even has any awareness of.)
And guess what? The fish aren't getting mad-scientist "surgery", or taking growth-stunting drugs, or harassing anyone about their pronouns... because this is a NATURAL PROCESS for them. And it's REAL. No fucking "validation" required. So they're the "anti-trans fish", actually ("cis fish"?).
Does Jenni Murray being given a warning by the BBC for asking Pirahna Willoughby the question “...but is it really possible for men to be women”? Loads of stuff in media about it & of course she was side-lined out of her job for it.
The PM programme! Evan Davies uncrtically interviewed a "satisfied client" of the Tavistock - full of gender ideology language. It sounded like an Infomercial. Also all local press seems captured reporting falsely on protests, using preferred pronouns for se offenders. Also Varsity's report on the Helen Joyce event contained an inaccurate description of the GC position. It's infuriating!
This! I listened this week and wondered if he would invite a detransitioner on to provide a balanced view and then I thought - give your head a wobble - of course he won’t. Evan Davis is totally captured.
How recent was the Evan Davies interview? I'll never forget his infomercial for Susie Green/Mermaids on Newsnight a few years ago, with his accompanying snippy dismissal of Stephanie Davies Arai trying to get in a sensible, countering word. Is he still so uninformed and prejudiced?
Yes, he is. I’m trying to be strong enough to stop listening to PM. I need to find a new radio home as the BBC is driving me mad. If it’s not Emma Barnett and her lack of support for women and girls, it’s Evan Davis. Anyone know how Times Radio is?
Difficult to recall the actual language but I recall being shocked by how hostile Emma Barnett was in her tone towards Maya Forstater and Rosie Duffield but surprisingly soft towards Grace Lavery.
This piece is about far right rad fem fascists, my favorite part: "The reason is that “TERF” no longer means the same thing it did 20 or even 10 years ago."
The first time the term TERF had been reported was 2008, so "20 years" is more than a stretch.
What about the Guardian article re the trans-identified footballer in the Gaelic women's team? They said they didn't print the photograph to protect the player's safety. Aye right. They didn't add the photo because 'she' is a MAN!
If "youtube science journalism" counts, and I believe it does as many people are probably referring to youtube for sciece, especially kids; then science channels like AsapScience and Professor Dave Explains are examples. Most egregious as they try to spin it as scientific when it is clearly not.
btw Professor Dave turned his comments off because everyone was disagreeing with him and he threw a tantrum. Maria MacLachlan from Peak Trans has a hilarious video about it.
I'm from Ireland but have lived in Shropshire for the last seven years, it's a really good microcosm of the overall issue.
I really don't think people in general are buying into the trans nonsense but the local paper go completely against the grain and uses the cis term routinely.
they even helpfully explain what cis means for readers.
I think it's a mix of media being populated by either well meaning graduate types and or not so well meaning activist types.
Yes about not using 'trans', though I'd go for 'identify as trans', as there's often not dysphoria or body distress. Social contagion brings in all sorts. People just on the autism spectrum, the porn-skewed, autogynephiliacs, kids drawn to what they think is 'social justice' or escaping 'privilege'...
Does radio reporting count? BBC radio 5 Live this morning has been full of it. They reported on a birthing parent as opposed to a non-birthing parent, but think that was a direct report on what was said in the House in Westminster (and parental leave with regard to a man whose wife had died). I think Scott Bryan referred to cis and there was some difference in who was saying LGBT and LGBTQIA+ in relation to the Kit Connor issues, being 'forced' to come out as bisexual and 'queer baiting'. Someone earlier at breakfast also on the Kit story, (called Matt?) mentioned cis and straight. I found that odd, because straight now seems to mean 'not trans' as well as heterosexual. I tend to tune out now so remembering when they do it is tricky.
Unusual for the daily mail, but they don't take the obvious step to acknowledge that this doubling may be based on identity not sex. It then highlights the much rarer actual biological female offenders in the article.
Not quite journalism per se, though they do put out articles as well, but the ACLU actually changed a quote by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, erasing the words 'woman' and 'her', changing it to 'person' and 'their'. They were later forced to apologize, but kept the original tweet, even stated they believe she would have supported it (her and women's very erasure. insane!)
The tweet in its entirety starts with this, and then includes the altered quote as a meme.
"With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, we lost a champion for abortion and gender equality. And on the anniversary of her death, the fight to protect abortion access is more urgent than ever."
'The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a [person’s] life, to [their] well-being and dignity. When the government controls that decision for [people], [they are] being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for [their] own choices.'
Original quote:
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.”
I listened to The Daily with Michael Barbaro (NYT) about 6 months ago with a revealing comment from him, essentially that "trans kids" needed access to "gender affirming" drugs in order to find out how the drugs worked. In other words, some children should just be unwitting guinea pigs for the trans pharmaceutical industry. An irresponsible, insensitive thing to say, but no surprise from the NYT. Will try to find a link.
Any of the so-called science publications implying that biological sex in humans is a spectrum because clownfish, barramundi, and fungi. My late father had a subscription to Scientific American for decades, until he passed away at 74 years old in 2010. I am sure he would have canceled his subscription and written them a scathing letter detailing his reasons why had he seen the horseshit they've published in service to the gods of Gender Woo-Woo in the past several years.
"She Killed Two Women. At 83, She Is Charged With Dismembering a Third."
"Harvey Marcelin was charged with murder after a head was found in her Brooklyn apartment. Officials said it belonged to a dismembered body discovered in a shopping cart."
This shocking article and headline becomes a lot less shocking when it dawns on you that the "she" referred to in the HEADLINE is actually a MAN!
The dude was a sex offender (a literal sex offender, on the sex offender registry) with a history of indecent exposure against women & girls, parading around the women-only area with a semi-erect penis, leering at women and little girls. Yet WaPo depicted him as the victim, while the actual victims were recast as conservative transphobes. Unbelievable.
In Australia we had a political candidate misreported by national broadcasters about her claims regarding trans males and criminality. They reported she claimed half of all trans people were sex offenders when she was specifically talking about trans males in prison. They apologised after the election.
Our national channel, the ABC, also recently ran a piece looking at how the ABC and SBS have been influenced by ACON (Australian equivalent to Stonewall I think)
This Private Eye article reportedly detailing Hadley Freeman's resignation letter from the Graunaid is absolute napalm 🔥
https://twitter.com/lecanardnoir/status/1587817375084208130
yes, that's what I was writing about!
Oof and good for Hadley. And it also explains why Adrian Chiles has multiple emptier than puff pieces and his sudden rise to prominence.
Chiles used to be married to Jane Garvey ex Woman’s Hour presenter and I would expect gender critical. Wonder what she thinks.
BBC website. So many but the nadir was claiming men & women are equally likely to be paedophiles. The consequences are potentially terrible.
Calumny
The most disgraceful news coverage is of David Dana Rivers who killed a lesbian family. A lesbian married couple and their son an aspiring nurse.
It was literal lesbian erasure, yet the Washington post do not use the word lesbian once. They use woman 3 times and she 5 times for Rivers.
the top 10 news results on page 1 use 'She'
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22dana+rivers%22&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiomPfU8o_7AhVRQUEAHR5kDNgQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1477&bih=859&dpr=2
Yes. Cold-blooded murder of a family gone completely unreported. And his background as one of the saboteurs of Michfest.
ALL mainstream media are in the dock over this one, no? It's journalistic fraud to CHOOSE TO OMIT EVEN TO REPORT IT.
I think Owen Jones is guilty of 1930s Bolshevik levels of journalistic fraud and he knows lots of the things he says aren't true, but it helps his cause so sacrificing women and children on the alter of his ideology is ok in his world
He is the worst. Socialist my arse.
The ubiquitous 'cone of 'trans' silence' was placed over this report. No mention that the rape happened in a women's shelter. No mention that the man told the staff that he was a 'woman'. This should be cross country news, even world news -- but no. Journalistic cone of silence in service of the 'gender' ideology. It's everywhere, everyday. How can the public voice an objection if incidents like this are so poorly 'reported'?
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/parry-sound-resident-charged-with-sexual-assault-1.6049980
Here it is properly reported by Reduxx. Look at the man they're protecting.
https://reduxx.info/male-sex-offender-identified-as-woman-to-access-womens-shelter-allegedly-raped-a-female-resident/
You can report a factual error by clicking 'report an error' under the article and 'factual' on the following page to report this glaring omission 👍
This article by Owen Myers in The Guardian about gay country musician Patrick Haggerty, in which his 1970s music is rebranded as 'queer'.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/01/lavender-country-tribute
You will note that I questioned this rewriting of history below the line, and that I received a great deal of support. The only person who pushed back was some other Guardian contributor, with no obvious connection to the piece.
On the plus side, for once they didn't moderate my comment. Maybe even the Guardian is taking note of the prevailing wind of change.
Good for you for pushing back. And my word that member of 'Staff' was aggressive, then doubled down and claimed you had an 'ideological objection to it', as if by labelling you as ideological that's some trump card.
Thank you. It's pretty rich, isn't it? Well, if being opposed to homophobia / the attempted erasure of sex-based attraction is 'ideological', then sign me up as an ideologue, I guess.
The BBC is factually wrong: they claim that Primark have made their changing rooms "female only" whilst acknowledging they are for "all women and no identities will be checked". I pointed out that Primark have not said this, but they said they will not correct their claim.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63150281
1. You will recall the unspeakable BBC treatment of a survivor of rape:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4559827-times-bbc-changed-pronouns-in-rape-story
2. BBC reporting of the Cardiff protest, with reference to "a group" instead of explaining that lesbians were protesting their erasure.
3. BBC interview of Fallon Fox
4. BBC threatening to report women to the police for objecting to the destruction of women's sport.
My first thought was 'Where to begin about the BBC, NYT, Guardian... ?!?'. Thank you for making this start!
I know! I used to love the beeb, but their overall stance on gender ideology is appalling. Similarly The Guardian obvs. I wrote to Kath Viner last year to complain about Owen and the gang and give up my paid subscription. She never wrote back! I was hurt.
Me too.
"History-making ‘Jeopardy!’ champ becomes show’s top female earner"
They called this man a FEMALE. Not trans-woman, but FEMALE.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/587514-history-making-jeopardy-champ-becomes-shows-top/
The reporting on 'Chloe Thompson' aka Andy McNab was incorrectly reported in-
The Evening Gazette: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/sex-offender-admits-exposing-penis-23106342
The Daily Record: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scot-flashed-penis-used-sex-26256211
The Northern Echo: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19311356.transgender-sex-offenders-failure-register-tiktok-account-lands-court/
The Metro: https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/12/ex-soldier-exposed-her-penis-and-used-wheelie-bin-as-sex-toy-in-public-16454386/
Daily Star: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/ex-soldier-committed-sex-act-26698823
And LBC: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/transgender-former-soldier-emily-thompson-sex-act-middlesborough/
Remember Ofcom have displayed the 'progress' pride colours.
@Graham Linehan A petition you may like to highlight.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243
On the 7th July 2022, ITV News spoke to members of the public about Boris Johnson. This included someone who was happy that Boris was gone because he was including gay people, but not trans people in the Conversion Therapy Bill. It was outrageous for ITV News to air this without context, but no doubt was intentional.
An example from the U.S. just this morning, from the totally captured National Public Radio, on Morning Edition today: "A warning for listeners here: he's about to use violent, transphobic language:"
Lisa Hagen, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133477897/reawaken-america-brings-together-some-of-the-u-s-most-prolific-conspiracy-theori
She also repeats the disproved claim that "In reality, transgender people were murdered at RECORD NUMBERS in the last two years." In real reality, the tiny numbers show a slight dip in 2020 (from 31 in 2019 to 28), then a steep rise in 2021 (to 53)--probably mirroring the overall huge increase in TG identification in the U.S.: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944726/murders-transgender-gender-diverse-people-us/
The total seems to be negligible compared to the overall U.S. homicide stats, which show increases in the murder rates since 2019: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myths-and-realities-understanding-recent-trends-violent-crime
Have you seen or heard Peter Boghossian and Matt Thornton, All Things Re-Considered and their close scrutiny of NPR segments? The dinosaur one is particularly weird but they are all shockingly skewed. The evidence really is stacking up.
They play a bit, then keep stopping to point out the misinformation, misdirection or blatant lies.
Peter Boghossian is amazing, his work on the Grevience Studies affair woke up a lot of people I know to the nonsense spewing out of universities.
Also, I'm not sure if it's really what you're after but I've commented before on Dominic Cavindish of the Telegraph's glowing article on fetishist Jordan Gray.
I shit you not he writes about Grays tongue in cheek song about " trans superiority" and how a super hero theme over arches the show.
Later in the article he writes about grays musings on hollywoods lack of trans heroes, where he quotes gray saying " I'm literally an X-Man. fucking bonkers I'll try share the article for anyone who wants their day ruined.
The journalistic fraud is official in the webpage called "Trans Journalists Association Style Guide" which does not have any names in credits, but has pushed their rules into the major US news outlets.
https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/
More at:
uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com (edited as per GL request)
do you have the link to the exact page, Ute?
Here it is:
https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/
Promise me you'll get in touch, I writing you an email now. Ute
Well this is horrifying.
'Don’t ask for or publish a person’s criminal history unless it’s completely relevant.
Be aware that trans people are disproportionately criminalized and policed. If the person you’re reporting on has a criminal record, reporting that information could have consequences for that person. For instance, it could make it harder for an individual to find work. Reporting on that criminal record also perpetuates stereotypes about trans people. If that history is not relevant to the story, you should not report it. If it is, you should consult with the individual about whether they are comfortable with that information being published. Before proceeding, discuss the potential negative impact publishing such information could have on them. You may need to find a different source or give the source anonymity if you cannot proceed with the story without publishing their criminal history. Publishing such information is rarely in the public interest. Consider killing a story if you have no alternatives.'
wow....
Jon Ronson should be required to remake episode 6 about the lesbian Mich-Fest in his Things Fell Apart series. He tells the story without once mentioning that trans-activist Dana Rivers, who protested against Mich-Fest, subsequently murdered a lesbian couple and son. Peak journalistic failure and bias.
https://reduxx.info/trans-activist-to-stand-trial-for-the-brutal-murder-of-a-lesbian-couple-and-son/
Here's one of Rivers quotes:
Rivers compared himself to lesbian women at the festival, stating that although they had been “born with vaginas … it was obvious to me and to them that I was more female than they were.”
I'm not sure if this falls under fraud, but surely it's not journalism: in today's Variety article on Daniel Radcliff's doubling down on his righteous condemnation of JKR, reporter never asks DR to explain what exactly Rowling said or wrote that he objects to. Of course, the reporter is approaching this the way virtually all the press has done.
Times reports it today in the same manner.
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/leigh-park-woman-jailed-for-child-abuse-carried-out-when-she-was-a-man-3858309 I complained to IPSO (and the paper) about this. They will not correct the heading or state that this person is a man because "you were third party to the complaint". So it is my belief that IPSO is also captured.
You're right I believe it is too. And those bastards are relying on the victims to come forward and complain that their abusers have been referred to as women? As if they haven't got enough on their plate they have to point out the bleedin' obvious to supposed professionals. Oh no, not at all adding to the trauma, oh of course not. And the victims who are dead, how are they supposed to complain.
To your last question, they can identify as still alive. /s
Not sure if this, from today, deserves to be anywhere near the word 'journalism' or 'journalist' [Ryan Coogan. Looks like Quentin Letts on crack]...
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jk-rowling-daniel-radcliffe-trans-rights-b2215868.html
Contains the lovely, warming segment...
'We have all now realised that racism, feminism, homosexuality – and any other identity – are matters of basic human compassion, and shouldn’t be the subject of “debate” because the debate itself is so dehumanising to begin with.'
Yes. That's right. One's race, one's being female, or being homosexual, are just 'identities'. Well I never knew, did you?
[Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20221102155330/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jk-rowling-daniel-radcliffe-trans-rights-b2215868.html]
I know you said national, but I'd like to contribute at least one international example.
Germany's leftwing liberal flagship taz (short for Tageszeitung) is full of it. They run their own section "Gender and Sexuality".
https://taz.de/Schwerpunkt-Gender-und-Sexualitaeten/!t5008323/
There they give their definition of gender: "Gender means Gender Identity, which is determined socio-culturally, as opposed to biological sex" - as if gender and gender identity were the same thing.
Here they feature a slide show of an "Eight year old drag queen":
https://taz.de/#!g5610450/
That's a guest column by a DJ bemoaning the lack of "FINTA*"s as DJ's. This is a German acroncym for "Frauen (Women), Inter*, Non-Binary, Trans* and A-gender" - as if this was one coherent group:
https://taz.de/Sexismus-in-der-elektronischen-Musikszene/!5885539/
In this piece, the female DJ writes about her experiences with sexual harassment but specifically describes this as a problem that would affect the supposed group as a whole - i.e. by using the acronym she very explicitely claims that transpeople were subjected to the same extent and the same form of harassment she is.
In this article, they claim that science has just discovered a trans fish:
https://taz.de/Geschlechtswechsel-bei-Fischen/!5885968/
This is of course "Against the old world order".
Btw, quite a few species of fish actually change sex, and they do it due to specific environmental necessities. Biologists have known and written about this for quite a while, and it doesn't make the fish trans. Because we can say that the fish doesn't change sex according to its own volition. Nevertheless, taz calls said fish trans and says that talking about biology is for biology classes.
Here (https://taz.de/Physische-Selbstbestimmung/!5879894/) a self described queer author writes that: "Sex is assigning a function to a body". (Theoretically he could mean gender as the word is the same in German, but in this context he would specifically use the term. So he means biological sex.)
And: "Queer bodies can not be used, thus they are reprehensible. Because they evade the assignment of any function, both in domestic and foreign politics". (Don't ask me what that means.)
"They (queer bodies) are objects of desire or game, one never knows which beforehand".
And there is tons more, and just on that one outlet. Also, Freitag, a leftleaning weekly, has caved in to transideology a while back.
Cripes, these gender-woo-ists and their goddam fish... I mean, how the hell can this be characterized as "trans"? The fish really DO change sex! That's the entire POINT of the exercise, after all! Because it's about REPRODUCTION. Not "identity", not sexist stereotypes, not social roles, not creepy-ass fetishes... not GENDER. Yanno, WHAT "TRANS" IS SHORT FOR. And no animal species besides OURS gives a flying FUCK about! (Or even has any awareness of.)
And guess what? The fish aren't getting mad-scientist "surgery", or taking growth-stunting drugs, or harassing anyone about their pronouns... because this is a NATURAL PROCESS for them. And it's REAL. No fucking "validation" required. So they're the "anti-trans fish", actually ("cis fish"?).
While you're at it, look at this article and the atrocious letter it's talking about. It's total fraud! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/02/gender-identity-specialists-accuse-psychology-body-of-contributing-to-fear
Does Jenni Murray being given a warning by the BBC for asking Pirahna Willoughby the question “...but is it really possible for men to be women”? Loads of stuff in media about it & of course she was side-lined out of her job for it.
Missed out the word ‘count’ in between ‘women’ & the ?
Word blindness increasing ... oh dear...🙄
The PM programme! Evan Davies uncrtically interviewed a "satisfied client" of the Tavistock - full of gender ideology language. It sounded like an Infomercial. Also all local press seems captured reporting falsely on protests, using preferred pronouns for se offenders. Also Varsity's report on the Helen Joyce event contained an inaccurate description of the GC position. It's infuriating!
This! I listened this week and wondered if he would invite a detransitioner on to provide a balanced view and then I thought - give your head a wobble - of course he won’t. Evan Davis is totally captured.
How recent was the Evan Davies interview? I'll never forget his infomercial for Susie Green/Mermaids on Newsnight a few years ago, with his accompanying snippy dismissal of Stephanie Davies Arai trying to get in a sensible, countering word. Is he still so uninformed and prejudiced?
Yes, he is. I’m trying to be strong enough to stop listening to PM. I need to find a new radio home as the BBC is driving me mad. If it’s not Emma Barnett and her lack of support for women and girls, it’s Evan Davis. Anyone know how Times Radio is?
Difficult to recall the actual language but I recall being shocked by how hostile Emma Barnett was in her tone towards Maya Forstater and Rosie Duffield but surprisingly soft towards Grace Lavery.
Agreed. I was angry at Barnett’s fawning over Grace Lavery.
This piece is about far right rad fem fascists, my favorite part: "The reason is that “TERF” no longer means the same thing it did 20 or even 10 years ago."
The first time the term TERF had been reported was 2008, so "20 years" is more than a stretch.
https://xtramagazine.com/power/far-right-feminist-fascist-220810
As if there were such a thing as a feminist fascist....
What about the Guardian article re the trans-identified footballer in the Gaelic women's team? They said they didn't print the photograph to protect the player's safety. Aye right. They didn't add the photo because 'she' is a MAN!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/08/trans-gaelic-footballer-giulia-valentino-leave-legacy-inclusion
Pity they don’t show the same amount of concern about the safety of women & girls...
Elon Musk about The Guardian. 😆
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587114234059624448
If "youtube science journalism" counts, and I believe it does as many people are probably referring to youtube for sciece, especially kids; then science channels like AsapScience and Professor Dave Explains are examples. Most egregious as they try to spin it as scientific when it is clearly not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGqFUStcxc&ab_channel=ProfessorDaveExplains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MitqjSYtwrQ&ab_channel=AsapSCIENCE
btw Professor Dave turned his comments off because everyone was disagreeing with him and he threw a tantrum. Maria MacLachlan from Peak Trans has a hilarious video about it.
Edit to add link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGNczRIkxD8&ab_channel=PeakTrans
I'm from Ireland but have lived in Shropshire for the last seven years, it's a really good microcosm of the overall issue.
I really don't think people in general are buying into the trans nonsense but the local paper go completely against the grain and uses the cis term routinely.
they even helpfully explain what cis means for readers.
I think it's a mix of media being populated by either well meaning graduate types and or not so well meaning activist types.
May I ask if you're gay?
You may, I'm not
As I see in Ireland, a huge LGB etc. study that even involves Trinity, is forcing participants into accepting gender identity ideology.
Unfortunately I'm not surprised to hear this KFP, Ireland is fertile ground for these ideas.
I have tons of screenshots. Where should I send them?
You can use his substack email to reach him (so the address from which he sends the newsletter).
Thank you
Starting off with ABC News’s promotion of Jazz Jennings: https://youtu.be/bJw3s85EcxM
Glamour magazine’s tirade against JK Rowling’s supposed transphobia, which is says it continues to update: https://www.glamour.com/story/a-complete-breakdown-of-the-jk-rowling-transgender-comments-controversy/amp
All papers that use “trans” - should be gender dysphoria or gender distress
Reports that don't even say trans and just say woman for example are even worse.
Agree. Woman not to be used for “man” . Also never call males “she”
Yes about not using 'trans', though I'd go for 'identify as trans', as there's often not dysphoria or body distress. Social contagion brings in all sorts. People just on the autism spectrum, the porn-skewed, autogynephiliacs, kids drawn to what they think is 'social justice' or escaping 'privilege'...
“Identify as trans” then journalist lists all the options you mentioned so readers know
Yes!! for God's sake . . . we need to start with the elemental stuff.
Definitely, language is everything. Journalists must not use activist words
The issue is some are activists.
But the job of a journalist is to be neutral unless you're writing an editorial
Their job is finding the truth. Opinion pieces are not journalism - there’s too many of the latter (in my opinion !)
Zoe Williams (guardian).
Does radio reporting count? BBC radio 5 Live this morning has been full of it. They reported on a birthing parent as opposed to a non-birthing parent, but think that was a direct report on what was said in the House in Westminster (and parental leave with regard to a man whose wife had died). I think Scott Bryan referred to cis and there was some difference in who was saying LGBT and LGBTQIA+ in relation to the Kit Connor issues, being 'forced' to come out as bisexual and 'queer baiting'. Someone earlier at breakfast also on the Kit story, (called Matt?) mentioned cis and straight. I found that odd, because straight now seems to mean 'not trans' as well as heterosexual. I tend to tune out now so remembering when they do it is tricky.
Well done, Graham. This has been needed for a long time
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9162391/Number-female-paedophiles-nearly-DOUBLES-four-years.html
Unusual for the daily mail, but they don't take the obvious step to acknowledge that this doubling may be based on identity not sex. It then highlights the much rarer actual biological female offenders in the article.
Loads of examples of men being called women in newspaper headlines on the hashtag #NotOurCrimes
https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotOurCrimes?t=ApShXK-FJw-PLY1GZwuy2g&s=09
Anything by Ben Hunte happily shunted by BBC to Vice.
Classic dissected by Fair Play for Woman https://twitter.com/fairplaywomen/status/1438818681723793409?lang=en-GB
reporting on lesbians that erases lesbians is an article in its own right
How it all started in 2015, complete with Challenor tweet congratulating SW
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/16/stonewall-start-campaigning-trans-equality
“assigned at birth”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/08/transgender-woman-raped-girl-before-transition-male-prison-davina-ayrton
The Lancet - Cover dated 25th Sept 2021 - 'Bodies with vaginas'
Not quite journalism per se, though they do put out articles as well, but the ACLU actually changed a quote by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, erasing the words 'woman' and 'her', changing it to 'person' and 'their'. They were later forced to apologize, but kept the original tweet, even stated they believe she would have supported it (her and women's very erasure. insane!)
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1439259891064004610?s=20
The tweet in its entirety starts with this, and then includes the altered quote as a meme.
"With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, we lost a champion for abortion and gender equality. And on the anniversary of her death, the fight to protect abortion access is more urgent than ever."
'The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a [person’s] life, to [their] well-being and dignity. When the government controls that decision for [people], [they are] being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for [their] own choices.'
Original quote:
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.”
I listened to The Daily with Michael Barbaro (NYT) about 6 months ago with a revealing comment from him, essentially that "trans kids" needed access to "gender affirming" drugs in order to find out how the drugs worked. In other words, some children should just be unwitting guinea pigs for the trans pharmaceutical industry. An irresponsible, insensitive thing to say, but no surprise from the NYT. Will try to find a link.
The Wi-spa lies.
Any of the so-called science publications implying that biological sex in humans is a spectrum because clownfish, barramundi, and fungi. My late father had a subscription to Scientific American for decades, until he passed away at 74 years old in 2010. I am sure he would have canceled his subscription and written them a scathing letter detailing his reasons why had he seen the horseshit they've published in service to the gods of Gender Woo-Woo in the past several years.
In Homage to Catalonia Orwell mentions meeting a man during the Barcelona occupation whose full-time job it was to spread lies.
Wonder what the going rate is for a professional liar.
Orwell Jones.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/28/anti-trans-video-los-angeles-protest-wi-spa
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/nyregion/harvey-marcelin-shopping-cart-body.html
"She Killed Two Women. At 83, She Is Charged With Dismembering a Third."
"Harvey Marcelin was charged with murder after a head was found in her Brooklyn apartment. Officials said it belonged to a dismembered body discovered in a shopping cart."
This shocking article and headline becomes a lot less shocking when it dawns on you that the "she" referred to in the HEADLINE is actually a MAN!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Marcelin
This Washington Post article about the WiSpa incident was one of the most egregious examples I've seen: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/05/transgender-woman-los-angeles-spa/. "A trans woman reportedly undressed in a spa. Customers said they were ‘traumatized,’ and a protest ensued."
The dude was a sex offender (a literal sex offender, on the sex offender registry) with a history of indecent exposure against women & girls, parading around the women-only area with a semi-erect penis, leering at women and little girls. Yet WaPo depicted him as the victim, while the actual victims were recast as conservative transphobes. Unbelievable.
In Australia we had a political candidate misreported by national broadcasters about her claims regarding trans males and criminality. They reported she claimed half of all trans people were sex offenders when she was specifically talking about trans males in prison. They apologised after the election.
https://www.2gb.com/sbs-apologises-for-misleading-audiences-over-katherine-deves/
Our national channel, the ABC, also recently ran a piece looking at how the ABC and SBS have been influenced by ACON (Australian equivalent to Stonewall I think)
https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/acon/101544378