It's such a missed opportunity for them, too. I mean, I don't want to give them ideas or anything, but imagine if they just *owned* the 'past mistake'. If they'd said "Well, we used to use that word but now the movement has evolved and we're all a bit more mature and we've done all totally legit philosophising and shit and we've listened to our community, we now realise that we should move away from the word."
Because the end game is absolutely to drop the 'x' and drop the 'trans' and everything leading up to it is gaslighting. What better way to show the legitimacy of a movement than to demonstrate growth and maturity? "We felt it was necessary to use the x and t words in the past because we were struggling for acceptance, but we now feel able to reach out as true women and men...."
Or whatever. The point is that this bullshit practically writes itself, but the TAs always end up self-owning instead. I mean, *good*, it makes this easier, but holy fuck it's painful to watch situations handled so badly, time after time.
On a similar note, did you notice Katy Montgomerie being outed as a transphobe on Twitter? That's just *hilarious*.
This term "womxn" is a term that truly was used by a segment of women in the early days of the women's movement. It was used by the women who advocated complete separatism from the world of males (hence the x in the middle of man), if memory serves. Thankfully, that was put to the side by most women involved in the movement. As everyone probably knows, TERF is a term thought up by a woman also but used as a descriptor only not a pejorative. These things have a way of coming back to haunt us.
"For a group to have integrity, its members must truly believe what it stands for (and says it stands for). However, destructive groups change the “truth” to fit the needs of the situation because they believe that the ends justify the means. Helping to “save” someone is a rationalization used to justify deceit or manipulation. Legitimate organizations don’t change their doctrine to deceive the public."
I am definitely going to follow up reading Ophelia Benson, the feminist philosopher Arty mentioned in this latest video. Par for the course, Amazon, Abe Books, even Thrift Books sell most feminist books at premium prices. I find if I put one on my list the price sometimes rises into the stratosphere right away. I then take it off my list. One joker on Amazon posts the cheapest price (around $24) of her book "Does God Hate Women" but tacks on a $12 shipping fee hoping no doubt no one will notice. Abe & Thrift are even more expensive than the top Amazon price of $35. I will check to see if she has a website and if the book is on line. Anyway, the video interview with Arty was great.
You have to admire how they are prepared to make complete cocks of themselves in their desperation to hate on women. Misogyny is quite the drug.
It's such a missed opportunity for them, too. I mean, I don't want to give them ideas or anything, but imagine if they just *owned* the 'past mistake'. If they'd said "Well, we used to use that word but now the movement has evolved and we're all a bit more mature and we've done all totally legit philosophising and shit and we've listened to our community, we now realise that we should move away from the word."
Because the end game is absolutely to drop the 'x' and drop the 'trans' and everything leading up to it is gaslighting. What better way to show the legitimacy of a movement than to demonstrate growth and maturity? "We felt it was necessary to use the x and t words in the past because we were struggling for acceptance, but we now feel able to reach out as true women and men...."
Or whatever. The point is that this bullshit practically writes itself, but the TAs always end up self-owning instead. I mean, *good*, it makes this easier, but holy fuck it's painful to watch situations handled so badly, time after time.
On a similar note, did you notice Katy Montgomerie being outed as a transphobe on Twitter? That's just *hilarious*.
Everyone who doesn't do as I do is a TERF! + Time = I never did that and it's TERFs that do!
But it was their bloody idea in the first place!!
Idiots
Pink news bolloxed it up again.
Genuinely the best laugh of the week.
This term "womxn" is a term that truly was used by a segment of women in the early days of the women's movement. It was used by the women who advocated complete separatism from the world of males (hence the x in the middle of man), if memory serves. Thankfully, that was put to the side by most women involved in the movement. As everyone probably knows, TERF is a term thought up by a woman also but used as a descriptor only not a pejorative. These things have a way of coming back to haunt us.
"For a group to have integrity, its members must truly believe what it stands for (and says it stands for). However, destructive groups change the “truth” to fit the needs of the situation because they believe that the ends justify the means. Helping to “save” someone is a rationalization used to justify deceit or manipulation. Legitimate organizations don’t change their doctrine to deceive the public."
- Combating Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan
I am definitely going to follow up reading Ophelia Benson, the feminist philosopher Arty mentioned in this latest video. Par for the course, Amazon, Abe Books, even Thrift Books sell most feminist books at premium prices. I find if I put one on my list the price sometimes rises into the stratosphere right away. I then take it off my list. One joker on Amazon posts the cheapest price (around $24) of her book "Does God Hate Women" but tacks on a $12 shipping fee hoping no doubt no one will notice. Abe & Thrift are even more expensive than the top Amazon price of $35. I will check to see if she has a website and if the book is on line. Anyway, the video interview with Arty was great.