Finnian Robertson

Leftist but still learning, works with businesses for a job, sci-fi/fantasy writing & D&D for fun, ADHD, he/him. Trans rights and fuck TERFs

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

@samreich Outer Wilds! It is not on Switch yet, but it will be soon.

Really beautiful, wholesome, and existential experience. Plus it has an absolutely incredible soundtrack:

https://t.co/zmHGcMlVQ0

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

Which is why it needs careful debunking. Rather than: “no one is giving kids hormones, it’s just pronouns!” (which can make social transition seem like the “less bad” thing) it should straightforwardly be “protecting trans kids from unsafe households is the right thing to do”

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

The point of the “schools are transing your kids” narrative isn’t actually to convince people that teachers are giving out HRT, but to make the basics of trans acceptance (like using preferred pronouns) seem scary to people who aren’t well-informed.

[artie (he/him) @greeniememes]

Kid who transitioned(ish) at school without my parents' knowledge here. Last year, through many tears, I told a trusted handful of my teachers that I'm trans and what my name/pronouns are. They supported and respected me because they understood my identity is mine to determine 🧵

[ALL @AotearoaLib]

.@actnewzealand and other parties are trying redefine Te Tiriti o Waitangi so we can continue the status quo colonial oppression over our lands, waters, and peoples. It's racism.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

In a very unsurprising turn of events the organisers of the anti-trans protest in Wellington tomorrow are self-proclaimed neo-Nazis.

[Paparoa @Paparoa3]

A thread about the organisers of the anti-trans hate rally in Wellington tomorrow. Warning: the thread takes some very strange turns. This screenshot shows the organisers Billy Wilson and Andy McPartlin discussing messaging for the rally.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

Man the replies to this are an incredible insight into what is at the core of transphobia.

Basically just “I find it weird so therefore it’s bad”. Truly child-level thinking.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

One of the big reasons that transphobia is on the rise is that it is extremely lucrative for grifters like Sean Plunket and KJK. Targeting the advertisers and venues willing to platform this can be a good way to combat it.

[Nick @StrayDogNZ]

Sean Plunket's 'gotcha' attempt to get Prime Minister Hipkins to "define a woman" has gone viral.

It reveals a hard pivot from Plunket's Platform station into transphobic content.

But who is funding Plunket's obsession with the trans community?

https://t.co/5Lq2CmI5Bm

🧵 1/8

[Samya Bose-Rosling (She/They) @AidanTheJester]

This NEEDS to be SHARED everywhere.

People don't realise Daniel Radcliffe is actually doing something extraordinarily powerful in this video by refusing to engage with transphobes on their terms & using his platform to centre trans kids' stories & educate people directly

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

@sambgrover I want to see a Guy power ranking hierarchy

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

@sambgrover It’s so refreshing to see transphobes disarmed by extreme Normal Guy energy.

[Pauline Pantsdown @PPantsdown]

- "What is a Woman?" = I demand that you denounce the existence of trans women.
- "Can Men Have Babies?" = I demand that you denounce the existence of trans men.
These are not 'questions'. Stumbling over them is a sign of not being a complete arsehole, a sign of humanity.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

Great thread on how the biology of sex is more complex than a simple binary.

But also the main question I want Gender Criticals to answer is why does it matter? Why is it important that society be structured around biology?

The answer is always just “patriarchy good actually”

[Thomas Nash @nashthomas]

If the cost of each bit of LGWM is the concern, there are much costlier bits of LGWM than the difference between light rail and bus rapid transit. The new Mt Vic tunnel is $1.4bn, 4 times more than the difference between light rail and bus rapid transit in options one and two. 4/

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

@sambgrover Put the motorbike on the front of the night train like you can do on buses - then you’re well rested for some motorbiking (motorcycling?) in Auckland.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

Nothing NZ media loves doing more than going after Māori women who are co-leaders of the Green Party.

[Finnian Robertson @FinnRobertson15]

@LilahRPGtt Truly insane level of arrogance to turn up to a rally of 3000 people who disagree with you and expect TO BE HEARD.