I'm going to move onto bluesky. I get very little engagement here, and I end up arguing with terfs half the time. It's time to move to a better place. Follow me at @randomempress.bsky.social
@CMAurelius @ThomasWillett9 "Identity politics is the language of the unremarkable." I see you very much don't care, which is why you put this in your bio and take the time to argue with others about how not oppressed they are.
@CMAurelius @ThomasWillett9 Maybe you should listen to people and try to empathize, instead of dictating what is and isn't oppression. Clearly this reaction is proof that the asexual day of visibility is necessary.
@Joeyforever21 @CMAurelius @ThomasWillett9 "They shouldn't talk about it" , why not? Just because it doesn't interest you? You personally think they're not discriminated against, when you clearly haven't looked into the issue at all.
@Joeyforever21 @CMAurelius @ThomasWillett9 Honestly if you really didn't care, you wouldn't be here making this comment. You wouldn't blame asexuals for "giving into social expectation". You would be ignoring this and talking about something else.
@jk_rowling This is just literally bullying a minority. How does this protect women and girls? How can you possibly defend this tweet in any way? How does it make the world a better place? Why would JKR even say this?
@Oscarockey@ThomasWillett9 Keep it to yourself - but why? Does it bother you to hear about people being asexual? You claim not to care, but asexuals should still be quiet about it. If you don't care, why not let them have a day of visbility?
I'm having trouble with bluesky again. I also have an issue where I'm moving from Mac to PC and I can't seem to open my .epub files on there. Sorry for not being there and also not bieng here. I'm probably going to never log into this account again, once I get the new PC going.
@Sal_Robins It's just another example of "trans person does something and it's therefore wrong". I thought it was all about the safety of women and girls.
@Sal_Robins If a c1s man did this, you wouldn't bat an eyelid. It's a happy guy doing something he loves. You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel here, trying to make this look bad.
@AGreyscale This is profoundly sad. Aldi is doing something that will benefit women and girls, but since they didn't say "women and girls", they must be boycotted by all "real" women. Shows how little they actually care about helping women and girls.
@suffolkproud @StVitusDance@AldiUK@ThePosieParker@JuliaHB1@TalkTV This just showcases how little you guys care about things that actually benefit women and girls. What are GCs doing to make period products free/cheaper for poor women and girls?
@suffolkproud @StVitusDance@AldiUK@ThePosieParker@JuliaHB1@TalkTV But women and girls - specifically poor ones - are going to benefit from this. Where's the "absurd woke notion"? Are women and girls not "people"?
@StVitusDance@AldiUK@ThePosieParker@JuliaHB1@TalkTV Aldi is offering something most women and girls will find useful and you're.. boycotting them? Because they didn't use the phrase "women and girls". Where's the logic in this? How are they "eliminating" anyone? Why the outrage? You will benefit from this policy.
@sonsielassie You accused people of minimizing JKR's experience, when Sam was just calling out her behavior. All my points were completely reasonable. It would be very hard, if not impossible, to keep all c1s women safe while banning all trans women from women's spaces.
@cocamidemea@mushycrouton I mean I want to believe women so I won't contest the DV, but her image as a "poor single mom" is somewhat dubious. Did you see the GCs claim that Emma Watson has no experience of public bathrooms, bc her parents are lawyers?
@CTr0bot @sonsielassie Exactly. Why do we never talk about that? Someone comes from prison, having attacked other women, she goes straight into women's spaces with no question. Because she was born with a vulva and is therefore safe.
@sonsielassie Do we need to carry documentation with us? Who will stand at the door of every single public space, guarding women and making sure a trans woman doesn't walk in?
@sonsielassie But it's not a solution. How does a masculine looking woman prove she is not trans? Assuming some trans ppl are rapists who are just trying to trick their way into women's spaces.. which is how many GCs view them.