@HermanMashaba This photograph is so clearly fake (ie nothing to do with SA or Mahlangu) that it completely pulls the rug out from under your statement's feet.
@Jonathan_Witt Well it is more a political assassination than GBV. But yes, a woman going about her professional duties should never ever be a target. Horrific.
I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and a genetic predisposition for endometriosis.
The pain gets so bad or I lose so much blood that I pass out, haemorrhage, or end up in hospital. I might not be able to have kids because of it.
I am sick of men cosplaying our suffering.
A man can identify as a woman.
But he will never be female.
Endometriosis and PCOS are debilitating conditions which affect one in ten women.
WOMEN.
Only women.
You will never feel the heartbreak of miscarrying a child, the agony of dysmenorrhea, the fear of being told as a teenager that the biological process your body was built for will cause decades of pain and suffering.
Our biology is not your label.
Our suffering is not your kink.
Our bodies are not your costume.
If a straight cisgender woman was hired as a transgender representative, the trans community would be outraged.
So why is it okay for a man to be hired for a woman’s job? We deserve advocates and representatives who actually understand us.
Our bodies.
Our disease.
Our choice.
If you were born with a penis, you will never know what it’s like to be a woman. Stop fetishising the female experience.
@YossiBenYakar This is impossible to believe. It defies all credibil- oh, right, Labour. I live in South Africa, but it hurts me to see the land of my ancestors being destroyed in broad daylight.
Attacks on Jews all over the West. Not on Israelis or Zionists (not that that would be any better) but on Jews. Why? Because they are Jews. Look, Netanyahu’s coalition is a disaster but please don’t for a minute think that the problem Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran’s regime or antisemites in general have is with the government of Israel. It’s with Jews.
In these tumultuous times, some light-heartedness is necessary. @alancommittie was absolutely hilarious in his new show AV-A-LAUGH-TA and the standing ovation was well-deserved. 👏👏Running until 12 April @PieterToerien @montecasino_za @collettdawsonsa
@morrow_nw@wayneduv@SimplyMegszcpt The expression on that face is a character study in itself - and an encouraging conclusion is not exactly begging to be reached...