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Our second installment here at DWR of what those wacky transactivists have to argue with when confronted with people who will not take the knee and accept the tenets of their misogynistic gender religion.
I have yet to see any feminist (gender critical or not) state that trans people do not deserve human rights. It would be very nice to see a list of rights that trans individuals do not already possess under the law. One must keep in mind though, that forcing others to accept and play along with your personal identity (gender or otherwise) is *NOT* a right.
You may indeed feel like you are 100% the opposite sex, but no provision in a free society, forces people to share that view with you.
So, like many of the TRA statements, they are arguing against ideas and statements that have not been made by their opponents. The straw is heavy in most cases, as here is what Rowling actually has said –
So. remember folks to argue cogently, please try and address what the other side is saying, not your (often emotive) ‘hot take’ on what you think they are saying.
Being on Twitter is something of a mixed blessing, as being able to network and share with other feminists is a good thing, but the downside is that one gets to see the staggering amount of righteous misogyny and stupidity that is being arrayed against females on social media. The nuclear level of ignorance and tribalism is quite something to behold.
I’d like to share some of the regressive gems of anti-wisdom I’ve had the displeasure of coming across on my journeys through Twitterland. This is also my enticement to myself to start writing and thinking again in a medium that can handle more than one terse, short paragraph.
So here we go with gem number one:
The notion that feminism, to be “good” feminism must be “inclusive”. A derivative of this argument is for feminism to be good, it must be intersectional, but that is another post.
Feminism is the struggle, by females, to emancipate themselves from the patriarchal structures/normative values of society. So, for instance working for rape crisis centres where females can be safe from their abusers, or campaigning to changing the laws that restrict female reproductive autonomy would be examples of effective feminism in action. Whichever material aspect of society that needs to be addressed the actions of feminists are meant to benefit everyone who belongs to the class we call female.
That, in effect, is inclusive feminism. It is a feminism that advances the rights of all women. Sadly I must put in this rejoinder, by woman I mean adult human females.
There is a notion that exists, as the tweet indicates, that feminism to be ‘important’ must also include men and their needs in feminist action.
This notion, is patently false.
Any feminism that includes males in the equation must be looked upon with a healthy dose of skepticism because the primary people who stand to lose a bit of their standing in society or change their ways, are men. Thus including men, who currently benefit from the status quo, in feminist action is a risky endeavour. Many men lack the theoretical background, empathy, and understanding of what it is like to be raised as a woman in our society and tend to make the feminism that includes them, about them – which then categorically disqualifies it as feminist action.
So, when you see the inclusion angle being played, be wary of exactly who the person in question want to include in their version of feminism.
Not thinking about how this might be applied to certain people who may or may not believe in magic and grand-Ooga-Booga. :)
Is anyone else getting the feeling that a possible attempt to assassinate Justin Trudeau, our Prime Minister, is being portrayed as sort of “meh” in the media? The front pages from the Globe and Mail, Global News, and the National Post. Only Global has a story on it on the front page, and of course CBC is still with the story as I’m quoting their article for this post.
“Hurren allegedly drove his truck through the pedestrian gate at 1 Sussex Drive at around 6:30 a.m. ET Thursday morning, which stopped working on impact.
He then headed toward the ground’s greenhouse on foot with what appeared to be a firearm, stopping to hide in a rose garden for three minutes around 6:35 a.m., said Duheme.
Duheme said officers spotted Hurren at 6:43 a.m. and began talking with him two minutes later.
“It was only at 6:53 where the suspect responded and a dialogue ensued,” Duheme said.”
Good heavens, only in Canada do we talk down a possible assassin and ask him to please release himself into police custody. I think if this incident happened a coupe of parallels of latitude to the south, a different more fatal outcome would have ensued.
“The RCMP did not answer questions about the note at this morning’s briefing, citing the ongoing investigation.When asked if police know Hurren’s motivation, Duheme said “yes” but would not go into details. The RCMP did say Hurren wasn’t known previously to police and was not on any watch lists.Hurren ran a business called GrindHouse Fine Foods, which makes meat products. In a Facebook post he reported that the novel coronavirus pandemic had taken a toll on his business.”I’m not sure what will be left of our economy, industries and businesses when this all ends,” he wrote May 26.CBC News Manitoba also reported that roughly an hour before Hurren entered the Rideau Hall grounds, a Facebook page associated with his business posted a meme of a big outdoor party that supposedly would occur after the lockdown.
The post also directs people to look up “Event 201″ — a worldwide pandemic preparedness exercise run last year that conspiracy theorists now use to suggest Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is behind COVID-19.”
Yep, armed and seemingly enthrall to conspiracy theories aaaaaand traipsing around Sussex Drive. I hope our police are not handling the situation like the brother’s Andy from Hott Fuzz, but the media seems to be.
No public celebrations or fireworks in Edmonton this year. But that’s okay, eh… :)
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