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[benji]

I strongly believe what cis people need to do is to make any place we are in an unsafe space for the sharing of transphobic views and the participation of transphobes. Every time someone mentions Rowling I make it a point to say that she's a piece-of-shit TERF. Any conversation that happens about her or her work in my presence will only happen in that context.

Don't be quiet when someone cracks a transphobic joke or casually mentions a celebrity who's a known transphobe. Make your thoughts known and shut it down.

Indeed, I feel many Potter and Rowling fans feel uncomfortable when reminded about the type of person Rowling is, often then trying to downplay it, ignore it, "death of author" etc etc and at worse, get angry and say "Fuck Rowling!" as if that means anything as if that makes it all better (which often just feels like showing your true colours moment). Don't let them, just remind them more of how she benefits from their support and how she takes that as support of her transphobic views. Never let them feel comfortable about supporting Rowling whether through Potter or her other works; especially her other works because how can you even pretend she isn't being transphobic in her recent works?

Of course this is easier said than done, especially if you're naturally shy and an introvert offline.

The only “bullying” happening is towards people who won’t get forced into the rigid, contradictory, and anti-scientific boxes of how “man” or “woman” is being defined for them. People can’t change their sex or gender any more than they change their sexual orientation. People can’t and don’t choose to be cis. (Ironically, changing the “sex” of a cell is at least more straightforward.) It’s more fluid for some than others, but that is not the same thing.

They really don't see how they've become the evangelicals who can talk about nothing but the need for everyone to be forcibly committed by awareness of their sins that they probably hated and railed against.

This strategy only works if you believe other people already believe your premises and you can lead them to your conclusions. It's really not going to help when you blindly declare things like how transgender people can't change their gender, something that much of the trans community obviously opposes since that's sort of the whole point. Until you get everybody to agree on what the premises even are, and you start finding some empirical proof of any of them, challenging people for not adhering to your religious beliefs will only antagonize them.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/j-k-rowling-and-her-legacy-of-hate-the-uk-gender-critical-movement.643740/page-92#post-112980833

I've ruled out going to Florida or Texas again any time soon. I don't want to be unable to visit my elderly Grandma because I'm worried about what they'll do when I show up with X gender markers at the border.

Has this guy never driven between states before? There isn't some checkpoint where they scan your ID... 🤣

Staff members are experts on all topics. Stop dismissing concerns about the border checkpoints for putting people in camps.

Replace Nep with that twitter AI that became racist and nobody would be able to tell the difference.

I'm not sure, I'm sure I would notice the posts getting better and making more sense.

Of course ZeoVGM watches Hasan

He's of course also arguing that organized retail crime is an epidemic because "I see it with my own eyes" and "why do you think they're closing stores?" in response to Hasan giving out statistics that say otherwise..

https://www.resetera.com/threads/at-the-height-of-the-attack-on-trans-folk-cenk-and-ana-of-the-young-turks-decide-to-dabble-in-some-old-news-transphobia.700291/page-15#post-113010329

I notice he didn't mention what Hasan's response was to this obvious question. Not that Cenk is probably smart enough to push this point on him.