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[–]courage2courage 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

IA. The whole thing is a damn energy vampire. But it's also one of the most hot-button topics right now, with laws being written right at this very moment. Some new bullshit is farted out out every single day from a mainstream source and women have to work so damn hard to combat the narrative and kick up a fuss. I would much, much rather be discussing all the things you mention, OP -- for some damn variety, at the very least -- but this ideology is insidious when whole institutes have been captured.

I imagine there'll be an uptick in people attending IRL feminist orgs once it's safe to do so, and that makes me optimistic.

[–]MonstrousRegiment 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The whole thing is a damn energy vampire.

It's true, it can be! But there's another side–first of all, really looking at the claims of TRAs can be a clarifying experience. Gallus Mag (GenderTrender/GenderTrending) has a super insightful post analyzing this (which unfortunately I can't find in her archives. Great reading there though!) And besides that, unapologetically discussing women's issues in public inevitably attracts TRA attacks (e.g. r/PCOS), so we can't really separate the trans issues from our real needs. We need to have clear heads around this so we can respond in a good way to the attacks.