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[–]yousaythosethings 116 insightful - 6 fun116 insightful - 5 fun117 insightful - 6 fun -  (9 children)

My friend told me that she got called a TERF recently by some “friends” because of the situation with JK Rowling. They were saying they were over JK because she was transphobic. My friend asked what it is that she said that was transphobic and they had no real explanation. She asked if they had any thoughts about all the misogynistic abuse hurled at JK including newspapers interviewing her ex-husband who proudly confirmed that he hit her and asked if they had any thoughts on that, which they had no thoughts on of course. So she asked if the rest of JK’s contributions are meaningless and she deserves no empathy as a survivor of domestic violence speaking out about the threat of male violence resulting in threats of male violence just because they disagree with her about child transition and the importance of biological sex? Of course they just called my friend a TERF instead of having to think about that.

[–][deleted] 64 insightful - 2 fun64 insightful - 1 fun65 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's the same as calling somebody a fascist. It became a mindless insult.

[–]jjdub7Gay Male Guest Commentator 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Can confirm. Even in subs where I've clearly tagged myself with male/conservative flair, I get called a TERF as well by TRAs for not being sexually attracted to vagina regardless of gender.

I assume they're calling me a Trans-Exhausted Real F***** unless "Radical Feminism" has just become a catch-all term for use in the two-minutes' hate.

[–]Realwoman 35 insightful - 2 fun35 insightful - 1 fun36 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Wait, a newspaper interviewed her husband who proudly said he hit her? Her ex husband I assume?

[–]slushpilot 33 insightful - 3 fun33 insightful - 2 fun34 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Yes, it was one of those british tabloids I think, but still the headline was framed like "And I'm glad I did" or something.

[–]Realwoman 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Wtf, do you have a link?

[–]slushpilot 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–]yousaythosethings 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

[–]Realwoman 33 insightful - 1 fun33 insightful - 0 fun34 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That cover is disgusting. And her ex is a classic abuser - he slapped her but he didn't hit her and there was no sustained abuse 🙄. Sure.

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Isn't that the same tabloid that Johnny Depp is suing for defamation or something?