Bard College's Hannah Arendt Center platforming TiM who wrote "In Defense of Looting" to give talk in defense of political violence. TiM for violent tactics - what a surprise -just who do you think trans activists will use violence against?!?!?

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[–]BEB[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Wow - thanks for all this. Truly eye-opening. I hope you're saving all this research. I know you're working on a site, but I think that you should seriously consider a book.

[–]MarkTwainiac 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You're welcome! Glad to be of service. BTW, this took no work at all. I had dealings with Susan Soros (now back to her original name, Weber) and Botstein of Bard in the early 90s, so I've vaguely kept up with news of them in the years since.

[–]BEB[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think that your work would be such a valuable resource. I hope that you find the time to get it onto a website and/or a book. I think a book because you should be paid for your research, your knowledge and the personal experiences you bring to these topics.

[–]MarkTwainiac 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am putting stuff together in a book - but no one would ever publish it, I fear.

I'm currently thinking of the book as sort of a travelogue through, or a set of dispatches from/about, the strange "new" world where sexism and sex stereotypes reign supreme, which I've come to call "Genderland." Toying with titles like "Notes from Genderland" in homage to Dostoyevsky or "Alien in Genderland" in a nod to Lewis Carroll. Or maybe "Stranger in Genderland" like Heinlein... or "Journeys in Genderland"... None of these are right, but you get the idea, LOL.

Also, I've decided that I have to make some of it funny. So much of this ideology and movement are laughably absurd and would be hilarious if it all wasn't so deadly serious and seriously fucked up and genuinely harmful.

[–]BEB[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Self-publish. Or contact people who've published already - Abigail Shrier, Helen Joyce - and ask them for help... You have the correct credentials.

I would suggest keeping the title short. I think Genderland works - I actually love it. And I agree that a bit of humor really helps.

I also hope you donate the research that doesn't make the book, including your SAIDIT posts, to a blog that can make it available to the public. It would be very valuable to current activists, but also future historians and researchers.

I am really glad you're doing this!