Targeting / HarassmentTERF WAR: Dictionary.com Enters the Chat

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[–][deleted] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

While this vid isn't directly addressing the issues LGB is facing, it is related so we're letting this stand.

Benjamin discusses how TERF is used towards anyone who opposes the authority of trans-activism or TQ+ ideology.

While he doesn't mention LGB specifically, we all know (since we've been subject to it) that it includes LGB. Even those of us who are not Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists.

Discuss.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 18 insightful - 7 fun18 insightful - 6 fun19 insightful - 7 fun -  (4 children)

If even dictionaries are not able nowadays to define words, than who can?

I was called TERF few times as well, and I am a man! It is indeed word that is used like "nazi", to shut up any discussion and put angry mob on you. Most Authoritarian regimes and dictatorships are doing the same thing, inventing new word or changing meaning for old word - to claim anyone with it as "not human anymore, so it is not bad if you hurt them". And all this redefining of words is giving me really strong wibes of 1984. I don't want to live in future like that, so our struggle for LGB rights seems will never end.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think technically a man can be a radfem but it's unusual. I just say I'm not a radfem if people call me a terf. It's a good way to judge if they actually know what they are saying if they don't even know what you mean by radfem.

[–]lavender_menace 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

not even technically. Radfeminism doesn’t accept men as members, so that any topics brought up, discussed and decided come from and are about women. Men supporting radfem views are called pro-radfeminists.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Terf is just their version of labeling everything under the sun nazi.

[–]jjdub7TERF (Trans Exterminating Reactionary Fascist) 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why yes, I am a Trans-Exterminating Reactionary Fascist, what gave it away?

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 15 insightful - 6 fun15 insightful - 5 fun16 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Hahahahahahaaaaa the douche-nozzle advertisement!!!

Edit - okay, now I'm done watching. This is just depressing. Dictionary.com and similar sites need to stay apolitical and neutral.

[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/terf/

I like how if you scroll down there are examples for use of 'terf' including one which advocates for violence against them. Stay classy dictionary.com

Have complained to them for their 'invalid' and 'problematic' calls to violence.

[–]CleverNickName 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Dictionary.com "TERF is not an insult"

Also Dictionary.com: "Beware the TERF"

Because only good has ever come out of "Beware [group of people]".

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'll make sure not to give that site any more views.

Eventually everyone who disagrees with the TRAs will be called a "TERF". They are under the delusion that's it's just some fringe minority, but I think it's gonna be a lot more people than they reckoned for. By the time they realize their mistake it'll be too late, because they would have alienated so many people that they'll be the ones on the defence.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"TERF is associated with violence and hatred." Yea by the people who label others with that word.

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

Seriously. I've never seen 'terfs' incite violence. It's always 'punch terfs' or 'all terfs should die'.