Now I'm mad all over again: Rachel Levine

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Apologies for the rant.

I got into it with a friend who has an "I know someone who works for such and such and she said this and that, so that's what really happened" story about Pennsylvania's Rachel Levine and whether or not he put virus patients in nursing homes.

All my sympathy is with those who suffered and died and the loved ones of the victims.

I wondered what more information was out there, and foolishly turned to the internet (the keeper of "true" information) and found an article from earlier last year when Dr. Levine was on a radio program and the host, hearing his voice, said "sir," and the focus was no longer on the sick people but on Dr. Narcissist. Instead of saying "don't misgender me!" he could have just said, "that's DOCTOR" or "that's Ms." etc. in the tone we use when someone mispronounces our name.

I am not going to call a man by female pronouns. That's like telling little Timmy that his dead dog "went to live on a farm where he's very happy." I understand if it's a child or an elderly person or a very ill person, and it just makes them feel better to pretend, the way we tell people they don't look fat in that outfit or their singing voice is just fine. Little white lies to spare someone's feelings.

But this is not "your dog went to live on a farm." This is a narcissist compelling others to lie. No. Don't try to change the English language to accommodate your twisted fantasy. And stop trying to tell me to "accept a trans person's authentic self" --- the trans person refuses to do so. I'm not the problem. Dr. Levine can't accept that he's a middle-aged man with a sexual fetish that surely hurt his wife and children and imposes on all those around him.

Maybe I should wear a badge: "Warning. I use real pronouns." ???

And more and more places are passing LAWS, ie making it a CRIME not to do so, to uphold fantasy. FANTASY. Actual laws against reality.

"Equality Act" my ass. The Trans Fantasy Act. And it's not just Levine. It's all men like him. They need help. Imposing their fantasy on the rest of us is not helping anyone.

I hope I don't get my post removed.

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[–]OPPRESSED_REPTILIANIntersex male | GNC | Don't call me "a gay", "twink" or "queen" 23 insightful - 2 fun23 insightful - 1 fun24 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I understand if it's a child or an elderly person or a very ill person, and it just makes them feel better to pretend, the way we tell people they don't look fat in that outfit or their singing voice is just fine. Little white lies to spare someone's feelings.

I would have to disagree even with those "minor" lies. For a period of my life when I was young I was showered with compliments, being told I was special, intelligent, "gifted", "tall for my age", and good at what I did. But that soon faded, I stopped being the favorite, and I found out the hard way that it was never true anyway. It was a pretty bad experience that fucked up my self esteem permanently.

Context matters, of course, but I don't think I could do that to my child (if I had one.) There's a difference between, say, telling a kid about Santa or something innocent like that, or telling them that they're perfect and that the world is all happiness and rainbows... only for them to later have that illusion shattered. Young or not, I think people need to know if they're not good at something (in a gentle way, of course) because it's not bad to not be perfect - and it should be a way to encourage improvement.

The same applies to gender, especially "trans kids." If you tell your son that he's actually a girl because he likes Barbies and playing dress up, you might THINK you're being "progressive", but actually you're probably gonna screw him up for life, and he too will probably undergo a period of crushing realization.

For a long time I've been in favor of honesty, even if it can sting. Even if it makes some people like me seem hostile or inflammatory, I still think there is little purpose to hide the truth in order to protect feelings alone.

[–]Destresse🇨🇵 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think white lies to spare someone's feelings is also very American. I've heard Americans talk about culture shock when they come to France and one of them was "why would you tell your friend you don't like their new haircut??" and basically the vast difference between what each country considers to be the polite thing to do lol.

Which is why I hope the trans ideology will not work as well everywhere else in the world. But I'm honestly pessimistic about that, it's about indoctrination and power, handled well-enough, anyone can fall for it...

[–]hetisachoice 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

How did the female sex manage to survive prior to 1959 without Barbie dolls to point out which is which? /sarc

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

would have to disagree even with those "minor" lies. For a period of my life when I was young I was showered with compliments, being told I was special, intelligent, "gifted", "tall for my age", and good at what I did. But that soon faded, I stopped being the favorite, and I found out the hard way that it was never true anyway. It was a pretty bad experience that fucked up my self esteem permanently.

Were they showering you with all these compliments due to concern for YOUR feelings, though? Because they wanted to make you feel confident, optimistic, good about yourself? Doesn't strike me that way. Sounds more like it was about THEIR feelings. That it served THEM to believe that their "favorite" was the Deluxe Model of Reptilian. Until they had those feelings about a different child who became the new "favorite". Was it just finding out that you'd been falsely praised which made this a bad experience? Or could their abandoning you in favor of someone else have had something to do with it?

Also, do you think that adults being honest with children is always the best policy? My family certainly never lied to spare my feelings; they let me know, on a regular basis, that they didn't love me, felt I was a lost cause, and hoped to be rid of me soon. It sure didn't seem to do me much good, either at the time or in the long run. I mean, sure, this doesn't exactly qualify as imparting unpleasant truths "in a gentle way"... but what if they had? What if they'd told me these things while smiling kindly, in a soft, tender tone of voice? Because it was the "truth", to them; that's really how they felt. They weren't lying. Rather, to hold their tongue, to pretend they loved me and wanted good things for me-- THAT would have been the lie. So they did the right thing, I guess?

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 19 insightful - 2 fun19 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I am not going to call a man by female pronouns

There is zero need to call this autogynephile anything but a man

[–]chazzstrong 15 insightful - 8 fun15 insightful - 7 fun16 insightful - 8 fun -  (0 children)

"Warning. I use real pronouns."

...I'm going to get that put on a shirt.
I might even put a pride flag on it, just to really fuck with them.

[–]scrantonstranglr 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I love the idea of that pin! And yes your whole post is spot on. I feel a similar way, like as if I'm talking to the family of a developmentally delayed adult and they tell me that their son believes Santa Claus is real so for Christmas can I please pretend along with everyone else to make him happy? How do the trans activists not see that everyone just plays along with their game to be nice and not upset the unstable person they obviously see. I was talking about the Levine drama with my parents and I used he/him to describe him of course, and I couldn't believe my conservative dad tried to correct me! He was like, "come on you should use she". Um, no. That's a man. Nothing female about him. Next. At least he dropped it but it's remarkable how easily people will bend to the trans' desire. It's getting way out of hand though with ACTUAL LAWS starting to pass protecting this fantasy play. We need some serious action against this to take place, and fast!

[–]our_team_is_winning[S] 17 insightful - 11 fun17 insightful - 10 fun18 insightful - 11 fun -  (1 child)

I couldn't believe my conservative dad tried to correct me! He was like, "come on you should use she".

Oh that's bad. No offense to dad, but maybe ask "if that hulking Dr. Levine got on a crowded bus you were on, would you give up your seat for him?"

I just had an image flash in my mind of a sinking ship. "Women and children first!" And Dr. Levine capsizes the lifeboat as he knocks the elderly ladies out of the way and jumps in first.

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

Lmao! Now that image is playing in my head. But yeah, for real, if my dad is gonna call a man "she" and imply he's a woman then he needs to treat him like a woman in every sense (no way am I going to encourage that though).

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

It's getting way out of hand though with ACTUAL LAWS starting to pass protecting this fantasy play. We need some serious action against this to take place, and fast!

What do you think caused the riots? The same people responsible for this are the same ones who created the conditions that pushed these people over the edge. Follow the money.

[–]reluctant_commenter 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am not going to call a man by female pronouns.

My work regularly requires us to "please state your preferred pronouns" at introductory meetings. I wish I could refuse to participate without being socially shunned or potentially facing consequences from my employer, but quite frankly, a) I need this job and don't want to jeopardize it, particularly in the middle of a pandemic when tensions are already running high, and b) I really don't have the energy or support system to justify making myself vulnerable to shaming and emotional abuse from coworkers.

I hope I don't get my post removed.

Ranting is fine, there is even a flair for "Rant" that you can tag your post (please do! Flairs help us keep organized, lol). I know this is one of the only places I have to talk about transgender ideology in a way that is open and honest.

[–]Socialjustus 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Richard Levine used his white male privilege to ascend to the highest heights, then became "Rachel" once he could go no further.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is a beautifully succinct way of phrasing it. His career was taken to the next level by his identification as a woman. He wouldn't have gotten public appointments without it. How am I supposed to see him as some poor, vulnerable disadvantaged person?

[–]BEB 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Puberty blocker -lover/ Spay Away the Gay Rachael Levine gets the support of 350 groups

https://www.them.us/story/over-350-groups-support-dr-rachel-levine-cabinet-nomination