Mermaid's takeaway from day 2 of their appeal against LGB Alliance. I guess when you don't have anything else to celebrate

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

don't they realize the horrible optics of going after another charity? they must really believe the narrative will always be on their side to be this aggressively censorial. they better hope no one actually reads or hears any of the substance of what's being discussed as a result because that's gonna change a lot of minds real quickly.

[–]Datachost[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

don't they realize the horrible optics of going after another charity?

They believe themselves to be in the right, the optics don't matter. What this trial has shown quite well is exactly why we need healthy debate and a plurality of opinions for a healthy society. Because some of the shit coming out of Mermaids' witnesses can only come from never having their opinions challenged, or being able to no platform anyone that does. John Nicolson today said "A lesbian is anyone who identifies as one. The lesbians on my commission would agree with that". That's because you kicked out all the lesbians that didn't, John.

[–]alladd 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They believe themselves to be in the right, the optics don't matter

precisely. it's tunnel vision. i really don't think they realize how poorly this is making them look. it's like an entire organization has NPD.

[–]Datachost[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

it's like an entire organization has NPD.

Large swathes of society. Today saw one member of parliament make a complete fool of himself with another currently in the process of making a fool of herself with her support of him. When Julie Bindel tells you you're getting it wrong, maybe your response should be to look into it a bit more rather than sarcastically say "Ooh looks like I've made a new friend". And I'm not saying she can't be wrong, there are a fair few things I disagree with her on, but when someone with her track record says "Hang on, this is damaging to women and lesbians as well as many other sectors of society" maybe it's worth at least giving it a second thought.

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

i think bindel is an obnoxious twit whose politics stem from being compulsively defiant and smacks of the lamest kind of retro SCUM feminism but she's right about troons. most anyone with half a brain can be.