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Woman (A Man) jailed after police seize 80,000 child sexual abuse by joeytundra in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I've noticed that publications use the word "woman" when the person commits a crime, but "trans woman" when the person is a victim of a crime.

Well, it finally happened...I got cancelled for speaking out against the banning of r/GenderCritical. by sun-spotted in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 27 insightful - 2 fun27 insightful - 1 fun28 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Congratulations for speaking up! I hope you gain at least as many new friends as you have lost. I am sure that the more you speak up the more they will come out of the woodwork -- and I bet they will turn out to be better friends :)

To all the men already here by bananasaft in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

My logic is this: we are here to critique gender ideology, which has a disproportionately negative impact on women. Naturally, the community discussing it will consist of mostly women. But any insightful and productive input is welcome, regardless of the contributor's sex.

It's fine if you disagree, and maybe you have more experience with this particular community, but in my IRL experience reasonable conversation about this issue is often enhanced if men are allowed to contribute.

To all the men already here by bananasaft in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That logic holds true if you think men's contributions here will only consist of debate or "constant shitposting". I dunno, I just think if women don't allow men in these conversations then we shouldn't expect men to speak up on our behalf either.

I'm feeling weirdly optimistic for Saidit by jelliknight in GenderCritical

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

What is IP?

I'm feeling weirdly optimistic for Saidit by jelliknight in GenderCritical

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

What is IP?

Proof that Reddit's banwave was extremely misogynistic by [deleted] in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm also seeing this as mostly a political problem and agree that the more we apply words like "misogynist" the more diluted the meaning becomes. I believe gender identity ideology is just one aspect of identity politics that's deranging us (at least, until it's eaten by a new one)

However, the effects of gender identity ideology do have different flavors for women than for men. Material changes in policy such as allowing men on women's sports teams effectively eliminates women's fair participation in sports, whereas men's sports are unaffected. Making changing rooms effectively co-ed is dangerous for women, but not for men.

There also seems to be a special type of vitriol reserved for women who speak up against this ideology ("punch TERFs", rape threats, death threats), whereas men who speak up are relatively unscathed. And, there seems to the double standard of keeping subreddits that are harmful to women but taking down the largest feminist subreddit that was heavily moderated to follow the rules.

I'm not sure if these points constitute "proof of misogyny" but I can see why one could draw that conclusion. But in any case, the gender ideologues have already one-upped women in the victimhood narrative, so a good start to solving these problems is what you said: supporting claims with facts.

To all the men already here by bananasaft in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 16 insightful - 4 fun16 insightful - 3 fun17 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

This is a valid point. Seeing people say "F off" to men is off-putting and seems unproductive to me.

What is the backup plan?

by Amazing_Aardvark to /s/GenderCritical from (self.GenderCritical)

Peak trans: tell your story here by Sittingonarainbow in GenderCritical

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

That's a good point. There should be a backup plan.

We won’t be silenced by LouderWithSilence in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Does the banning of a subreddit with 60K female members not count as silencing women?

Peak trans: tell your story here by Sittingonarainbow in GenderCritical

[–]Amazing_Aardvark 87 insightful - 6 fun87 insightful - 5 fun88 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

I created an account on Reddit today and made my first post in r/Gendercritical. A few minutes later, it was gone. So, I’ll rewrite it below:

I don’t quite recall when I experienced “peak trans”, but I know it came hand-in-hand with “peak Left”.

I’ve become more and more alarmed by the censorship, the refusal to debate, the obsession with identity politics and the cult-like repetition of slogans such as “Trans women are women”, which is a circular statement that one can only back up through mangling the English language.

I support people living their private lives as they see fit. If you wish to have surgery, go ahead. If you wish to change your name, OK. But, if your wish to coerce me into denying what I see with my own eyes, buzz off. I won’t do it. Your rights end where mine begin, and I have the right not to participate in an ideology that I find abhorrent.

So, I refuse to say things like “men can menstruate” and “her penis”, because, well, those statements are ridiculous and I don’t want to debase myself.

Other issues that motivate me to speak up include: the vile attacks on women who speak up (sending love to JK Rowling), the erosion of women’s sports (to which I dedicated a large portion of my life), the sterilization of children, and so on.

Though I have generally approached this issue from a liberal perspective, rather than a gender critical one, I look forward to continuing the discussion with all of you.