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Tim’s commandeering female centric subreddits and turning them into trans subreddits. by LoganBlade in GenderCritical

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Oof, that's terrible. Reddit is really not for women. It's a shining example of what men do when spaces aren't regulated. They wonder why we want to segregate....

"how do I report these women talking amongst themselves on a different site" by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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I have been tweeting about surgeries on teens in the vein of Abigail Shrier's book and so far two people have unfollowed me and made sure to tell me I am transphobic without any discussion of what my actual views are or why. I've decided not to unfollow anyone for now because I don't really give a shit, and one woman spent all morning subtweeting me, which was kind of entertaining. If you're trans anything and you're just living your life, or you're a supporter, fine, I don't actually really care. But this seems to be an extremely touchy topic for some people who I have been tweeting with for over 10 years. Wow. Instant policing and shooshing. Meanwhile my more resilient friends are asking me questions or just ignoring me. Others have come out to me as undercover GC like I used to be.

I'm sick of being the only one with these views and feel insane by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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The 90s and 00s were ok for gay, where I lived (West coast US). I do remember that a lot of tv shows had a token gay character who had already come out, The L Word appeared, Logo TV happened and it was kind of trendy. Pride was fun. I had friends who thought they were gay, or "dabbled" and I think for some it was a welcome shield against, you know, teen boys or older predatory men. There were jokes about women being LUGs (lesbian until graduation). And you know what, I don't think it seriously hurt most people. There were no hormones, only a lot of Indigo Girl and Ani DeFranco. It probably introduced some women to feminism and a feeling of safety and solidarity.

I think things will swing again. I'm sorry, it must be very lonely. My daughter is also "the only lesbian in the village" and is looking forward to college.

J.K. Rowling's new book Troubled Blood has caused quite the controversy by socialistrobot in GenderCritical

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If this is transphobic, then we're going to have to remove The Silence of the Lambs too. And Psycho, which I believe was partly inspired by Gein.

RANT: I hate how gender stereotypes are being reinforced by Agodachi in GenderCritical

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I know I'm one of the "old woman yells at cloud" types here, but I remember in the 90s how it was suddenly cool for men to wear nail polish and eye makeup. I loved it! I know it goes back to punk/Bowie and there's been historical periods where men are the fancy dandies. It's such a bummer that boys and men can't just do this now without making some kind of identity politics declaration.

I was just thinking about how when my daughters were little in the aughts kid clothes started getting crazy gendered. There's a ton of pictures of me in the 1970s and 80s wearing red, plaid, plain t-shirts. I tried to give my girls that option but once they got to be school aged my older daughter got extremely pink and princessy, I think in part from peer comments and conformity. My youngest stayed in funkier stuff from the thrift store (I remember she had this badass camo T with a scorpion on it. Aaaaand she's a lesbian now, lol.

Point being I wonder if these super hard splits in culture are affecting young trans/NB people now.

I like these catalog snaps: http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html

Weird...Google amp tells me r/GC was banned because it was "unmoderated."

by fuckingsealions to /s/GenderCritical from imgur.com

TIF whining because gay men behave like gay men by weirdthorn in GenderCritical

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Hmm interesting. I see some the comments are telling OP that they shouldn't have gone "at this point in their transition process." I have never met/befriended a gay man who wasn't super all about that D, so I don't know what point in one's transition you should infiltrate gay male space.

Also, this post tugs at my heartstrings, tbh. Crying in the bathroom is never fun, but I hope this person LEARNS from that. If the situation was reversed, I'm sure a Tim would have done all that tone deaf overconfident male shit that lesbians just live to experience, lmao.

My physics teacher just announced he’s transgender. by LoganBlade in GenderCritical

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Ok devil's advocate--is he a bad teacher? I have in the past worked with Tims and Tifs and currently work with a Tim. I don't really care in professional contexts. I also work with people who are white supremacists, and people who think that covid-19 was made in a lab. I don't discuss those things with them.

If he was a decent teacher, who cares. If we're at a party and I can hear he's, say, telling lesbians they're missing out on ladydick, we're going to have words. We're surrounded by different people in this world. Most of them keep it secret, and I can't change their minds, just like they can't change mine.

Have you seen the new Bodyform ad? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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I am happy to see a full range of women's lives shown, rather than breaking us up into discrete marketing chunks. It made me cry because it was so shocking to see reality and not fucking BLUE FLUID.

Now the term "Transition" is transphobic too. You just can't make this shit up. by CommanderGlasses in GenderCritical

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waiting for the beta version to get debugged before they decide to pay attention again.

I LOVE this analogy, well done. My fear that while most people are tuned out (including a great many of my women friends) laws will change, like what happened with that Emilia Decaudin asshole.

“They want to teach their daughters body acceptance and self-advocacy? MUST BE A CULT!” by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Ooh this person from the comments is SO close to getting it:

What they don't realize about teaching their kids being transgender is a "trend": if anything it'll encourage kids to "try" being trans since it's just a "trend". They're inadvertently being the 'brainwashing kids' influence they're so terrified of, solely because they're so obsessed with proving trans = bad.

This transtrender shit reminds me of DARE back in the day. DARE didn't make drugs sound dangerous or something to be avoided, it looked fun as hell, we got a day off school to look at all the different types of drugs and I can't think of a single person that was ever dissuaded by DARE. In fact it usually went the other way around- hilariously it felt more like being DARE'd to try drugs.

Yes poodle and Mermaids/genderbread curriculums is the new DARE and will pass out of fashion as well. They refuse to look at the numbers Shrier found in terms of it being a craze. Also I know some of us can say this til we're blue in the face, but I don't hate trans people. Lordy.

I love what she said on Joe Rogan... If trans people have "always" been secretly lurking for their moment to come out... Where are the 40, 50, 60+ year old women becoming Tifs at these same numbers? Are young people really that much "braver" than older women?

r/periods got brigaded today. how long till they go the way of r/pcos? by spicyramen in GenderCritical

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Have they gone after the pregnant women yet? The menopausal? Even women who don't bleed are dangerous witches who must be rooted out.

I like that the women in that sub are clapping back. They're like "her this is starting to look like a pattern..."

Men following GCF by woodrup in GenderCritical

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I don't say this very often, and who am I to give out cookies, BUT. Sincerely, thank you for listening. Your post makes me definitely open to hearing you.

I really think this acceptance is a hangover from gay rights being legislated so spectacularly. Young people now grew up during that period and saw how positive gay marriage has been in the sense that, yes, gay people are just regular people living their lives.

What is so strange to me now is the feeling I get that women are being punched down to. I know some gay men don't care for women in general and that's fine. But I haven't seen massive organized hate coming into feminist spaces or at celebrities from queer people, blown up on social media and the news for all to see. I have never felt like gay people wanted to displace my sex. That doesn't even make sense to me.

OP it's interesting that you mention your workplace. I'm blue collar, and work with very few women. I live in a liberal West coast city and I never hear guys I work with even clocking what's going on wrt the, uh, terfwars. I do have one co-worker who has a daughter who's transitioned recently, but he only seems to talk to me about the situation since I ooze liberal feminist. He wonders if it's "just a phase" since he's heard that's possible. I just listen, since I'm not there. My kid's got a lot of new fangled Zoomer things happening, but she's sure she's also an old school lesbian. 😄

MtF realizes it's hard to be a woman way too late. by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Wow, good first comment:

I tell this to everyone scared of being a “hassle” by detransitioning. Almost everyone in your life will be relieved. They will silently think “Thank God it’s over”.

Your family sounds like they love you dearly and want what is best for you. Do what you believe is best for your happiness and mental health. Don’t let “the hassle” stop you from living your life how you want. We’ve only got one shot at this, don’t waste any time not being your best self.

You deserve a good life. Don’t be scared to live it.

Detrans female— Is there space for me here? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Hi instantlymidnight, I can't imagine what you're going through but I'm glad you're here. It must be really scary and hard to have your worldview shaken like this.

I don't have detrans specific resources for you, but as person who has worked through trauma, please try to be gentle with yourself and your reactions right now. From your post this all sounds super new. Reading, questioning, and understanding is important, but don't forget to step away and have some downtime to care for yourself. Exercise/walk if you can, watch or read something fluffy, write about your feelings, and talk to supportive people IRL.

It's intense, but it was helpful for me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was turned off a bit at first because it starts with the author's work with male veterans, but it's good for understanding trauma and there's a lot of resources in the back about how to work towards recovery.

This is kind of a little thing, but I was surprised how much it helped me when I was working through PTSD and feeling overwhelmed: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/soothe-your-nervous-system-with-2-to-1-breathing

It's good for anyone who is experiencing stress and overwhelm from their thoughts to calm your body from doing that fun fight or flight stuff.

I don't know if this is accessible to you or desirable, but psychology today magazine has an online search/filtering function and many providers are all set up to do online counseling now.

Anyway, I'm very glad you're here. You're important and your voice is important.

"I ❤️JK Rowling" billboard goes up in Waverley train station, Edinburgh. by Nperez in GenderCritical

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Ha! I knew this was Posie as soon as I saw it. I loved the interview with her on adland. Well done!

hide your uterus ladies, men your testies are 100% safe by Eurowoman24 in GenderCritical

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Meanwhile, Meghan Murphy is banned from Twitter.

SELF magazine used to be for women. Non-stop TRA crushes my soul by our_team_is_winning in GenderCritical

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I have concluded all "women's magazines" are just designed to make us feel bad

They found a new way to make women feel bad.

I'm sick of being the only one with these views and feel insane by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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distant faraway look

I felt like we were actually half the population then. And things could be made FOR us, BY women, rather than like male Hollywood directors giving us empowerment via a bikini and a machine gun leg.

There was a post a few weeks back about a TIM who allegedly killed himself after a bad SRS. Well, just apdating you he is alive and well. Even got new "boobs". by Moonkittie in GenderCritical

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Maybe things will be better afterwards? Who knows. That's what has kept me alive at least. Knowing that soon things might be a little better.

This is not going to end well.

"how do I report these women talking amongst themselves on a different site" by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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It's so fascinating to me for this craze seems to be a tangled web of internet niches, gay pride (yay, but here comes trans people under that umbrella), and anti bullying rhetoric in schools. These are all good things on their own, but they seem to have been the catalyst, but trans expression seems to only be the symptom.

I wonder what will happen after the backlash. Kids with true lifelong gender dysphoria will probably go back to being ignored. I admire that parents are trying to be supportive, but they're obviously in for a rude awakening.

Girls in my kid's high school are on T now, and many are non binary. I'm not patting myself on the back at all but I've raised my kid to be media skeptical and kind of everything skeptical, heh. We talk about the sucky and good parts of being a woman and she's not transitioning as far as I can tell. I was so disappointed when I encouraged her to GET OUT into the exciting world, and we discovered that none of her friends left their houses and I was negligent for teaching her to ride the city bus, lol.

I am so old I remember when there was a moral panic about even considering giving children antidepressants.

Now the term "Transition" is transphobic too. You just can't make this shit up. by CommanderGlasses in GenderCritical

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That's what's really tripping me up with woke friends. I try to gently remind them it's just another flavor of male nonsense, regardless of the terminology, and that's when I lose them because they've convinced themselves men are women.

A TiM Has Now Made It Into the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. by carmellakimara in GenderCritical

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I'm all for it. Please replace us in porn of all cores.

"Women are only less violent because they are physically weak" by DifferentAirGC in GenderCritical

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Animal abuse is a good counter argument. Also, child abuse happens, but by this logic, why are women not beating and murdering children constantly?

"how do I report these women talking amongst themselves on a different site" by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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That's the part that definitely upset me the most! How can people not see that teen girls are at the bottom of the shitpile? I feel like they're the canaries. Something is affecting them as a group and gee...I think it's society.

I love that Shrier hit so many things head on like AGP and the deal with microsurgery.

I was also interested in the parts about smartphones and self harm. I had to see a specialist for something around 2015 and she noticed my old old scars from my teenage years. She commented that I was "ahead of the curve" and I wondered what she meant until now.

Transwoman gloats about being able to freely show off and have his penis present in woman's changing rooms; can't comprehend why he receives threats of physical violence for behaving in such a manner. by Smolders1 in GenderCritical

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It's almost like people who don't want you in their spaces will reiterate that when you taunt them about it.

Reddit mods panic and delete 20% of posts on a thread about transwomen in women's prisons because the general mood is not supporting it. by GConly in GenderCritical

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Goddam I never thought that reddit would be the epicenter of gender ideology. But I also didn't know that computer bros would be embracing this lifestyle in such great numbers.

[Serious] Why can people almost always tell someone's sex? by GCSeedling in GenderCritical

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A lot of it is in literal bone structure, apparently.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/forensic-facial-reconstruction/0/steps/25656

https://fairplayforwomen.com/biological-sex-differences/

I've been thinking about this a lot lately because this sub introduced me to Jazz Jennings, who I would still nail as a boy/man, despite things like puberty blockers.

People celebrating the banning of GC. by nonpenishaver in GenderCritical

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Oh gad I never thought I'd see the day where I'd rather be lumped with "conservatives."

Serious question.Could the LGB community get free from harassment from trans people by asserting their "cis" attractions to be fetishes? by SanityIsGC in GenderCritical

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I think everyone should come out as trans. Then all of our opinions will matter.

Detrans female— Is there space for me here? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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One more thing... Please try to do what's right for you right now. Give yourself permission to ignore anyone who wants to argue with you, sap your energy, etc. It's always ok to withdraw and just take care of and protect yourself until you are stronger. <3

Men's Health magazine. How to choke a woman. I don't want to live on this planet. by our_team_is_winning in GenderCritical

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Hmm I see the NAACP is running an ad on the top of the article: #wearedonedying Yes, so are women. Awesome.

Good podcast ep about the fight against the rough sex defense in Scotland:

https://www.feministcurrent.com/2019/10/24/podcast-we-cant-consent-to-this-fiona-mackenzies-campaign-to-challenge-the-sex-gone-wrong-defense/

r/itsafetish anyone? Wife scared to leave her TIM husband over the fear of transphobia by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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That divorce is going to be a narc trainwreck. Everything will be about him as a victim. It doesn't sound like he's going to really be interested in parenting anymore since he's so self absorbed now. What a loss.

How do you all deal with being asked for your pronouns in every space? by DangerJelly in GenderCritical

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I say "Oh, no thanks, I don't do pronouns." I say it like someone has already offered me food and I've already eaten.

I'm not nanowrimo-ing, but I am regular wrimo-ing. My writing has slowed down too much for nanowrimo because I read a book that broke my brain a little. 😄

After taking over the lesbian subs on reddit the TRAs are going after the gay guy subs now. by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Holy shit, that's a lot of arguing about stitching vaginas shut like it's nothing. This is a very surreal time in history

Another doctor of misogyny mansplaining womenhood on twitter in response to Rowling by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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OH SNOOPS! Check his wiki page. Looks like his wife filed a restraining order against him and he was involved in stalking her online. Could this have any connection between him and his views on women's rights 🤔

Also says he is not currently practicing medicine.

Fuck reddit. by nonpenishaver in GenderCritical

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Yeah wow, talk about exploitation of vulnerable populations. Oh wait, it's women so it's ok.

Rape by deception is totally cool if you're trans by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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A commenter:

It's against the law not to disclose in places like the UK. In fact, it's considered rape. One way living in the good ol' US of A is better lol.

And we're the hateful ones.

My physics teacher just announced he’s transgender. by LoganBlade in GenderCritical

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Oh no, don't get me wrong. LOTS of things bother me. I also can't control straight men looking at me and jerking off thinking about me (or when riding public transit, doing it in front of me). If not me or some other IRL woman, then they're probably watching videos of women get quadruple penetrated and choked.

I guess I take the stance that if you're professional, cool, if you're not, then I'm out or I'm reporting it. No one's going to try to lecture in a bodycon dress with an erection if I'm around. NOPE. That's hostile. But if I assume that everyone is doing thoughtcrime then I will send myself around the fucking bend. I just stay aware of my environment.

I would worry about bias in grading, but I've had so many profs exhibit that same bias at different groups of people.

I work with 99% men and they say appalling things all the time, unselfconsciously. To me, Tims are no different than most men. The one I work with doesn't sexually harass any women I know (is married to a woman) but acts like a cooze to most people so I avoid him!

SRD peaking by Yamyam in GenderCritical

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Oh no, is there a sub for subreddit drama...drama? Haha.

Top comment:

There is a lot more porn on this site than I realized

YUP.

There is nothing that makes me angrier than TiMs wanting an implanted uterus. by Aquadog in GenderCritical

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Let's also ignore that handmaidens would also gladly throw their organs on this pyre. Ugh.

Detrans female— Is there space for me here? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Of course. I'm not telling you how to feel, but I feel once you're in the women club, you're in for life. 😉 You belong here. Wishing you really well, and if you feel like telling more of your story or venting in a future post, I'm interested.

I'm really glad you've found some strategies that work for you right now. If I've said anything that doesn't work, ignore me. I'm a mom to teen girls and can be kind of a bossyboots about self care.

Thank you for sharing your csa past. CSA made me hate my female body for a long time. It is too easy for girls to think everything is their faults. Keep fighting for yourself.

God I'm so Sick of Talking About Trans - Remember Women's Issues?? by Irascible-harpy in GenderCritical

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I am using what little energy I have IRL to refuse to engage in this mental twister you're supposed to engage in to just get through a conversation referring to yourself. I don't care who's feelings I hurt referring to myself as a woman. Every time I've been leered at, attacked, made myself smaller, made to feel smaller, watched two children come out of my body... I've earned the title.

I cannot escape... Gender nonsense on a BASS GUITAR subreddit! by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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OP:

I have a degree in biology

I'm really confused as to why I'm being downvoted

Really gorl???

'Grey's Anatomy' star Sara Ramirez comes out as nonbinary by questioningtw in GenderCritical

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Erase yourself before men do it for you.

Seriously - 'The TERF Industrial Complex' by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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Yes I'm going to report live on spinster.

A Thought on the Ban by DWD in GenderCritical

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I still think it's down to advertising dollars. I think there was a report run crossing most reported subs, their users/members, and least ad engagement. We're not generating revenue. Dump!

Losing respect for content creators who support the trans narrative by Depressed in GenderCritical

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I'm hoping gendertrender crap is just that, a trend. Entertainment from this period will immediately announce c. 2020!! because of the trans characters wedged in willy nilly. Content creators often respond to what's happening in the world but I can't imagine revisiting some of the art and entertainment from this time because it's going to feel very dystopian.

I just watched She-Ra with my daughter and it was delightfully gay and then BAM, enby lizard in season 4 from out of nowhere. The voice actor turned in a very campy vocal performance that didn't really fit with the rest of the world, and the character was attired in something that felt kind of Rocky Horror/strip club. No other trans characters were portrayed in this world up to that point, but all the characters knew the lizard was they/them without that conversation happening onscreen. At least the vocal performance improved in the final season.

I wonder if the creator, who is a lesbian, had to cave to fan pressure after the fan base was trying to "trans" another character.

Am I, a man, a lesbian? Wherein everyone says yes. by millionssomething in GenderCritical

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Yes, that escalated quickly.

What are the things about being a women men can never grasp by midgetmetalhead19 in GenderCritical

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I know this isn't really noticable to every woman, but the specific hormone cycling that women have every month, starting when we are still children.

How do you really feel about Joe Biden saying his VP pick will be a black woman? by medium_tomato in GenderCritical

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My fear is that she'll be a scapegoat. The country is a disaster right now. What do companies do when things are going poorly? Bring in a woman CEO! If she succeeds without going down with the ship, could she be a successful nom in 2024? Hmm

Meghan Murphy/feminist current talks to Susan Hawthorne about separatism (old skool feminist) 👍

by fuckingsealions to /s/GenderCritical from feministcurrent.com

Rowling stands up for Detransitioners on Twitter by RadioSilence in GenderCritical

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So much silencing of women by women. Very sad.

My generation lacks empathy and critical thinking by GuacLettuceBacon in GenderCritical

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I went to college when people could discuss ideas and have discourse. What is happening now is terrible for your generation and the world. I'm sorry.

Check out The Coddling of the American Mind if you have time. It gets at the three great untruths of our time, one of which is: "bad idea=bad person."

Many people are completely unreceptive to even hearing ideas now. I see all the misinformation about Rowling and her new book. People have been trained to form an opinion based on a headline.

I wanted to understand trans issues deeply before accepting the new dogma. Just a little education plus my real world experience peaked me.

And yes, he's expressing a total lack of empathy. Yuck.

Why is the trans thing EVERYWHERE on the Internet now?? by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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Short answer, 1. it is a "craze" according to Abigail Shrier and 2. Money https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-lgbt-nonprofits-and-their-billionaire-patrons-are-reshaping-the-world/

If you could "hibernate" when you were a teen girl, would you have?

by fuckingsealions to /s/GenderCritical from self.GenderCritical

tif files pregnancy suit against amazon by WrongToy in GenderCritical

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To be fair I don't think any women have a great time being pregnant at Amazon.

Reddit is peaking by Sunflowerdevyl in GenderCritical

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Ah yes, when they awaken the straight men who don't fap to sissy porn, this will get interesting.

(Saidit) PEAK TRANS I: Please continue to share your stories!! by Irascible-harpy in GenderCritical

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So many peaking stories seem to involve lived experiences. It shocks me that we're dismissed.

Women getting banned from saidit too by Maeven in GenderCritical

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I think GC was kicked off reddit because it was a handy excuse to dump feminists.

[Currently "FtM"] You guys are right by please_help in GenderCritical

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Hey. 25 years ago I wanted to bail out of being a woman too. Fortunately no one was around to offer to cut my tits off or cinch me up in the equivalent of a Victorian corset. Do you hear how I'm saying this? This shit is medieval. Do not do this to yourself.

Being a woman sucks a lot of the time. Ask yourself WHY? What makes it suck? Is it YOU? NO. You're fine. Society is messed up. It sinks into your head like odorless gas, all the messaging about what men and women are supposed to be. Being gay is not easy. Being a woman is not easy.

Give it time and you'll get used to it. You can go into the world and meet some people who are like you, and you'll feel better. You'll get older and I promise you you will feel less like you're under a microscope. You can be any kind of woman you want. You don't have to mutilate yourself.

People almost never regret the marriage they called off that they had a bad feeling about, the face tattoo they didn't get, the time they didn't drive drunk. It's ok that you want to be in a little cave right now away from the pressure you feel. Just give yourself time and see who you actually are. You can always make changes later.

This is going to sound smurfy, but it's normal to fucking YEARN at your age. It's part of growing up. You're supposed to want changes, to grow into someone different. It feels horrible, like you want to scream and explode. Use that energy to improve yourself if you can. Read, learn an art or craft, talk to different people, plan your future. Don't plan elective surgery.

Do yourself the favor of checking out detrans stories. Check out Irreversible Damage if you can get it. A lot of women have done things to themselves that they cannot come back from. Just give yourself time to finish baking, ok?

Canadian Transgender Sex Offender Released Into The Community by Susiesmum in GenderCritical

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Confusion is definitely part of the problem with this issue, isn't it?

I already like it here :P by pink_lioness in GenderCritical

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Oh that actually feels principled and safe. Is this the upside down?

How to deal with friendship loss due to GC views by threefingersam in GenderCritical

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Lost my friend due to "but we know a nice tim." I'm wondering if women who embraced second wave feminism went through this. I feel myself getting further away from friends who are in hetero relationships because I watch them eat shit constantly.

the clothes-stealing, lesbian-obsessed, AGP crossdresser creep currently suing the state of Idaho for access to women's locker rooms. by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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Oh good I'm glad I didn't accidentally look at underage nutsack. :(

"I ❤️JK Rowling" billboard goes up in Waverley train station, Edinburgh. by Nperez in GenderCritical

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Aw, that's fucked up. I wonder how long she'll be allowed to keep it up.

Welcome new members here from reddit! by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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Sorry for your losses, everyone. Welcome.

Wait I am confused at how this is supposed to be a cute pro trans man comic by GrendelsScaryMom in GenderCritical

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I peeped at the whole set of comics. Kind of depressing? It seems like this person has humor and talent. I hope they're happy.

(Saidit) PEAK TRANS I: Please continue to share your stories!! by Irascible-harpy in GenderCritical

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I retweeted this story for visibility and someone else called me a TERF! Lord! If it's a hate crime against a woman for a specific reason, let's call it out.

Radical feminism is failing because it’s too racist by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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I want to know more about this issue, I'm open. I feel blind--I didn't see the racism in GC. I'm not saying "prove it" but if you can link to some articles or resources to learn more I am happy to read about it. I don't want to impose on your time for my personal education, but if you have any names, books, links, I'm interested. Otherwise I will look around. I see a lot of WOC on twitter who appear to be radfems, and I follow a lot of different people. I am not sure who our leaders are, though. :/

To all the men already here by bananasaft in GenderCritical

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I don't just mean this as a mindless clapback, but you guys need to solve your own problems with misogyny and femicide before we're going to help you clean up aberrations in your chromosomal camp. We now need to protect ourselves from YOU and tims. We're busy.

To all the men already here by bananasaft in GenderCritical

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Yeah, get a life, boys. Who cares what we're up to?

Radfems, you are needed over in s/feminism by yishengqingwa666 in GenderCritical

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OP I like you but I like myself more! Alas I cannot.

Seriously - 'The TERF Industrial Complex' by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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I've rsvped. Lavery says the audience will be muted and invisible, so no use with screaming and signs. I'm interested in what they have to say, frankly. I have no intention of protesting. I'm really keeping my eyes and ears open about this issue.

Imagine if if this was your son. Saw in his timeline his also a "lesbian" in technology. His poor mother... by 80ties in GenderCritical

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"I want to claim womanhood but i also subscribe to the notion that post fertile women have no value."

She was probably just reminding him to floss or something, haha.

I think my daughter is close to peaking by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Your approach sounds great. My daughter is in a small high school program surrounded by trans and non binary teens and I've let her know this issue did not exist in schools 20 years ago. I asked her if she'd had trans speakers in middle school, because I've learned about the school programming trend of bringing in tra speakers without telling parents, and it turned out she had! A parent of a trans kid came in to speak, but it was voluntary and only she and her friend went from her class. We've talked about how rare gender dysphoria actually is, and how it starts very young. She has a classmate who she's known back to grade school who was a typical girly girl who is transitioning now, so she can see the contrast. I've told her about how there was an explosion in exorcisms in the 70s, about the waves of anorexia, self-harm, even the phenomenon of boy bands. I've told her about changes I've gone through and how much I changed over the course of adolescence and how glad I was that I didn't make permanent decisions (she thinks some of my old ideas don't sound like me at all, and she's right). The difference now, of course, is that this trend is somehow leading doctors to dispense medication to completely change your body and parents are being told they have to go along with it or your child will commit suicide. Yikes! I'm old enough to remember when parents made super unpopular decisions (wrt their teen) to prevent their child from harming themselves. I think it's helped her to have some history and perspective beyond YouTubers who will coach kids on how to transition and to "sneak" them binders. Christ. I also told her that there's women's colleges and she was excited to learn that and is now researching them. 😄

Creepy male cousin steeling teen's menstrual pads - but get those pronouns right before you dare raise it by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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I yelled back that he ruined my clothes and make-up and all he does is waste pads by rubbing his balls on them.

Stay gold, Ponygirl.

Also, I'm on the uncle's team.

I wish people who freak out about "deadnaming" would pay half as much attention to not screwing up women's names by NDG in GenderCritical

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I've been casually noticing how hard it is for men to remember women's names in a lot of situations. This is a really random example, but during quarantine my household started watching early seasons of Survivor. The male contestants always knew the names of the other men pretty quickly, but the women were often nicknamed, like "Blondie" or "Barbie" and they would fumble for their actual names.

I also saw some interesting poll results. They surveyed 1000 people about who they recognized from pictures of older tv shows, both the actors' names and the characters' names. Men were almost always the top recognized people, even if a woman was the actual star of the show. After a while the results became predictable. It's annoying.

They have to realize how delusional they sound. “Cisness” is not a thing, and gender is not “assigned” to us at birth by letal_22 in GenderCritical

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"cisness is not a spiritual default" I'm sorry this is the dumbest shit I've ever heard. It's like they took Bigfoot and put him in between Pegasus bread to make a wtfbullshit sandwich. Words don't mean anything anymore. I cannot

R/askwomen took a side. This should end well 🙄 by venecia in GenderCritical

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Let me bestoweth upon you mine copy of The Fountainhead, complete with my margin notes

What' wrong with the concept of 'cis'? Reading Gender Hurts by Spikygrasspod in GenderCritical

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I don't think "women" is outmoded, racist, or a slur. It's what I am. Groups get to decide what they're called. Tiny groups don't get to dictate what we call ourselves.

As an example, some Hawaiians call non-Hawaiians or white people "Haoles." It's a term used by a small group of people for an outgroup, and I'm sure it's culturally and practically useful to them. I'm not going to adopt this term for myself to avoid hurting the feelings of Hawaiians, and I don't think they'd ask me to.

the clothes-stealing, lesbian-obsessed, AGP crossdresser creep currently suing the state of Idaho for access to women's locker rooms. by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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It's hard to tell with the filtering happening.

J.K. Rowling and the White Supremacist History of “Biological Sex” by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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Sexologists believed that if one examined a white lesbian’s labia or clitoris, one would find the atavistic traits of the “Hottentot.”

This whole paper is a bingo of CITATION NEEDED.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm actually becoming concerned about sending my kid to college now.

I'm done by Criticalofgender in GenderCritical

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Keep talking and reading. I know we are moving backwards right now. I remember when I was a kid learning that Shakespeare's works were originally all performed by men and thinking how stupid that was and how women would never be shut out of public life like that again. And here we are.

I wish it was not an election year in the US, and we didn't have all of the international problems we're having, because it feels too easy for people to think we're crazy and just move on. I don't think the trans industrial complex could have taken hold this hard outside of an environment of chaos like we have now.

For any lesbians on this sub: Giggle, the female only app, added a dating feature for us. by 11mile_house in GenderCritical

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It does, but men have fun forcing their way past it anyway. Be careful with giggle: https://research.digitalinterruption.com/2020/09/10/giggle-laughable-security/

Seriously - 'The TERF Industrial Complex' by Chunkeeguy in GenderCritical

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Ok! I will see if I can "roll up" my posts or write a summary if there's enough substance.

I don't guarantee humor since I'll be working a full day before the talk, but I'll try. :)

JK Rowling book sales unaffected by transgender views row by RadioSilence in GenderCritical

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It's worth it. https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaigns/boycotts/history-successful-boycotts

[Serious] Why can people almost always tell someone's sex? by GCSeedling in GenderCritical

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Ok this is where I admit it gets tricky and vague. I cannot bring myself to dissect a person with lines and arrows a la Perez Hilton or those plastic surgery sites (and I know you didn't ask for that), but I think there's something in the forehead/brow, and kind of a blockiness overall in the face. https://soapdirt.com/i-am-jazz-spoilers-jazz-jennings-scary-post-surgery-pop-second-operation-needed-asap/

Jazz simply looks like and reminds me of a lot of boys I've known who do present as masculine/male. I see a lot of it in candid photos as opposed to posed pictures.

I'm not trying to slam Jazz's appearance. This is a very feminine-presenting person, and I don't think everyone should get to one side like you're Barbie or Ken. But something pops for me, even in earlier-transitioning youth (like the Sports Illustrated model). It's ok, it is what it is. It's just that subtle thing.

I googled Valentina Sampao last night, and similar issue. Pap photos on the street or runway--looks male. Posed modeling photos--very female. Again it's in the brow and blocky face. A lot of men causally frown in a way that intensifies it and makes them look angrier than a woman intentionally frowning imo because of that heavy brow.

Deleted My Reddit and Told Them Why! by quickbeam in GenderCritical

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I did it too. Reason: reddit hates women. I'm hoping if they get spammed with that repeatedly they will notice.

TrollGC is banned.

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So it's come to this. by gparmesan in GenderCritical

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I am also depressed. I did some screaming in my car on my way home from work today.

Trans-identified male sentenced for stealing over $10k from Portland Women’s March by Susiesmum in GenderCritical

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Hmm, did this tim get a boner as he committed a white collar "lady" crime?

Americans: If you have been affected by the Reddit banning wave, the FCC would like to hear from you by SanityIsGC in GenderCritical

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Ok, I do not have time to research this atm, but there seems to be nuance to what this might affect. Comment from thread:

Channelbot_Reborn 4h You need to know what you're signing before you do it.

The instructions provided are for leaving comments in favor of repealing Section 230. This isn't about Reddit specifically.

Section 230 protects websites from being held accountable for content their users upload. Without this protection, sites like 4chan basically can't function. Any malicious party could find a way to jam child porn through and get any site taken down.

Reddit is a shithole, but repealing section 230 would be a death blow to basically any platform that allows users to upload their own content, except ones run by companies with billions in the bank. Repealing 230 would kill competition for sites like Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and so on.

Reddit has serious internal issues but this isn't the solution.

Trans women pose no threat to cis women, but we pose a threat to them if we make them outcasts: UTTER BULLSHIT. by GConly in GenderCritical

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What do any of these arguably umbrella terms even mean to the authors? That's what I struggle with. I gained so much respect for Meghan Murphy when she defined her terms at the beginning of her famous uni debate.

you people have learned nothing. by billyhaze in GenderCritical

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Your attempts at shaming are boring.

Now the term "Transition" is transphobic too. You just can't make this shit up. by CommanderGlasses in GenderCritical

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I don't think you're snarky. I think you're thoughtful. I was being glib with my blanket "male nonsense" statement. I should have been specific and said, "Stuff men do deliberately to push women's boundaries and erode rights in bad faith." I think we're on about the same page, but you are being more eloquent than I was. :)

This sub would benefit from a "Trans-free Thursday" by Bitchcraft in GenderCritical

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I support this!

Avoid “Giggle” app. See tweet by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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Everything I'm hearing out if this is really a mess. I followed her on Twitter for a few days and their messaging and execution seems very confused.

I was also interested to see that even by very generous interpretations, my field of work isn't in there at all. No giggling for me I guess. 😄

On AL, nothing to do with being a lesbian, shows pornified and overly sexualised women. Seems Google is advertising to a different demographic than they think they're in. by RedditHatesLesbians in GenderCritical

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Wow that whole sub is A LOT.

Would anyone be willing to copy the Detrans article from the Sunday Times?

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