It's not even pop-culture science...it is bulldozer patriarchy nonsense ~ funded by make believe pop-psychologists in play with big pharma and greedhead medical practitioners, altogether treating outrageous elective surgeries as somehow necessitated by what those of us who identify as natural earthlings see as a psychological disorder, but since cultural delusions keep getting written into the DSM-5 and 1/4 (whatever number it's up to) ... this nonsense is now treated as ... what? ... gender-oopsy-daisy-mind-displacement at birth?
I walk in the woods 3-5 times a week...I call it leaving the asylum. And when I leave the woods? That's entering the asylum. Not original with me, I stole the idea from the late Douglas Adams, as heard in the fourth installment of the BBC radio plays of his hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
Always glad to read your posts....for they are clearly written by someone outside the asylum. Peace.
Australian MSM all reporting briefly last night on the boxing fiasco and referring to the men as women. No thank you and go fuck yourselves.
For the last couple of years I've learned to get the real news from X and YouTube. I even find Matt Walsh less egregious in his hate for women than the 2 taxpayer funded TV channels in Australia. At least he wholly understands the existential threat to women's and children's rights coming from the ascendacy of transsexual (mens) rights that progressive lefties cannot acknowledge.
As a 2nd wave feminist I live in daily angst that women's rights, safety and dignity seem to have regressed to less than what we had in the 1980s now that I would feel more safe and respected in Matt Walsh's version of feminist utopia than the version planned by Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. Harris would no doubt assert that Khelif Is a woman, I wish someone would ask her the question.
thanks Mariah. I have read that as I'm a subber to Karas Substack. I really believe this transsexual rights scandal is going to eventually destroy the political base of liberalism. It well on the way as droves of people now describe themselves as politically homeless. The ideology is beyond toxic to be attack on reality itself. As an ex leftie I have been existentially traumatised to realise how easily some humans can succumb to insane beliefs, particularly those invested in virtue signalling they are social justice warriors. Not just unforgivably stupid, but literally dangerous.
I never had any goodwill, and I won't debate or engage with the cult followers. There are very few writers who do not fall into the trans lingua trap, and I greatly appreciate you referring to women and men simply as women and men, male and female. None of the biological/natal/afab/amab crap.
The time is now. We need to stage an intervention. We need to rent a boxing gym somewhere near Paris and stage a parallel women’s boxing competition and call it “The Real Women’s Olympics.” I’m serious. Let do this for Angelina, and all the other female athletes.
Let’s take dramatic action in the form a protest that will really count. How can we coordinate this? Can ICONS contact the athletes? Can someone like Sharron Davies or Jennifer Sey connect with the boxing associations and coaches? How do we get the word out?
I’m tired of posting comments. I want to create real change.
Thanks for a great article, Edie. As another politically homeless, life-long liberal, I share your anger at the misogyny, gaslighting, and bullying behaviour of Trans activists. However, while I abhor their goals, I have a grudging respect for the success of their campaign. As Leor Sapir says, their side has “all the PR but no science” whereas our (gender critical) side “has all the science but no PR”. As the Trans movement is a language based movement, I think we have to use language to fight back.
You mention that “gender based pronouns are a punch in the face”. I wonder if we could deliver a counter punch. I have never before mentioned “my pronouns” anywhere but am considering installing the following “pronouns” blurb in my email signature:
Preferred Pronouns: “Whatever accords with YOUR perception of my gender.”
Agree with you 100% Edie. I think it can all be put down to women-hatred, out and out misogyny. Finally a way to sock it to those pesky women who think they should have rights 😠
Those that allowed or made this situation occur wanted it to happen. Let's not underestimate the number that frotted themselves raw watching this then foamed at the mouth at the most flacid resistance.
Couldn’t agree more, Edie. A wonderful article, well-written & full of righteous anger. Will share.
It's not even pop-culture science...it is bulldozer patriarchy nonsense ~ funded by make believe pop-psychologists in play with big pharma and greedhead medical practitioners, altogether treating outrageous elective surgeries as somehow necessitated by what those of us who identify as natural earthlings see as a psychological disorder, but since cultural delusions keep getting written into the DSM-5 and 1/4 (whatever number it's up to) ... this nonsense is now treated as ... what? ... gender-oopsy-daisy-mind-displacement at birth?
I walk in the woods 3-5 times a week...I call it leaving the asylum. And when I leave the woods? That's entering the asylum. Not original with me, I stole the idea from the late Douglas Adams, as heard in the fourth installment of the BBC radio plays of his hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
Always glad to read your posts....for they are clearly written by someone outside the asylum. Peace.
Australian MSM all reporting briefly last night on the boxing fiasco and referring to the men as women. No thank you and go fuck yourselves.
For the last couple of years I've learned to get the real news from X and YouTube. I even find Matt Walsh less egregious in his hate for women than the 2 taxpayer funded TV channels in Australia. At least he wholly understands the existential threat to women's and children's rights coming from the ascendacy of transsexual (mens) rights that progressive lefties cannot acknowledge.
As a 2nd wave feminist I live in daily angst that women's rights, safety and dignity seem to have regressed to less than what we had in the 1980s now that I would feel more safe and respected in Matt Walsh's version of feminist utopia than the version planned by Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. Harris would no doubt assert that Khelif Is a woman, I wish someone would ask her the question.
Here’s Kara Dansky’s brilliant letter to Kamala:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__karadansky.substack.com_p_an-2Dopen-2Dletter-2Dto-2Dkamala-2Dharris-2Dfrom&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-KHa99JwChNXq13xJMUgMA&m=Fza54vIsUoKxu_QPY2TFTkkVmq6Xui08-5ydlgCmPfz7snq0IpA8fHssQpoSQR_b&s=l7Ynche2VwsHKcuUPURo-vcZnWZu6tNFLNhetXC0BsE&e=
thanks Mariah. I have read that as I'm a subber to Karas Substack. I really believe this transsexual rights scandal is going to eventually destroy the political base of liberalism. It well on the way as droves of people now describe themselves as politically homeless. The ideology is beyond toxic to be attack on reality itself. As an ex leftie I have been existentially traumatised to realise how easily some humans can succumb to insane beliefs, particularly those invested in virtue signalling they are social justice warriors. Not just unforgivably stupid, but literally dangerous.
The politically homeless - we are legion.
No thank you! Indeed.Well done.
Brilliant.
I never had any goodwill, and I won't debate or engage with the cult followers. There are very few writers who do not fall into the trans lingua trap, and I greatly appreciate you referring to women and men simply as women and men, male and female. None of the biological/natal/afab/amab crap.
Great writing Edie! 👏❤️
Thanks for your great articles.
The time is now. We need to stage an intervention. We need to rent a boxing gym somewhere near Paris and stage a parallel women’s boxing competition and call it “The Real Women’s Olympics.” I’m serious. Let do this for Angelina, and all the other female athletes.
Let’s take dramatic action in the form a protest that will really count. How can we coordinate this? Can ICONS contact the athletes? Can someone like Sharron Davies or Jennifer Sey connect with the boxing associations and coaches? How do we get the word out?
I’m tired of posting comments. I want to create real change.
How can we do this?
That is my frustration also. Time for action.
Thanks for a great article, Edie. As another politically homeless, life-long liberal, I share your anger at the misogyny, gaslighting, and bullying behaviour of Trans activists. However, while I abhor their goals, I have a grudging respect for the success of their campaign. As Leor Sapir says, their side has “all the PR but no science” whereas our (gender critical) side “has all the science but no PR”. As the Trans movement is a language based movement, I think we have to use language to fight back.
You mention that “gender based pronouns are a punch in the face”. I wonder if we could deliver a counter punch. I have never before mentioned “my pronouns” anywhere but am considering installing the following “pronouns” blurb in my email signature:
Preferred Pronouns: “Whatever accords with YOUR perception of my gender.”
Agree with you 100% Edie. I think it can all be put down to women-hatred, out and out misogyny. Finally a way to sock it to those pesky women who think they should have rights 😠
Those that allowed or made this situation occur wanted it to happen. Let's not underestimate the number that frotted themselves raw watching this then foamed at the mouth at the most flacid resistance.