bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

If feminism critical of trans activism is "white feminism," why do some of the most prominent court cases on the topic involve black women?

Like Raquel Rosario Sanchez,(*) who sued her university for failing to protect her from harassment by trans activists. Although she lost the case on grounds that the university was not expected to protect her, the judge acknowledged the hatefulness of the trans activists who were sending her threats of violence and otherwise severely harassing her.

Or Allison Bailey, who's currently preparing to sue Stonewall UK for homophobic workplace discrimination. She was made a persona non grata on the basis of her belief, as a lesbian, that lesbians do not find people with male bodies attractive and that people with male bodies cannot be lesbians.

Back in 2018, Linda Bellos was accused by trans activists of threatening violence, a case they've lost. She had said in a video recording that she would defend herself if she was physically assaulted by trans activists like the way Maria MacLachlan was.

This "white feminism" sure seems to have a lot of figureheads who happen to be black.

Maybe accusations of "white feminism" are often just used as a tactic to demonize feminists?

(*) Sanchez is from the Dominican Republic. I don't know if she would be considered black, but she's certainly not white.

much like the LOTR setting itself, we live in an age much less glorious and beautiful than ages past. but we do what we can to fight against evil.

You will buy nothing, and be happy

Als #Expertinnen und #Experten zum #Ukraine-Krieg werden uns immer wieder #Militärs und #Politiker vorgesetzt, nie jedoch #Pazifistinnen und #Pazifisten. Diese #Menschen sind die wirklichen Experten für #Frieden. Es gibt viele engagierte Friedensorganisationen mit den entsprechenden Friedensexpertinnen und -experten - ich nennen hier mal stellvertretend die #DFG-VK.

Why is it considered offensive to suggest that the phenomenon of young women identifying as non-binary might be related to internalised misogyny, but it's just fine and dandy to say that feminists who feel unwell about transwomen in female-only spaces must be feeling so because their trauma with male-bodied people makes them unable to think straight?

Are people's feelings always valid, or are others allowed to analyze them and form their own theories about others's feelings?

Imagine if George Soros had bought Twitter? Former Secretary of Labor, Little Robbie Reich, would be jumping up and down with joy, as would Musk's other critics. I don't recall the outcry when Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post, the most influential newspaper in our nation's capital. To the contrary, Bezos was applauded for bringing a more liberal perspective to that newspaper.

Ja, sich mit D.Nuhr & A.Schwarzer zu solidarisieren, kostet Überwindung. Aber es ist einfach nur richtig, denn Wut & Empörung dürfen nicht die Politik bestimmen.
Vielleicht ist es auch eine Generationen-Frage. Kuba-Krise, kalter Krieg... hallo? Das war kein Film, kein Theater - das war verdammt real.
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Talked to a younger female cousin a bit over the weekend, about gender things. (Several relatives were here, to visit my grandma who's nearing her end...)

From her new style of hair and clothing I had feared the worst, and sure enough she fulfilled a few stereotypes.

It's interesting how proponents of contemporary trans activism all repeat the *exact* same talking points as if they keep rehearsing them in group sessions or something...

I tried to nudge her a bit towards common sense by asking about her opinions re. intact male transwomen with full beards, transwomen in female sports, the notion of a transwoman like Caitlin Jenner never having had male privilege, etc., but it was of limited success.

What I find super frustrating is when people who hold steadfastly onto very strong and controversial opinions are at the same time super sensitive, so you can't even disagree too openly. She's very sweet and meek, so I made sure to ask everything in a tone as soft and innocent as I could, let her speak 90% of the time, and ended up not even directly countering any of the typical talking points she brought up, no matter how bad they were, simply because I didn't want to turn our conversations into a debate.

When it comes to political debate, I honestly prefer talking to aggressive 4chan-style internet trolls, because then I can just completely destroy their arguments with no remorse.