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i& #39;m not an expert, obvs, but IMO referring to the possibility of male violence as "fantasy" multiple x in an argument seems a bit blind & demeaning. an est 6% of males are rapists, that& #39;s approx. 234mil worldwide. that& #39;s a lot of fantasies, & that& #39;s not including DV or common
assault or indeed the persistent occurrences of violent, degrading & sometimes life-threatening messages that women who don& #39;t conform to an ideology/dogma receive daily. & since rapists, abusers & misogynists usually don& #39;t have a note on their forehead claiming as such, it& #39;s
one of the female burdens to be wary of all male bodied people. if Judith Butler wants to term this fantasy, then surely it& #39;s a fantasy borne from reality & one that does its best to keep women alive & safe. to condescend that is not constructive or empathetic.
there are too many women in the world who can& #39;t identify out of the violence & abuse & degradation meted out to them due to their biological sex. https://twitter.com/ariana_erbon/status/1212427311083130880?s=20">https://twitter.com/ariana_er...
also, claiming complete ignorance on the weaponisation of a well known & legally adjudicated slur seems incredibly disingenuous. the majority of those who use the term do so with very specific intent. https://terfisaslur.com/ ">https://terfisaslur.com/">...
to claim the innocence of the term based upon it& #39;s etymology is patronising. the N-word also had an "innocent" etymology weaponised by hate. yet no one would dare argue as such or downplay the significance of the slur, & if they did there& #39;s a very clear definition for that.
ofc, this is only my conclusion so i& #39;ll defer to someone much smarter than me & someone with much more at stake than me, @janeclarejones, to break down the argument. https://twitter.com/janeclarejones/status/1308672808935919616?s=20">https://twitter.com/janeclare...
but, i would like to say that the acceptance, tolerance & support for a sustained, malicious effort to debase & intimidate women who don& #39;t agree w/the negation & dismissal of their shared female experience & the removal of sex based rights is dangerous. https://photos.app.goo.gl/z2cbyxLSMsGEjEyKA">https://photos.app.goo.gl/z2cbyxLSM...
the level of abuse @jk_rowling alone has received is incredible & she& #39;s in a much better position than many women to weather this storm; https://medium.com/@rebeccarc/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-activists-a-story-in-screenshots-78e01dca68d">https://medium.com/@rebeccar...
she has little fear of losing her job or being questioned by police for centering women. she has better protection from physical intimidation. so when i say #IStandWithJKRowling i mean that, but more importantly, i mean #IStandWithWomen.
& in regards to the right or wrong side of history, i believe that those who have sent, tolerated, encouraged or ignored truly abominable messages & intent, those who have physically attacked or intimidated women speaking on their rights,
or those who celebrate or revel in book burning are on a side that i don& #39;t want any part of. the dogmatic aggressor & the book burner are never on the right side of anything.
