In June 2015, Rachel Dolezal, the president of the Spokane chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), resigned from her role. Rachel, who identified as a transracial black woman, was contradicted by her biological parents, who
The T was force-teamed onto the LGB to gain greater acceptance for the T but they are two different things. LGB is a sexual orientation based on the material reality of sex but T is an 'identity' based on the invented and incoherent 'gender identity' and no material reality that just reifies old stereotypes.
There are young people, including LGBs due to lingering societal homophobia and internalized homophobia, who get sucked into the gender vortex. But it seems the rebranding of 'transsexual' to 'transgender' (and the conflation of sex w/ 'gender') was more about gaining social and legal legitimacy primarily for the male, heterosexual cross-dresser fetishists, autogynephiles/transvestic fetishists. They seem to be the primary funders, promoters, and beneficiaries of the 'trans' movement (see The 11th Hour blog). And most of these men have no surgeries or take hormones as far as I can ascertain--though they would still be men even if they did.
But it is these men who are supplanting women's sex-based rights when they claim a 'gender identity' of 'woman' thereby appropriating women's rights and opportunities (including women's right to safety, privacy, and dignity in women's single-sex spaces). These men already have rights as men but claiming a 'gender identity' of 'woman' gives them license to publicly engage in their fetishes and pornified paraphilias, it is not a civil right, it is male privilege. No other group in gaining equality took rights from another group as 'trans' does to women and LGBs whose rights are sex-based.
And these men, along w/ the medical/pharma profiteers, keep promoting it to the young people even though research has shown most young people desist and their distress resolves after going through puberty. Doctors fall for medical fads esp. if profitable, remember the lobotomy scandal? This is sexual lobotomy and all of those responsible are creating a generation of damaged humans.
2. Women have been historically marginalised and mistreated. There is no doubt of the suffering that they have gone through during various periods of history. And this marginalisation and mistreatment continue to the current day.
3. Therefore, women and their voices must be advocated for.
4. However, if a man claims to be a woman because they "self-identify" as a woman… Oops.
I really appreciate your witty presentation, but I don't think your argument goes far enough.
So-called transgender people should not have their delusional sex changes affirmed, because unlike those who identify as furries or elves, there is already a marginalised group they are trying to invade. Since sex change is impossible, it cannot be ethically recommended.
Great article! I pray for the day of a reckoning amongst the physicians and psychologists/psychiatrists that are committing these atrocities on children all for greed...and then for the teachers and educrats that enabled them.
"And finally, if these interventions are so safe, how come the drug manufacturers have turned down the opportunity to conduct clinical studies and make their drugs available for on-label use? It should be easy money! Think about it – different doses, different branding, inflated pricing, and limitless possibilities for new revenue! The drugs have already been discovered, and all that is left is to carry out clinical trials.They are apparently completely safe. What’s more, since gender dysphoria causes intense distress, they can expect that most patients will rush for a cure. It’s also a large population to cater to—Pew Research Center found that “about 5.1% of young adults in the U.S. say their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth.”² That is a large market – enough to make these drugs break into the top 300 prescribed drugs. And finally, insurance companies in most states have to cover it. In an age where we can get prescription medication for restless legs, why this sudden reticence?"
"In light of this “Rachel saga,” here are a few statements that can be said non-controversially." Actually, I find two of those statements to be very controversial. Black people are in no way marginalized or mistreated today. Their voices do not need to be advocated for any more than any other voices. The same is true of the gays and lesbians you mention later. Those are some of the most protected, well-advocated for groups in this country. None of the 3 need any more advocacy than they are currently getting.
Very good. But drop the “CIS”gendered, please. There is no such huma being as CIS, just men/women, girls/boys. If I never see that nonsensical word again, it will be too soon.
Because of autosomal recombination (non-sex chromosomal mixing), race truly is a “spectrum.” Someone can be 10% or some other amount “Irish”, i.e. some relatively recent ancestor came from a specific area of the world. Identifying as “Irish” is fairly common in America if even maybe one of your grandparents was an immigrant. It’s considered pretty harmless to do so.
Sex chromosomes (X and Y in humans) simply do not work this way. The sperm from a male delivers an intact X or Y chromosome to the egg, determining the offspring’s sex. This is just a basic middle school biology fact. There is no sex spectrum.
What a great piece. Thank you so much for taking the time and care to put it together.
As far as the "hopefully non-controversial basis" part, I'm a little skeptical. Despite all its anti-scientific and harmful factors, the ideology seems to have attracted a large number of adherents, and anything that disrupts the delusion is immediately cast aside as evil-doing.
But just because the battle is uphill does NOT mean we just sit it out. This piece will be circulated and it will help turn a few people around and it IS essential to keep presenting the facts however and wherever we can, over and over. Wishing you well, you and your family.
James Lindsay had a podcast about why the Rachel Dolezals were condemned, but the transgender women are accepted as women. I'm trying to remember his argument, but I think it boiled down to they didn't want Dolezal (and any imitators of her) to access the support structure available to African Americans, whereas trans women (and trans men) are useful for breaking down the existing social order, so they get to stay.
At least, I think that was it.
And if the latter sounds controversial...
I was reading Herodatus, the Greek historian. There's an anecdote which... well, let me summarize quickly. King Croessus of Lydia was conquered by King Cyrus of Persia, but Cyrus kept Croessus alive as one of his advisors. One of Croessus's former subject cities rebelled against Cyrus's rule. Cyrus put down the rebellion, but he was angry, and was considering destroying the entire town to prevent future rebellions.
Croessus had to think quickly how to save the lives of his former subjects, but to keep them from threatening Cyrus again. He suggested to Cyrus that he push the citizens of this town to grow interested in fashion, poetry, dance, and theater. This would turn "the men into women" and they would not have the fortitude to rebel against Cyrus again.
I'm starting to suspect the push behind the transgender movement is to intentionally weaken America and other Western states by International rivals. (China, maybe?). What does a generation of this do to our military? Our international standing? We're already seeing it fall apart. What power will rush in to fill the vacuum?
Wow! Long but excellent! I got a lot out of this piece.
"Tsk, only a bigot would object to (checks notes) early onset dementia"
Medical fraud has a history and this is just one chapter.
The T was force-teamed onto the LGB to gain greater acceptance for the T but they are two different things. LGB is a sexual orientation based on the material reality of sex but T is an 'identity' based on the invented and incoherent 'gender identity' and no material reality that just reifies old stereotypes.
There are young people, including LGBs due to lingering societal homophobia and internalized homophobia, who get sucked into the gender vortex. But it seems the rebranding of 'transsexual' to 'transgender' (and the conflation of sex w/ 'gender') was more about gaining social and legal legitimacy primarily for the male, heterosexual cross-dresser fetishists, autogynephiles/transvestic fetishists. They seem to be the primary funders, promoters, and beneficiaries of the 'trans' movement (see The 11th Hour blog). And most of these men have no surgeries or take hormones as far as I can ascertain--though they would still be men even if they did.
But it is these men who are supplanting women's sex-based rights when they claim a 'gender identity' of 'woman' thereby appropriating women's rights and opportunities (including women's right to safety, privacy, and dignity in women's single-sex spaces). These men already have rights as men but claiming a 'gender identity' of 'woman' gives them license to publicly engage in their fetishes and pornified paraphilias, it is not a civil right, it is male privilege. No other group in gaining equality took rights from another group as 'trans' does to women and LGBs whose rights are sex-based.
And these men, along w/ the medical/pharma profiteers, keep promoting it to the young people even though research has shown most young people desist and their distress resolves after going through puberty. Doctors fall for medical fads esp. if profitable, remember the lobotomy scandal? This is sexual lobotomy and all of those responsible are creating a generation of damaged humans.
Excellent article, thank you for writing it.
1. Women exist.
2. Women have been historically marginalised and mistreated. There is no doubt of the suffering that they have gone through during various periods of history. And this marginalisation and mistreatment continue to the current day.
3. Therefore, women and their voices must be advocated for.
4. However, if a man claims to be a woman because they "self-identify" as a woman… Oops.
I really appreciate your witty presentation, but I don't think your argument goes far enough.
So-called transgender people should not have their delusional sex changes affirmed, because unlike those who identify as furries or elves, there is already a marginalised group they are trying to invade. Since sex change is impossible, it cannot be ethically recommended.
I self-identify as a flat rock...
You MUST fully support my delusions, otherwise, you are a bigoted racist against igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic persons.
Great article! I pray for the day of a reckoning amongst the physicians and psychologists/psychiatrists that are committing these atrocities on children all for greed...and then for the teachers and educrats that enabled them.
"And finally, if these interventions are so safe, how come the drug manufacturers have turned down the opportunity to conduct clinical studies and make their drugs available for on-label use? It should be easy money! Think about it – different doses, different branding, inflated pricing, and limitless possibilities for new revenue! The drugs have already been discovered, and all that is left is to carry out clinical trials.They are apparently completely safe. What’s more, since gender dysphoria causes intense distress, they can expect that most patients will rush for a cure. It’s also a large population to cater to—Pew Research Center found that “about 5.1% of young adults in the U.S. say their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth.”² That is a large market – enough to make these drugs break into the top 300 prescribed drugs. And finally, insurance companies in most states have to cover it. In an age where we can get prescription medication for restless legs, why this sudden reticence?"
Yes!! Thank you for writing this!
Phew! This is amazing. Thank you, but like another commentator, please drop the 'cis'. Such a demeaning, crappy word.
This is one of the best written articles I have read on this topic! Bravo!
Where is MSM on this?
This should be an Op-Ed in the WaPo or NYT
"In light of this “Rachel saga,” here are a few statements that can be said non-controversially." Actually, I find two of those statements to be very controversial. Black people are in no way marginalized or mistreated today. Their voices do not need to be advocated for any more than any other voices. The same is true of the gays and lesbians you mention later. Those are some of the most protected, well-advocated for groups in this country. None of the 3 need any more advocacy than they are currently getting.
Very good. But drop the “CIS”gendered, please. There is no such huma being as CIS, just men/women, girls/boys. If I never see that nonsensical word again, it will be too soon.
This is excellent. Thank you.
Great article!
Because of autosomal recombination (non-sex chromosomal mixing), race truly is a “spectrum.” Someone can be 10% or some other amount “Irish”, i.e. some relatively recent ancestor came from a specific area of the world. Identifying as “Irish” is fairly common in America if even maybe one of your grandparents was an immigrant. It’s considered pretty harmless to do so.
Sex chromosomes (X and Y in humans) simply do not work this way. The sperm from a male delivers an intact X or Y chromosome to the egg, determining the offspring’s sex. This is just a basic middle school biology fact. There is no sex spectrum.
What a great piece. Thank you so much for taking the time and care to put it together.
As far as the "hopefully non-controversial basis" part, I'm a little skeptical. Despite all its anti-scientific and harmful factors, the ideology seems to have attracted a large number of adherents, and anything that disrupts the delusion is immediately cast aside as evil-doing.
But just because the battle is uphill does NOT mean we just sit it out. This piece will be circulated and it will help turn a few people around and it IS essential to keep presenting the facts however and wherever we can, over and over. Wishing you well, you and your family.
James Lindsay had a podcast about why the Rachel Dolezals were condemned, but the transgender women are accepted as women. I'm trying to remember his argument, but I think it boiled down to they didn't want Dolezal (and any imitators of her) to access the support structure available to African Americans, whereas trans women (and trans men) are useful for breaking down the existing social order, so they get to stay.
At least, I think that was it.
And if the latter sounds controversial...
I was reading Herodatus, the Greek historian. There's an anecdote which... well, let me summarize quickly. King Croessus of Lydia was conquered by King Cyrus of Persia, but Cyrus kept Croessus alive as one of his advisors. One of Croessus's former subject cities rebelled against Cyrus's rule. Cyrus put down the rebellion, but he was angry, and was considering destroying the entire town to prevent future rebellions.
Croessus had to think quickly how to save the lives of his former subjects, but to keep them from threatening Cyrus again. He suggested to Cyrus that he push the citizens of this town to grow interested in fashion, poetry, dance, and theater. This would turn "the men into women" and they would not have the fortitude to rebel against Cyrus again.
I'm starting to suspect the push behind the transgender movement is to intentionally weaken America and other Western states by International rivals. (China, maybe?). What does a generation of this do to our military? Our international standing? We're already seeing it fall apart. What power will rush in to fill the vacuum?