RE: A love letter to gender-critical feminists

( kittyfinesse )
Fantastic piece! This was my favorite quote:

"There is one thing worse than absorbing the hatred of the worst men, and that’s submitting to their will. People only despise what they can’t control. Trans extremists despise you because you’re free."

I'm so proud of women like you and everyone here for standing up to this ideology. I also find it so funny when people try to smear GC feminists as "not real feminists" because we've been the most consistent in advocating for women and their interests the whole time. Our views have never changed. Any person who includes TIMs in his or her definition of feminism has changed its aim to prioritize the feelings of men over the safety of women.

( Alceriniel )
Whenever I am worried about getting blowback regarding being anti-gender-theory, I just ask myself: "How will you face your daughter one day and say with a straight face that you did nothing to protect her?"

Had this happen not too long ago when out shopping with my daughter. She called a TIM "Mr." and he tried to correct her. I smiled politely and happily stated to the TIM at Target: "No. She is right. You *are *a man, and I am not teaching her to lie for your benefit."

And then we walked away.

( MardyMcMare )
Thanks! I like the idea that in the future people will “wish they’d been part of it”, although as Brexit proved, it is easier to con someone than for them to admit they’ve been conned.

( AsterRising )
Agreed! I think it will take a long time for people to admit how they got it wrong with trans ideology, but I do have faith history will vindicate us

( MardyMcMare )
Yes, that may be true of ordinary people, but as Helen Joyce says, people like the parents and clinicians of these poor confused lied-to children will have to cleave to the ideology forever, rather than confront their own parts in destroying the health and fertility of the kids they were supposed to protect.

( dotconnectr )
I've always been an avoidant introvert so the isolation doesn't bother me too much, but I wish I had the physical courage to get out into the world more and talk to more people about this. The problem I have with the isolation is that by going out quietly "terfing" by putting up stickers, for example, I am taking on some level of risk of physical harm from TIMs who live in my community if I get spotted. [...]