Wokeism of the day *Revised Mod Note in OP and threadbanned users*

Nobody said the term "women" isn't appropriate, a Tweet was shared about a certain experience shared by people who have given birth. How? By referring to people who have given birth as "birthing people." How exclusionary! The sheer tyranny. What's next from the wokites? FORCED HYSTERECTOMIES?

Not every person who gives birth considers themselves a woman, nor does every woman give birth. People who give birth = birthing people. Simple as that.

Highlighting all of this is just someone who is uncomfortable with transpeople existing, and the change in language since ignoring them is becoming more and more taboo. This all reminds me of all that "marriage is sacred and strictly between a man and a woman" stuff from 15 years ago. They were trying to legitimise homophobia then, and they're trying to legitimise transphobia now.

I don't know what "Tavistock" is, incidentally. I'm sure it's something outrageous and woke.

At least you're honest enough to admit your massive prejudice against trans people. Well you are now at least.

Can you extend that honesty to admit that you posted that post about "birthing people" so people would join you in having a go at them? Admit you weren't being fun and light hearted. You wanted people to join you in an anti trans pile on. I see right through you.

You really are a master of those classic boards.ie diversionary tactics. "You don't really mean that," "of course you don't mean ALL trans activists" and accusing people of operating wind up accounts. Call me a troll all you like but at least I'm not a bigot.

The classic tactic of pretending you said something completely different to what you actually posted.

Except that didn’t happen. That poster did come in here to have a go at trans people, and they have a long history of same on boards.ie. They shouldn’t be so annoyed because someone wouldn’t hop on the pile on.

Those posters genuinely think their personal attacks and caterwauling is righteous. They really can’t get over the idea that anyone is invading their safespace for piling on the underprivileged in our society. The sense of entitlement is incredible. It’s a discussion forum for god’s sake.

Like I always say, I hope this thread is open in perpetuity. Showing up the righteous bigots is like shooting fish in a barrel. It’s an honour.

What was that you were saying about trusty sidekicks? 😂 Youse are thick as thieves, like two nuts in a sack.

Tavishock (which I have since been able to read a little about) doesn’t have anything to do with references to “birthing people,” bar a superficial connection with transpeople.

Like I said a few weeks ago, this “they’re coming after our kids” stuff is a common tactic when shovelling shït on minority groups. The Russian government did something similar before the 2014 Olympics, urging gay people not to groom kids when they were visiting Sochi and so on.

I am against child abuse in every form and I do believe that there is some ambiguity about teenagers transitioning. However I am also smart enough to know that the “think of the children” angle is exploited by people to demonise trans people, like it was with gay people in the recent past.

Similarly with changing rooms and combat sports, they are topics relating to the trans community with grey moral areas therefore (for some people in this thread, not me) their whole existence as transpeople is immoral. The kind of people who parrot these views are what I call useful idiots.