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Yesterday I got trolled, abused, called a "Terf" and "Transphobe"...What for?? For saying I was a woman, not a "Cis" woman or "Cervix haver".
That's right..for calling myself A Woman. 1/2
That's right..for calling myself A Woman. 1/2
I got told my calling myself a woman...was "literally killing Trans people"..
I got told "You are a "cis woman, deal with it"
I got told "cis" was just an adjective, a descriptor and me calling myself a Scots Woman was a descriptor so it was just the same. 2/3
I got told "You are a "cis woman, deal with it"
I got told "cis" was just an adjective, a descriptor and me calling myself a Scots Woman was a descriptor so it was just the same. 2/3
I did what I usually do with things like this..I thought about it, I was told to "deal with it"..so here is me dealing with it.
Firstly the idea that "cis" is just an adjective like any other..It is not. It is an adjective designed to make women a subset of our own sex. 3/4
Firstly the idea that "cis" is just an adjective like any other..It is not. It is an adjective designed to make women a subset of our own sex. 3/4
We are *not a subset of our own sex. Women, female *is our sex. As for just an adjective like Scots woman, Welsh woman. ..there are some adjectives I don't accept and society does not accept ie I would not call someone an "ugly woman" and would not accept being called that.4/5
Let's move onto me calling myself a woman "is literally killing Trans people"...
Where are all the dead bodies? Because there are millions of women calling ourselves women..as we havevdone for millenia. 5/6
Where are all the dead bodies? Because there are millions of women calling ourselves women..as we havevdone for millenia. 5/6
Language is important.What will "literally kill Trans people"is this denial of reality, of biology. Already a Trans friend + I had to explain to a younger Trans person that they still had a prostate +would still be advised to have prostate checks when older. 6/7
This person was in denial, saying no. They were now a woman so would not need this.
We already have women who don't know they have a cervix missing smears. Language needs to be based on reality..not fantasy or ideology.7/8
We already have women who don't know they have a cervix missing smears. Language needs to be based on reality..not fantasy or ideology.7/8
Stating I am a woman does not equate to hating Transpeople as I was told.
It is a statement of fact. I do not identify as one. I am one. 8/9
It is a statement of fact. I do not identify as one. I am one. 8/9
We can respect and accept Trans people without indulging in denial of what we all are, without denying reality. We can fight for acceptance of Trans people without making words like "women" forbidden words..indeed we must. 9/10
I have said before, this movement echoes the behaviour and tactics of The Men's Rights Movements like The National Coalition for men..who call women "foids" (see "Terfs) in order to not use the word "Woman".
Who does it benefit to erase the word "woman"..? 10/11
Who does it benefit to erase the word "woman"..? 10/11
When we see words like "black birthing bodies" .it should send a chill down every thinking person. Is this what women are reduced to? This is not progressive. This is reducing women to our bodies..as commodities to be used. It only helps those with a sinister agenda. 11/12
I was told "You are a cis woman..deal with it". I have dealt with it.
I am not a "cis woman". I am a woman. I have dealt with it.
I will not use compelled speech
I will not comply.
I am not a "cis woman". I am a woman. I have dealt with it.
I will not use compelled speech
I will not comply.
