This is the mind of Fascism hiding behind a mask of a child’s marionette. People are giving their rights and freedoms away to such a brazen manipulation, and it’s terrifying. All of the arguments, and there are hundreds, from forced sterilization, to lifelong impotence, to chemical dependency, are being suppressed by those pulling the hidden strings of this wicked, cruel, theater.
My last word and thought on the subject of trangenderism came through a lesbian friend. She is perfectly happy with who she is, and understands what so many millions miss: “I am myself. How could I be anyone else? And if I pretend to be something I am not, someone created by surgery and chemicals, and sustained through a lifelong cocktail of therapies, I have to give up who I am. I happen to be a very “masculine” woman. Why should I find that unacceptable?
And finally, for anyone who thinks they’re “in the wrong body”, how can you possibly know? What makes you think your idea of another kind of person is in any way accurate? All you can know of anyone else you learned second hand. Wouldn’t you rather be the one, unique, person in the world that you already are?”
I remember reading Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut in high school. Always sticks with me. Ballerinas in chains because they weren't allowed to show their skill. We also read some Ayn Rand in high school. I picked up Atlas Shrugged and read it. Certainly seems to fit with what they are trying to do to Elon right now.
I have also been thinking often of both of those stories. Vonnegut’s Hocus Pocus has also come to mind many times, especially with the current state of higher education and prison systems.
I as a woman have virtually no idea of what it feels like to be a woman. I only know what it feels like to be me. It is an absurd notion for a man to claim they feel like a woman - it’s unknowable. There are about 4 billion women on the planet, each one thinking and feeling differently from me. Acculturated in the norms of their society yes but still also different from each other.
So sorry you have had to suffer derogatory slurs from these malevolent people who malign you. The prevailing mindset is that if Trump is for (fill in the blank), the liberals/leftists would be against it. Same with whole covid mania etc.
My humble addition: When people think it's acceptable for a husband to demand his wife watch sissy hypno pornography with him so she can better "service" his sexual needs by pretending to be male, they have gone off the deep end. When the husband's therapist joins in with this anti-woman coercion, they've entered the abyss. Don't let them pull you along into it. Also, just to be completely candid, these crossdressing men are often drug addicts, not just the prescription kind. They have a severe case of brain rot.
Great article! I think you nailed it -- loyalty to the team supersedes clear thinking. Those women on the text thread are the true monsters. Oh the projection! Their brains are in disrepair. I wouldn't give them a second thought.
They're attempting this with photos of girls chests scarred from breast removal as though it was a beautiful thing and not a mutliation by removal of perfectly healthy (and actually beautiful) body parts. We're supposed to look at her scarred now flat chest and testosterone injection caused scruffy facial hair and declare her a brave new man. Normal sane people cringe in horror at this kind of display.
The question is how long will it be before the mania passes?Look at how the Democratic Party still goes along.Look at the Draconian laws being passed in Colorado? Unfortunately this evil will last longer than most of us want.
This boggles my mind to no end: if you date the rise of transmania in the US to about 2011, it has *already outlasted the Third Reich.*
We must mobilize in our millions to prevent further butchery. As it is, I suspect the mourning connected with this era, as well as with its nearly unfathomable fallout, will last decades if not centuries.
I fear that if it goes on too long, we’ll have lost a generation. For example, how many Gen Z-ers take it as fact that there are 85 genders and you’re free to pick from the menu, just because that’s what they’ve had shoved down their throats since kindergarten? My kids are younger (Gen Alpha) and I’m watching the Supreme Court case about opt-outs very carefully.
I think we’re so far down the rabbit hole that nothing will change until an avalanche of lawsuits comes crashing down and insurers stop paying to cover this shit.
Money is the only thing that’s going to make this go away.
Sometimes I think my progressive kids will only understand my red-pilled POV when their future kids beg to have a leg or arm amputated, or to be made blind in service to their "felt identity."
A lot of those posts online are very likely Ai bots; they are getting more difficult to spot with each passing day. The words posted still sting, but there is not a real person behind them, just antagonistic propaganda.
All of this that you talk about is purposely being pushed into the world dynamic to diminish society, create conflict, weaken communities, and more. It’s a much deeper and sinister agenda, and the gender issue is just one of the cudgels used to mangle people (there is also race, religion, more). It’s all a methodology to corrupt and diminish people and society. What “they” truly want is for it to go kinetic, and things go really bad if the dynamic goes kinetic.
I hope and pray most people stay balanced and level in all this, for when things do snap back, it could be destructive from the other end of the spectrum as well. It’s all bad, and it all will burn itself out if the propaganda and narrative pushes can be stopped.
Thanks --- that's a surprising relief. Recently, I discovered another sociologist, one who has made a living writing about the sociology of women, especially lesbians, is totally ideologically captured. I'd expected "I'm going along," maybe, but not "TWAW" and medicalization is "life saving." It's one thing for the person on the street to have these views, but I'd like to think that those of us with some kind of public speaking position have an obligation to the truth. Instead, it seems to be the inverse. It's especially vexing to me that sociologists aren't using the tools and insights of our profession (including social movement theory) to think critically about this nightmare.
No surprise here. Education centres are nothing more than indoctrination centres. The so called educated elite are the most ignorant bunch I've had to deal with in my entire life.
I am now in my late 60's. I was the youngest with two older brothers, therfore I was not raised "girly." l was a tomboy, athletic, and outspoken, but never questioned my gender. I fear that if I was a young teenager today, that some teacher or counselor would try to make me question my "gender."
This is the mind of Fascism hiding behind a mask of a child’s marionette. People are giving their rights and freedoms away to such a brazen manipulation, and it’s terrifying. All of the arguments, and there are hundreds, from forced sterilization, to lifelong impotence, to chemical dependency, are being suppressed by those pulling the hidden strings of this wicked, cruel, theater.
My last word and thought on the subject of trangenderism came through a lesbian friend. She is perfectly happy with who she is, and understands what so many millions miss: “I am myself. How could I be anyone else? And if I pretend to be something I am not, someone created by surgery and chemicals, and sustained through a lifelong cocktail of therapies, I have to give up who I am. I happen to be a very “masculine” woman. Why should I find that unacceptable?
And finally, for anyone who thinks they’re “in the wrong body”, how can you possibly know? What makes you think your idea of another kind of person is in any way accurate? All you can know of anyone else you learned second hand. Wouldn’t you rather be the one, unique, person in the world that you already are?”
I remember reading Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut in high school. Always sticks with me. Ballerinas in chains because they weren't allowed to show their skill. We also read some Ayn Rand in high school. I picked up Atlas Shrugged and read it. Certainly seems to fit with what they are trying to do to Elon right now.
I have also been thinking often of both of those stories. Vonnegut’s Hocus Pocus has also come to mind many times, especially with the current state of higher education and prison systems.
I as a woman have virtually no idea of what it feels like to be a woman. I only know what it feels like to be me. It is an absurd notion for a man to claim they feel like a woman - it’s unknowable. There are about 4 billion women on the planet, each one thinking and feeling differently from me. Acculturated in the norms of their society yes but still also different from each other.
So sorry you have had to suffer derogatory slurs from these malevolent people who malign you. The prevailing mindset is that if Trump is for (fill in the blank), the liberals/leftists would be against it. Same with whole covid mania etc.
My humble addition: When people think it's acceptable for a husband to demand his wife watch sissy hypno pornography with him so she can better "service" his sexual needs by pretending to be male, they have gone off the deep end. When the husband's therapist joins in with this anti-woman coercion, they've entered the abyss. Don't let them pull you along into it. Also, just to be completely candid, these crossdressing men are often drug addicts, not just the prescription kind. They have a severe case of brain rot.
More than brain rot, it’s soul rot.
Great article! I think you nailed it -- loyalty to the team supersedes clear thinking. Those women on the text thread are the true monsters. Oh the projection! Their brains are in disrepair. I wouldn't give them a second thought.
Powerful. The final stage of subversion is normalization. Can you reason with a demoralized person?
I am afraid there is one more stage after normalization - glamorization.
They're attempting this with photos of girls chests scarred from breast removal as though it was a beautiful thing and not a mutliation by removal of perfectly healthy (and actually beautiful) body parts. We're supposed to look at her scarred now flat chest and testosterone injection caused scruffy facial hair and declare her a brave new man. Normal sane people cringe in horror at this kind of display.
Yes, these pictures are cringe worthy and creepy!
Its a cult and the mania will pass, but a lot of people will get hurt in the process.
The question is how long will it be before the mania passes?Look at how the Democratic Party still goes along.Look at the Draconian laws being passed in Colorado? Unfortunately this evil will last longer than most of us want.
Yes it's going to take way too long. Agree.
This boggles my mind to no end: if you date the rise of transmania in the US to about 2011, it has *already outlasted the Third Reich.*
We must mobilize in our millions to prevent further butchery. As it is, I suspect the mourning connected with this era, as well as with its nearly unfathomable fallout, will last decades if not centuries.
I fear that if it goes on too long, we’ll have lost a generation. For example, how many Gen Z-ers take it as fact that there are 85 genders and you’re free to pick from the menu, just because that’s what they’ve had shoved down their throats since kindergarten? My kids are younger (Gen Alpha) and I’m watching the Supreme Court case about opt-outs very carefully.
I think we’re so far down the rabbit hole that nothing will change until an avalanche of lawsuits comes crashing down and insurers stop paying to cover this shit.
Money is the only thing that’s going to make this go away.
true, taking too long
Sometimes I think my progressive kids will only understand my red-pilled POV when their future kids beg to have a leg or arm amputated, or to be made blind in service to their "felt identity."
yeah maybe. mine struggle with my views!
That has to be tough.
Thank you. This is one of the best things I have read about this topic.
Thank you
Just a simple statement today Jen. There are only two sexes. End of subject.
A lot of those posts online are very likely Ai bots; they are getting more difficult to spot with each passing day. The words posted still sting, but there is not a real person behind them, just antagonistic propaganda.
All of this that you talk about is purposely being pushed into the world dynamic to diminish society, create conflict, weaken communities, and more. It’s a much deeper and sinister agenda, and the gender issue is just one of the cudgels used to mangle people (there is also race, religion, more). It’s all a methodology to corrupt and diminish people and society. What “they” truly want is for it to go kinetic, and things go really bad if the dynamic goes kinetic.
I hope and pray most people stay balanced and level in all this, for when things do snap back, it could be destructive from the other end of the spectrum as well. It’s all bad, and it all will burn itself out if the propaganda and narrative pushes can be stopped.
Speaking of Ai bots… the discussion is highlighted here today: https://rumble.com/v6srap5-researchers-caught-using-ai-bots-to-shape-public-opinion-on-reddit-sparking.html
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight.
It’s all mind boggling.
LOVED *Mania.* Distributed copies. Wondered if she's with us.
She's definitely with us.https://unherd.com/2024/04/how-to-spot-the-next-mania/
Thanks --- that's a surprising relief. Recently, I discovered another sociologist, one who has made a living writing about the sociology of women, especially lesbians, is totally ideologically captured. I'd expected "I'm going along," maybe, but not "TWAW" and medicalization is "life saving." It's one thing for the person on the street to have these views, but I'd like to think that those of us with some kind of public speaking position have an obligation to the truth. Instead, it seems to be the inverse. It's especially vexing to me that sociologists aren't using the tools and insights of our profession (including social movement theory) to think critically about this nightmare.
No surprise here. Education centres are nothing more than indoctrination centres. The so called educated elite are the most ignorant bunch I've had to deal with in my entire life.
I am now in my late 60's. I was the youngest with two older brothers, therfore I was not raised "girly." l was a tomboy, athletic, and outspoken, but never questioned my gender. I fear that if I was a young teenager today, that some teacher or counselor would try to make me question my "gender."
I have the same fear. Late bloomer, not girly, too smart, non girly aspirations. It would have been terrible if I were a teen today.