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Accusing women of being men

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poppyzbrite4 · 13/09/2024 08:47

Brigette Macron has just been awarded compensation after a rumour that she's a man went viral. Michelle Obama has also been accused of being a man as has Jacinda Ahern.

Why are famous women being accused of being men?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brigitte-macron-false-transgender-claims-france-b2611899.html

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ThisPresetIsSelected · 13/09/2024 09:05

Because they can't come up with a coherent argument against what they say, so they resort to calling names because the average moron can't resist a pile-on when it's as basic as that.

GenAvocadoOnToast · 13/09/2024 09:04

Wasn't Lady GaGa accused of being a man?

poppyzbrite4 · 13/09/2024 08:59

Hoppinggreen · 13/09/2024 08:55

Maybe because some men DO actually pretend to be women?
Not talking about these 2 women of course

These are extremely famous women in the public eye and people have made up whole backstories about them that have no basis in reality. All of them are in politics.

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Hoppinggreen · 13/09/2024 08:55

Maybe because some men DO actually pretend to be women?
Not talking about these 2 women of course

poppyzbrite4 · 13/09/2024 08:54

Completelyneutralname · 13/09/2024 08:49

Because some men can’t bear the thought of their power base being dismantled and that they might actually have to be better to do better. Some women have internalised misogyny. It’s depressing.

Interestingly the viral video was made by two women who made up a whole backstory about her. I've seen the videos about Michelle Obama and people are pretty convinced she's a man.

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Completelyneutralname · 13/09/2024 08:49

Because some men can’t bear the thought of their power base being dismantled and that they might actually have to be better to do better. Some women have internalised misogyny. It’s depressing.