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fortinbra · 31/10/2025 17:18

canklesmctacotits · 31/10/2025 15:40

I don't see it quite that way. I have a lot of sympathy for the whole "stuck in the wrong body" thing. I originate from a country which has had "eunuchs" for centuries, and a widespread and unquestioned understanding and acceptance of these individuals into their (not especially elevated) status in society. It's a thing. Not in anywhere near the proportions that social media would have you believe in the handful of western countries that seem to have lost their minds to this concept, and there's definitely a lot of bandwagonning going on - but I don't dismiss it out of hand. Basically, I think there is a third category and I feel desperately sorry for the hard path these people have to beat. They're deserving of status and respect the same as the other two categories of humans. But that path is necessary because they're neither men nor women, they're something else. So this kind of tweet is just bollocks (ha). Clickbait, basically.

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There have always been gender non conforming people. Different societies have categorised that and made sense of it in different ways. But it has no bearing on biology which is fixed.

lifeturnsonadime · 31/10/2025 17:18

bridgetreilly · 31/10/2025 17:15

Can we start calling trans people/trans allies gynaephobic? They really do seem determined to hate on women.

Absolutely.

The posts are very enlightening.

If we didn't already know how deeply misogynistic the trans movement is then these posts illustrate it perfectly well.

VioletandDill · 31/10/2025 17:18

CremeEggsForBreakfast · 31/10/2025 16:45

Have you shared the wrong link? Because I don't see the "dolls" on there. But neither do I see Hannah Hampton....

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Sorry yes, shared the US link I think by mistake - here's the UK page.

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-women-of-the-year-awards-2025-winners

Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2025 – meet this year's winners

Find out who took home awards at the 19th annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards.

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-women-of-the-year-awards-2025-winners

AliceMaforethought · 31/10/2025 17:17

Noiamnotalison · 31/10/2025 14:41

Spot on as always.

Only in a man’s mind does a man makes a far superior woman.

I don't think that Glamour is run by men. Plenty of women support this as well.

Iamnotalemming · 31/10/2025 17:17

JKR is not wrong. How depressing and offensive. On so many levels.

VioletandDill · 31/10/2025 17:17

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Well you got there in the end.

bridgetreilly · 31/10/2025 17:15

Can we start calling trans people/trans allies gynaephobic? They really do seem determined to hate on women.

WearyAuldWumman · 31/10/2025 17:12

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Interesting word choice there.

ManteesRock · 31/10/2025 17:11

Glowingup · 31/10/2025 15:13

Are all the people on that magazine cover trans women?

Nope but it's a well known fact that JK Rowling is a trans woman! In fact she even published her first books as a man and her daughter had clarified that JK Rowling her very famous single mother in fact used to be her single father!
But hey who needs facts!

ColourThief · 31/10/2025 17:10

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hihelenhi · 31/10/2025 17:08

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:40

YABU. Great response from Glamour. Hatred of trans people is no different to the past prevalence and social acceptance of homophobia. Shame on anyone who agrees with JK Rowling.

LOL. No, love. Have you ever spoken to any women of JKR's generation? You seem a bit lacking in historical literacy. You might wanna educate yourself about which women it was who were marching FOR gay rights back in the day.

And which extremely conservative demographic was sat in its twinsets and pearls in the Beaumont Society saying it didn't want associating with any of those yucky horrible gays....

Is stupidity and laziness and hating on women over 30 totally edgy for your generation or something? I suggest you might want to start exercising some critical thinking skills.

Overtheseatosun · 31/10/2025 17:08

Maybe the only people who still buy magazines are blokes in dresses? Maybe they’ve focussed grouped this and they are their only market these days. I sure as shit won’t ever buy a ‘Glamour’ ever again. They clearly have no idea about women at all.

Citrusbergamia · 31/10/2025 17:07

BlueIndigoScarlet · 31/10/2025 14:30

In years to come people are going to look back on this period in history and think society had collectively lost its mind

Can't bloody well come quick enough!!

The world's gone barking mad 😠 I want to get off!!

Ofc JKR is right.

LeftieRightsHoarder · 31/10/2025 17:05

EdTeach · 31/10/2025 14:23

The magazine’s childish response.

"Better luck next year, Jo". I might have found that witty when I was 12, before wondering why a beautiful and successful woman would want to look like, or compete with, a bunch of mainly sullen posturing men.

Is 12 the age group Glamour is aiming at?

OdeToTheNorthWestWind · 31/10/2025 17:03

No, They're men!

WearyAuldWumman · 31/10/2025 16:59

spoonbillstretford · 31/10/2025 14:40

It feels regressive to have a magazine cover like that in this day and age whether they were born women or not. It's highly objectifying and like something from 25 years ago.

Yup. "In order to be appreciated as a woman, you need to have extensive plastic surgery and wear make-up."

Letthemeatgateau · 31/10/2025 16:58

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:49

Of course I’m for real. I know a number of trans people and the intimidation / attacks they face on a regular basis is terrifying. I also know gay men who have homophobic abuse directed at them - but there’s rarely a threat of physical violence against them (speaking only from the people I know).

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Mmm, male on male violence is a huge problem.

Are you also terrified by male on female violence?

FOJN · 31/10/2025 16:58

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:40

YABU. Great response from Glamour. Hatred of trans people is no different to the past prevalence and social acceptance of homophobia. Shame on anyone who agrees with JK Rowling.

Fuck me, the misogyny of accusing women of bigotry because they're pissed off that 9 men were centered in a what is supposed to be an acknowledgement of womens achievements. Perhaps they're telling us women are such under achievers they had to include some blokes to make the numbers up.

underthelights · 31/10/2025 16:57

YANBU!

EmmyFr · 31/10/2025 16:53

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 31/10/2025 14:34

Who still buys magazines? But yes, JKR is right.

The "Dolls", obviously. Mind you, it's a market.

(I'm glad I haven't bought Glamour in many years. Only disappointed that I cannot tell them they have lost me as a reader).

Ddakji · 31/10/2025 16:51

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:49

Of course I’m for real. I know a number of trans people and the intimidation / attacks they face on a regular basis is terrifying. I also know gay men who have homophobic abuse directed at them - but there’s rarely a threat of physical violence against them (speaking only from the people I know).

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If they are being intimidated or attacked, a) that’ll be by men, not women and b) it won’t be anything in the level of women and girls being intimidated or attached. Trans people are actually one of the safest demographics in the UK.

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:49

FaitesVosJeux · 31/10/2025 16:42

Fuck me dead. Are you for real? The terrifying thing is that you probably are.

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Of course I’m for real. I know a number of trans people and the intimidation / attacks they face on a regular basis is terrifying. I also know gay men who have homophobic abuse directed at them - but there’s rarely a threat of physical violence against them (speaking only from the people I know).

lifeturnsonadime · 31/10/2025 16:46

ByShyRaven · 31/10/2025 16:40

YABU. Great response from Glamour. Hatred of trans people is no different to the past prevalence and social acceptance of homophobia. Shame on anyone who agrees with JK Rowling.

It's not transphobic to eye roll at the fact that a magazine aimed at young women has 9 males as the women of the year.

Women are, or ought to be, sick of this shit.

If you are a woman, and you are not, give your head a wobble.

ScreamingInfidelities · 31/10/2025 16:46

BlueIndigoScarlet · 31/10/2025 14:30

In years to come people are going to look back on this period in history and think society had collectively lost its mind

God, I hope so!