It's always about the toys...

From what I've read about Enid Blyton's own life I get the impression she resented her mother who did nothing but housework (in Enid's eyes) and expected Enid to do it too, while her brothers were afforded much more freedom. She wrote several girl characters who were George-like. Many of her girl characters who were not considered to be tomboys back when she wrote them, also are far more 'tomboyish' compared to today's standards. I do wonder what she would have made of the current gender movement.

"first of all your discrimination credentials must be checked. Which results in a race to the bottom to prove you're worth it"

YES!!

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Yeah, I find it a massive wind up and a deliberate attempt to obfuscate.

So first of all your discrimination credentials must be checked. Which results in a race to the bottom to prove you're worth it.

But what I also see happening (and you might have a different experience than this), is your credentials to care, must also be checked.

The people with the most power to make a difference, ie those with privilege, are automatically excluded from talking on the basis of that privilege.

The result is people being discriminated against can't talk about it because someone will always be found who has it worse.

And those who want to help aren't allowed because they live in ivory towers and don't get an opinion. And in this alternative fact world, even those who do come from a position of being right at the discriminatory coalface, as it were, will be found wanting.

The discriminated against can't talk, and you can't help unless you are also discriminated against.

And as it's just a question of how many points you can accrue, all the effort is spent doing that.

This is how it appears online anyway. I fervently hope that it's not actually reflected in real life? That support for minorities in the form of donations, charities, campaigning and lobbying is still actually happening at the same level.

I gravitated towards sciency toys (supposedly for boys...bore off!) as a child, but I liked dolls too and I loved to read (supposedly more girly). Grew up to be a biomedical scientist who usually wears dresses and has long hair. Also a massive nerd with mostly 'masculine' hobbies. I'm sure the trans cult would be quick to label me as agender or non-binary or bigender. They don't seem to believe that someone can have interests, an individual personality, and things that they gravitate towards that don't define them as a human being. We have our biology, and then we are individuals with different outlooks and likes and dislikes. Toys should not be gendered. Activities and hobbies should not be gendered. Professions should not be gendered. It's ridiculous. Liking something 'meant for' the other sex does not mean you are that sex.

Yes, Datun, that's it. Plus, some of the people who are very outspoken about certain causes seem to employ other forms of discrimination, as if it's all ok for the glorious cause. We see it in the trans debate, where women are dismissed (as ever), but also things like educated (white) anti-racism campaigners mocking others because they can't spell, rather than attacking the racism itself. If I were to put it into a metaphor (?), it's like if they came across someone needing help, they'd have to consult a chart to decide whether the person was in a selected oppressed group before helping them (or not). Rather than just giving a shit about the person.

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I think I get it. People always been discriminated against for one reason or another. As people became more aware, suddenly the very concept of discrimination changed. Some people viewed being discriminated against as something to aspire to. Hence the Oppression Olympics.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, all the people who were discriminated against, still are.

I'm not sure I explained that very well . I just have met quite a few of these people and they don't care.

Erm, that video is horrendous.

This infuriates me about , argh... don't even know what to call them, but SJW's I guess who seem to just pick a cause and run with it, no critical thinking, and they still discriminate against others if that particular "ism" isn't socially desirable enough, or something... I mean, being labelled mentally ill and female should give me a bunch of privilege points, but funnily enough these people don't defer to me in conversation and fight for my rights. Whereas other causes would have them champing at the bit and sharpening their pitchforks.

Anway, these fools (who often appear to be in it to satisfy a desire for tribal warfare rather than a considered and coherant worldview) make a mockery of fighting for equality, as we can see with the bonkers trans ideology. Then it's so easy for others to take the piss and dismiss it all as nonsense. As this video shows - they are equating male priviledge with "not having BO priviledge" FGS!!

Like, they guy in video when they're totting up priviledge points... he's listing stuff like "BO" FGS! In real like he would be "discriminated" against, and no-one would give a fuck!

Fish Brilliant, I've seen it on Facebook before. Shared it straight away.

Makes a bit of a mockery of affirmative action, however many sjw-types are making a mockery of it already!

Marisopia I watched a video yesterday that expressed pretty much the same message as your post.

I'll link it if you're interested.

I'm not too sure about a few bits of it, but a lot of it resonates with what my dc and I have been through.

My kids have inherited a lack of bother about clothes from me - so whilst they don't have a hand sewn wardrobe (although they do have a fair bit of hand knitted, because I can do that in front of the TV, and needles are less interesting to them than my sewing machine!), they both just wear what they've been issued that morning which is just jeans/joggers/shorts and long/short-sleeved t-shirt and some kind of jumper.

I agree that it's way more simple that way, and I'm glad none of them have ever been obsessed with items of clothing (or particular toys actually.. they're just very chill in general about stuff)

I'm well impressed by this Maoist style for young kids' clothes. There should be more of it.

Fish

Kinda like how it's more important to many people not to be perceived as racists, than analysing how women are thought of/treated in the East, specifically within Islam (which leads to calls of Islamphobia).

Criticism of ideologies and religions is healthy if done for reasons of morality and liberation etc. Imo anyway, some may disagree on here, I'm not sure what the general consensus is on what I just said here.

fish, I'm really glad that your child is getting some support. That is great news for you and your family

That's the way it should be dozer but trying to find a counsellor that deals with 'gender identity' and isnt encouraging and is willing to discuss the negatives is really difficult.

It seems not being perceived to be transphobic is more important than the welfare of thousands of children.

It's not "transphobic" at all. And your DC's health and future fertility are far more important than pandering to an often unreasonable and misogynist trans lobby.

Thanks everyone. There have been a few times that my child has been so upset I've very nearly agreed to blockers, and many a night I've sat in tears because I felt like I was torturing my poor child. I also think if my child does transition in future I may well regret the choices I've made but thankfully, for now, it seems to be paying off. I certainly don't feel like a good mum, but I would absolutely support my child regardless of which path they take, although I will always hope they become accepting of themselves without invasive treatments and surgery.

I am aware of Jazz Jennings datun I can't express how terrifying this all is. Kids aren't making informed choices because it's transphobic to inform them properly of all the consequences

Because all the lesbians have been told they're actually transmen I expect.

Yup.

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That's fascinating, the way you dress your children. Did you decide to do that for practical reasons?

I loved George Kirrin.

I think your analysis is completely right. Anne was portrayed as ladylike and always in need of rescue (if I remember correctly). George was a great foil.

Although George being fierce and not always getting it right used to annoy me. She wasn't the hero. Irritating.

I thought she had been claimed as a lesbian. Trans now?