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Transgender Weightlifter Story in Daily Mail! - will they let the comments through?

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SuitedandBooted · 06/04/2018 10:16

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5584849/Transgender-woman-Laurel-Hubbard-Kiwi-weightlifter-compete-Commonwealth-Games.html#comments

Its pretty bland. It doesn't touch on any other aspects of the GRA, and there are supportive comments from a female weightlifter, ( who is probably watching her back).

There are the usual "Oh , serves the feminists right - they wanted equality!" comments on the story starting up Hmm.

I have commented on DM articles like this before, but my comments don't go up. Does anyone else want to try?

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Melamin · 06/04/2018 11:32

Yes - I expect they were flooded with TRAs as a result.

ErrolTheDragon · 06/04/2018 11:23

Leaving aside comments, or lack thereof, the headline and the fact that an expert has pointed out the obvious problems of transwomen competing against women is good.

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SuitedandBooted · 06/04/2018 11:16

Just a thought..

I don't think all the online papers moderate every story and every comment.
So, how about going to some other papers, find a sports story, (women's sport most relevant, but could be others) and leave a comment like;

"The end of competitive sport for women, this is only the beginning" and a link to a Twitter page like this
twitter.com/search?q=transgender%20weightlifter&src=typd&lang=en

Do other papers allow twitter links, or something else?

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MrPan · 06/04/2018 11:13

CircleSquareCircleSquare - excellent perspective-comparing there. Thank you.

Melamin · 06/04/2018 11:07

They just seem to be sticking to 2 comments:

  1. That's what feminists want.
  1. They are testing for drugs on the one hand and allowing this on the other hand.
Glowerglass · 06/04/2018 10:59

It is just so unfair. HOW can people not see that!

hackmum · 06/04/2018 10:53

Utter madness. Why can't people see this?

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SuitedandBooted · 06/04/2018 10:45

I don't expect them to print many things criticising the GRA. The Daily Mail clearly has some "Dude bros" (and their handmaidens) working in their moderators section.
I am leaving some less political comments, more along the lines of how is this fair, sport should be an even playing field etc. I hope this will help readers join the dots!

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CircleSquareCircleSquare · 06/04/2018 10:39

Feelings over physiology.

Laughing at religious people with “sky fairies” and flat earthers but then completely denying scientific evidence of physical differences between men and women. It’s very interesting.

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SuitedandBooted · 06/04/2018 10:38

"Think of (men's) feelings!"

I would say that Emily Campbell has an eye on her Sports Federation - I presume they are clamping down on dissenters.

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Fairenuff · 06/04/2018 10:33

Emily Campbell's reasoning as to why people should not question what her friend has chosen to do:

'Everyone has been very opinionated about it but I think everyone is kind of forgetting about her feelings and how she feels.

'She is just doing something she completely loves.

'For someone to have a comment on it I think is a bit unfair.'

Elendon · 06/04/2018 10:24

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IntelligentYetIndecisive · 06/04/2018 10:22

Tried, but many of my comments are never published.

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