San Francisco Library, promoting VAW in the name of 'trans culture'.

That Observer article is very good - well said, Catherine Bennett.

It's been briefly covered in the Observer:

amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/29/violent-misogyny-not-confined-to-internet-incels?__twitter_impression=true

The “descriptive text” is beyond insane - it’s funny how they list all these scary criminal things that TERFs do. Most of the time, when I see someone being called a TERF it’s because they’re doing something like questioning whether a trans woman actually has periods.

I’m sure there are very militant scary TERFs but their overuse of the term, at any woman who dares to question anything, is ridiculous.

The concerning aspect to California Law Enforcement is Transgender is a protected minority and somehow that is used to excuse their violence. Reference the Ben Shapiro video where he's threatened by an ex Navy TIM on television (captured on camera), as well as off-set afterwards. He reports it to police who say yes there is a case to answer, but protected minority so prosecution won't proceed.

WTF!! Why is "protected minority" used as a cover to assault and abuse others?

They just keep responding with the same form letter about removing a t shirt and never address the weapons they are displaying that transgender identified males carried to threaten Lesbians at PRIDE.

Is there anyone on here who's in America? Surely this must fall under inciting violence and be illegal? I've seen someone from the UK tweet San Francisco police but I don't think they got a reply. An American mymsnetter calling up to report it might get a better response.

Oh God, how can anyone be so STUPID?
Baseball bats painted in trans colours and blood spattered 'die cis scum' t shirts aren't a commentary on violence against trans people, they're a threat.

The library has been really suckered in, hasn't it?

I have been in correspondence with the City Librarian. I received a very nicely written email back...

We appreciate your feedback. The Library provides a venue for community groups to exhibit and spark dialogue on timely social issues. The exhibit in the Hormel LGBTQIA Center showcases artwork created by a local community organization, the Degenderettes Northern California chapter, who are using their artwork and performative art activities to bring visibility to the violence that occurs against transgender people and to generate conversations about this often overlooked issue.

Yesterday, we removed a shirt from the exhibit, a piece of artwork that could be interpreted as promoting violence. Now looking at this exhibit as a whole, with both the artwork and the accompanying descriptive text, the exhibit is within our policy guidelines.

For more information, please see the attached photograph which describes the purpose of the exhibit.

Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

So yes, the t-shirt was removed, but Die Cis Scum remains. I have written again to challenge this.

Thanks for sharing that article, OP. It's horrifying that people can't see this for the normalisation (and celebration?) Of VAWAG that it is. The comments underneath are encouraging though.

Interesting video Wander.

VAGW is something or society does not give a shit about.

Any criticism will be met with “you’re transphobic” and claims of “literal violence” meanwhile a girl at my son’s school was punched in the face by a boy and whilst I put some steri strips on her face, her mother told me how it was her daughter who is being put in internal exclusion.

Have no idea why people cannot see what is front of them. No idea

This is how:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

Sorry should say a close mirror of what I see

Haven't seen Tangerine will look it up.

This article is a close mirror of women trying to talk about upholding their rights in relation to trans self-ID proposals:

www.vice.com/amp/en_ca/article/nnqxe8/lets-call-female-online-harassment-what-it-really-is-gender-terrorism-481?__twitter_impression=true

It was posted in relation to the incels Facebook post by the alleged mass killer.

This is disgusting. I can't quite believe a public library thought this was acceptable. Except I can really because VAWG just isn't seen as truly unacceptable compared to any other demographic.

Here's a comprehensive article on the 'TransDykes' and a couple of their key figures.
gendertrender.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/transdykes-the-anti-lesbian-antifa/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

They describe themselves as "humble"

This makes explicit what was implicit all along

Do you remember that film Tangerine or something. A few years ago. They did the same thing.

We painted male violence pink and switched the language around, and now everyone thinks it's fabulously progressive. Now FUCK OFF TERFS.

Exactly this.

I feel sick

What the heck are they thinking?

It's certainly a powerful piece of art. I am getting a pretty clear message.

Yes, quite @wanderabout