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Another day, another friend insisting that THIS video will change minds and hearts

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emerencealwayshopeful · 21/04/2019 13:46

I watched it. I was doing washing up as well, so it wasn't focussed attention, but I don't recommend others force themselves through it. The production values are nice though, if you appreciate such things.

I'm just feeling lost again, turning on social media after a couple of days away and finding this shared a few times over with words explaining that nobody could be 'swayed by so-called gender-critical arguments' after seeing this all the way though.

How do intelligent women not understand that none of this has anything to do with denying the existence of people who are clearly here and all of it has to do with the fact that this ideology is a threat to women and girls?

This, the Ogre's piece denouncing JY (And the other articles about that vile human) and I need to avoid social media - except that I also have a social life that is barely real so need to go there sometimes to prove to myself I still exist.

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hipsterfun · 21/04/2019 18:42

I managed

Erythronium · 21/04/2019 18:31

Feel sorry for you that they're you're friends if they think this is reasonable or worthwhile.

What's with that person's stupid hat and the cup of tea at the beginning? They don't pass, not at all. Just because people are polite and react to gendered clothing and behaviour doesn't mean anybody accepts them as a woman.

The best bit was Greer at the beginning, telling it like it is.

Trousering · 21/04/2019 18:27

This had been rolled out as if it says something new and profound yet it's just yet another angry trans telling everyone how they should think. There's loads of them. It must be part of transition, a messiah moment when they feel the world has to hear their version of what is a very dull and and repetitive indeed.

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WeRiseUp · 21/04/2019 15:22

There are intelligent women who usually show signs of critical thinking insisting this will give you all the response you'll ever need if a gender critical person starts to say anything that makes you question truethink.

Holy crap. Intelligent women taking cues from immature little twerps doing cos play.

Women need a bit more f-ing self-respect. I despair.

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emerencealwayshopeful · 21/04/2019 15:19

It doesn't improve - the final few minutes cringingly explains that gender critical is just people trying to avoid identifying as evil TERFS but really they still are.

No - people aren't sharing this because it's funny. There are intelligent women who usually show signs of critical thinking insisting this will give you all the response you'll ever need if a gender critical person starts to say anything that makes you question truethink.

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WeRiseUp · 21/04/2019 14:52

I liked Germaine Greer's quote at the beginning but the ridiculous, childish and camp narration followed by the drag queen mocking what it means to be female afterwards made me switch off. Maybe it appeals to some people's sense of humour? It just came across as a bit immature.

VickyEadie · 21/04/2019 14:45

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SirVixofVixHall · 21/04/2019 14:20

I couldn’t watch to the end, I just gave up. The campery, the annoying upwards inflection, the even more annoying gaslighty crap...

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