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Is this advert transphobic?

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MarkRuffaloCrumble · 22/05/2020 22:22

Someone alert the TRAs, this advert says that men have prostates.

Surely some women have prostates too? And some men don’t have prostates, either by being born with a uterus or from surgery. It’s outrageous that the ad is clearly marketed with the word MEN in the title!

Awaits TRA outrage....

Still waiting....

Tumbleweed.....

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Thelnebriati · 23/05/2020 23:36

''It hasn’t gotten the attention or resources that some other cancers have.''

I keep seeing this stick used to beat women with. How very dare we work hard and campaign successfully.

Lordfrontpaw · 23/05/2020 11:46

Bol-aux

Smurftastic · 23/05/2020 11:37

What a contrast to the recent 'Eve Appeal' campaign with 'everybody with a cervix'. But when confronted, they said the they're being inclusive.

Lordfrontpaw · 23/05/2020 09:45

If you look at the sanpro shelves - so always is ‘woman washed’ these days - but products for male incontinence and the world MAN is emblazoned all over it.

HorseRadishFemish · 23/05/2020 09:27

It's almost like transmen have been socialised to not make a fuss.

OnABeachSomewhere · 23/05/2020 09:21
Angry
FlamingoAndJohn · 23/05/2020 09:14

Someone should tweet it to Haddock and complain. See what he does.

PositiveVibez · 23/05/2020 09:04

This is very frustrating isn't it. Can't see anyone being up in arms about this or asking for the word 'men' to be retracted.

Fucking hell. This has pissed me right off 😠

DrDavidBanner · 23/05/2020 08:56

Hats sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If we're going to take previous cervical cancer campaigns as the president then yes it is transphobic. Not all men have a prostate and some women have prostates too.

Don't worry I'm sure the usual activists will soon be on the case raising issue with them 🤔

Alwaystwomagpies · 23/05/2020 08:29

Be interesting to see if Haddock kicks up a fuss about this one won’t it?

JellySlice · 23/05/2020 08:27

Depends on your definition of transphobia.

If your definition is 'not centring penis' then, no, it is not transphobic.

If your definition is 'dismissing the legitimate needs of trans-identified people', then, yes, it is transphobic.

Unfortunately the excesses of the anti-women, male rights activists, otherwise known as TRAs, have utterly distorted the word.

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 22/05/2020 22:57

Wow, how many times can you even say 'men' in one advert.

Because of course as anyone with XY chromosomes will remain at risk for prostate cancer, and should also be encouraged to check, I would actually say that it's irresponsible and unfair not to include transwomen in these campaigns. Here actually an issue where ignoring and excluding transwomen will impact on their health, and nobody is up in arms.

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MarkRuffaloCrumble · 22/05/2020 22:48

Hmmm who knows? I almost want to make an almighty fuss about it just to see what happens, but I’m not actually a prick who wants to sabotage a cancer charity. So I’ll stick to pointing it out here.

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Clymene · 22/05/2020 22:34

I see Stephen Fry is a supporter. Stephen Fry who thinks that women don't deserve single sex spaces.

So Stephen knows someone with a prostate is a man but won't accept that the word woman refers to those of us with uteruses.

It is a mystery why the word men hasn't been replaced by people with prostates isn't it? I wonder why that might be? Hmm

FlamingoAndJohn · 22/05/2020 22:27

Well that’s just full of men isn’t it.
Not prostate havers.

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MarkRuffaloCrumble · 22/05/2020 22:22

ad link

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