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Gay men's magazine bullied into grovelling

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aliasundercover · 26/11/2020 20:37

twitter.com/BoyzMagazine/status/1332052779871965186

Looks like they're gunning for gay men now. Anything other than complete agreement is no good.

Readers here will be used to this sort of insanity:
twitter.com/robholley/status/1332054419337334789
I wonder if it will wake up those who have not seen it before?

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SophocIestheFox · 05/12/2020 18:57

X-post.

SophocIestheFox · 05/12/2020 18:56

So now that you get it, quaagars, and you’ve had your lol, do you think that a trans woman can bring valuable perspectives to a magazine for gay men, and would the same apply to a straight woman? If yes, how?

Quaagars · 05/12/2020 18:56

Hang on... So Boyz, a magazine for gay men now has a transwoman editor? But.... But.... I thought transwomen were women? What would a woman know about being a gay man? Why didn't they employ a trans man?

Obviously I don't know much about the staff there, but usually in news/magazine offices they employ a range of people - whether man or woman.
Why could they not have a trans woman editor?
Unless all the staff have to be gay, or trans men?
If so then fair enough, can see everyone's point.

Passmeabottlemrjones · 05/12/2020 18:51

Hang on... So Boyz, a magazine for gay men now has a transwoman editor? But.... But.... I thought transwomen were women? What would a woman know about being a gay man? Why didn't they employ a trans man?

It sure is a headscratcher......

Quaagars · 05/12/2020 18:39

How did your mind go to "they're saying transmen don't exist"?

As I said, I don't do insinuations and am crap at cryptic stuff Grin
It's been spelled out what was meant now.
So I now get what was meant lol

SophocIestheFox · 05/12/2020 18:36

Do you think a trans woman can be a gay man?

PotholeParadies · 05/12/2020 18:35

How did your mind go to "they're saying transmen don't exist"?

That's definitely more cryptic that noticing an appointment suggests that they don't think transwomen are women.

Quaagars · 05/12/2020 18:30

Are you really baffled? Really? Really?

Yes I was.
Really really.

Quaagars · 05/12/2020 18:30

Ah - cheers for the explanations, I'm crap at cryptic stuff lol

RufustheSniggeringReindeer · 05/12/2020 18:29

Id say what ds1 partner just said but I’ll probably be deleted 😀

And its not even very naughty...

PotholeParadies · 05/12/2020 18:28

Are you really baffled? Really? Really?

SophocIestheFox · 05/12/2020 18:28

Have finally managed to break back into the thread! tho I can only see about one tenth of it.

Just needed to echo the “wow” at a trans woman editor. For a gay magazine.

I assume no gay trans men were available?

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aliasundercover · 05/12/2020 18:26

OK, I'm all caught up now - I can read page 9 on my iPad though not an my laptop for some reason.

Hilarious. And even funnier that some posters here are pretending they don't know why it's hilarious.

So, what do we think this transwoman editor will be sharing with the gay readers?

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gardenbird48 · 05/12/2020 18:24

@Quaagars

Bit baffled as to what all the posters saying "almost as if..." are insinuating? Are you trying to hint that trans men don't exist or something, that's why they didn't appoint someone to the role who was?
can you honestly not see the problem here Quaag?

why would a gay magazine want a transwoman to edit?

testing987654321 · 05/12/2020 18:24

Bit baffled as to what all the posters saying "almost as if..." are insinuating?

I'll probably get a deletion for this, but never mind. It's almost as if a magazine by men for men can tell the difference between men and women.

RufustheSniggeringReindeer · 05/12/2020 18:16

Ive honestly got no words

Quaagars · 05/12/2020 18:12

Bit baffled as to what all the posters saying "almost as if..." are insinuating?
Are you trying to hint that trans men don't exist or something, that's why they didn't appoint someone to the role who was?

CaraDuneRedux · 05/12/2020 18:00

Brilliant. And hilarious.

Am v disappointed they didn't appoint a transman. As nonny says, it's almost as if...

(As a side note, why doesn't MN have a crying with laughter emoji?)

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aliasundercover · 05/12/2020 17:59

Why can I not read page 9? Can I still post?

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RufustheSniggeringReindeer · 05/12/2020 17:55

@ScribblingPixie

Does the magazine have female section editors then? Does it have female writers? I'm puzzled why they would have a trans woman in such a prominent role rather than a trans man.
Yeah
WaveWalker · 05/12/2020 17:52

Blimey

HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 05/12/2020 17:50

Nonny, you don't mean.....?! 🤔

NonnyMouse1337 · 05/12/2020 17:39

Huh? A trans woman editor for a gay magazine? No suitable trans man to be found? It's almost as if...... 😂

HecatesCatsInXmasHats · 05/12/2020 17:38

@ScribblingPixie

Does the magazine have female section editors then? Does it have female writers? I'm puzzled why they would have a trans woman in such a prominent role rather than a trans man.
I think that tells us a lot, personally
ScribblingPixie · 05/12/2020 17:28

Does the magazine have female section editors then? Does it have female writers? I'm puzzled why they would have a trans woman in such a prominent role rather than a trans man.