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An "I'm Spartacus" phrase that almost everyone would sign up to?

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worstofbothworlds · 03/01/2024 12:12

I'm wondering if it would be possible to have a phrase for the "I don't understand but this is madness" friends and colleagues of those who are being harassed and ostracized?
Or is everyone who hasn't looked into gender ideology too cautious?
I'm pretty sure 99% of people don't believe humans can change sex but would they actually stand up in a meeting or put in their email signatures "my name is Dave and I don't believe humans can change sex"?

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CliantheLang · 03/01/2024 17:19

Is there a phrase for people who think water is wet? Or one for people who "believe" that 2+2=4?

There isn't a phrase because one isn't necessary.

cloudtree · 03/01/2024 16:48

I work in an area which has a lot of pronoun virtue signalling. The best one I’ve seen on an email signature is “I am female”. Difficult for the employer to object but makes it clear the person isn’t just going along with the craziness.

popebishop · 03/01/2024 16:45

Sex is real and sometimes it matters.

stillplentyofjunkinthetrunk · 03/01/2024 16:43

"I support single sex services" is the best one for where we are right now I think.

ArabellaScott · 03/01/2024 16:38

Commiserations, OP, that sounds really hard.

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worstofbothworlds · 03/01/2024 13:40

Unfortunately I am an academic (though in STEM, you'd think the students were more sensible but it's everywhere) so every 20 and 30 something woman in admin is an "ally". Older male professors not so much but they are all "well I don't really understand".

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StealthSpinach · 03/01/2024 12:38

I think the reverse is happening…
Any display of pronouns, rainbows, baby pink and baby blue, “ally status” or the like is a 100m high, flashing neon sign advising of gender ideology/TWAW delusion/flat earth beliefs and allows those people to be instantaneously characterised.
Works for me.

ArabellaScott · 03/01/2024 12:32

I find eyebrow raising does a lot of work, fwiw.

ArabellaScott · 03/01/2024 12:32

Most people very sensibly avoid unnecessary drama.

So for all of us, we have our own personal tipping points.

Mine was looking at the sweeping away of women's rights, and the unnecessary medicalisation of children based largely on unevidenced theory pushed by activists.

PermanentTemporary · 03/01/2024 12:19

I don't think there is, because there isn't a phrase that wouldn't result in opposition. Look at the furore about the author a few years ago who said 'transwomen are transwomen' in an interview. What could be more reasonable than that.

Having said that, I do think it's necessary to differentiate between no-marks making a fuss on Twitter and actual damage - and I know there are professions and settings where the former really does damage people.