Spain-woman sentenced to 6 months in prison after making 'transphobic' remarks towards male ex prostitute

Nope.

I'm angry at the rise of the populist and far right, of which I consider the 'gender critical ' to be a part,]

You are very misinformed.

NLP may be discredited, but it’s excellent at helping people recognise where their strength is. Don’t let other people’s nasty words drive your life. Work around the obstacles rather than banging your head on them.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/14/contents/enacted

I’m not far right. Dyed in the wool wishy washy liberal, me.

I just happen to know people can’t change sex, like most of the world including people who are also really nasty and bigoted and people who are paragons of virtue.

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To place the locus of control outside of yourself is incredibly disempowering. Both texts you mention are incredibly helpful in understanding this.

Exactly. So what is to stop the police knocking on my door if I state the scientific fact that there are only two sexes? The precedent has been set.

False teaming.

I'm angry at the rise of the populist and far right, of which I consider the 'gender critical ' to be a part

I don’t identify as far right…

You mean the police aren't very bright? Shocker!

But the context should have been clear. The point I was making is that comments on platforms like Twitter can be taken out of context, even when we think it’s clear.

I've faced some bigotry and injustice, but not an overwhelming amount. I'm angry at the rise of the populist and far right, of which I consider the 'gender critical ' to be a part, and on behalf of people who have it much worse than me. It's not personal. I have a lovely life and am generally very happy. But I've always fought bigotry and prejudice and I'm not going to stop now. You are the ones who are always aggrieved and feel perpetually persecuted.

And ignoring that in this case it's probably a translation of the original term used

It is. The actual term was "maricón".

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/spanish-english/maricon

Yes, but he wasn't clearly and maliciously abusing anyone.

Also, I frequently joke about committing terrorist acts, as I come from a political tradition with a proud history of carrying them out. I don't make such jokes on social media, as I'm not a total idiot.

Dear @PP82

You appear very angry. Maybe get outside or step away from the screen because you are so busy accusing others of terrible things, you don't appear to realise how dehumanising you're being. Dehumanising and, frankly, a bit silly - Laurence Fox? If you say so.

However, you don't know my story, or anyone else's on this thread, so maybe stop acting like you're the only person to have faced bigotry and injustices. Sadly, you are not alone.

Let me be clear here: disagreement is not hate. And, if you continue to frame people so unfavourably, I really fear for your mental health. Go well, I won't be responding to you again unless you can drop the disrespectful discourse.

Horrible, horrible thing to say.

Still shouldn't be in prison for it (I don't know if ther was more, have read most but not all thread). Prison should simply be for people (usually men) who are violent and those people should be in there a lot longer.

And, fuck, I have been called much worse! For my (incorrectly) perceived sexiality, for my (incorrectly) perceived race, for being on a bicycle, for pushing a pram. Always by a man, mind you and probably all because I'm a woman. If they made misogyny a hate crime I'm not sure how they'd cope with the influx of reports. Although I guess you'd still have to get the police to care, so maybe not.

I still want to know about the word 'faggot'.

It's the translator's interpretation for a Spanish slur referring to a gay man.

It was quite the ordeal for the guy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19009344.amp

You bang on about empathy yet think that victims of hate crimes should just toughen up. Astonishing.

Ah, of course, Laurence Fox ...
So let me recap - that's the far right, GB News pundit and Laurence Fox so far

Those screaming "privilege" seem to have placed, somewhat unwisely, their locus of control entirely outside of themselves.

You're the ones always banging on about 'TRAs' being privileged.

Operation Let Them Speak goes both ways, it seems.

"Been a victim of racist harassment? Stop whining, grow up and be more resilient!'

Are you Laurence Fox?

Well, Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill sang the full original lyrics at Shane MacGowan's funeral (in a church).

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/fairytale-ending-shane-macgowan-explains-faggot-reference-in-christmas-song-1.3723622

Couldn't agree more. We have self responsibility and autonomy. Some like to avoid that because its painful as it involves honest self reflection and work.

Those screaming "privilege" seem to have placed, somewhat unwisely, their locus of control entirely outside of themselves. They'd do well to read some Viktor Frankl. Or The Road Less Travelled. And perhaps grow up a bit.