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Pride sign: “410,759,864,530 dead terfs"

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AstonUniversityDataScrapingDepartment · 29/07/2024 09:45

Photo shoes full text. I’ve marked the image as “sensitive” just in case. It’s on X here.

I don’t know why these things still surprise me. Why is this kind of rhetoric acceptable, but - for example - referring to male boxers in the women’s Olympic competition is prohibited by IOC guidelines?

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Pride sign: “410,759,864,530 dead terfs"
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Betweenthe2 · 29/07/2024 10:05

AstonUniversityDataScrapingDepartment · 29/07/2024 09:57

The IOC have tried to prevent the press from identifying where male athletes compete in women’s sport - because it is harmful to call them male. I find it odd that neutral statements of fact must be restricted in case anyone is upset (“harmed”) - but statements such as that on the sign are apparently fine…

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But why would that sign be covered by the IOC guidelines? Am I missing something here?

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 29/07/2024 10:03

RoyalCorgi · 29/07/2024 09:56

That thread is quite something. I actually wondered initially whether the account "What the trans?" was a secret gc account designed to make trans activists look bad. But it seems not - they post this stuff in all sincerity.

They also seem a bit thick. The number 410,757,864, 530 is more people than exist in the world.

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They're not exactly the smartest bunch.

FionnulaTheCooler · 29/07/2024 10:02

Well that sign was definitely made by an articulate and mentally stable person who is able to form a coherent thought, oh wait no it wasn't. I hope this person gets the mental health support they so clearly need before they harm themselves or someone else.

scalt · 29/07/2024 10:01

RoyalCorgi · 29/07/2024 09:56

That thread is quite something. I actually wondered initially whether the account "What the trans?" was a secret gc account designed to make trans activists look bad. But it seems not - they post this stuff in all sincerity.

They also seem a bit thick. The number 410,757,864, 530 is more people than exist in the world.

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Yes, I spotted that, about it being greater than the world's population.

They say that 80% of statistics are made up on the spot, or is it 99%?

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AstonUniversityDataScrapingDepartment · 29/07/2024 10:00

Betweenthe2 · 29/07/2024 09:59

I don't have Twitter / X so can't see the thread. I can imagine what the comments are like though.

Interestingly there are no comments so far!

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Betweenthe2 · 29/07/2024 09:59

I don't have Twitter / X so can't see the thread. I can imagine what the comments are like though.

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AstonUniversityDataScrapingDepartment · 29/07/2024 09:57

Betweenthe2 · 29/07/2024 09:55

It's a horrible sign. I don't think many people would think it's acceptable. I'm not sure what the IOC guidelines have to do with this though.

The IOC have tried to prevent the press from identifying where male athletes compete in women’s sport - because it is harmful to call them male. I find it odd that neutral statements of fact must be restricted in case anyone is upset (“harmed”) - but statements such as that on the sign are apparently fine…

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RoyalCorgi · 29/07/2024 09:56

That thread is quite something. I actually wondered initially whether the account "What the trans?" was a secret gc account designed to make trans activists look bad. But it seems not - they post this stuff in all sincerity.

They also seem a bit thick. The number 410,757,864, 530 is more people than exist in the world.

Betweenthe2 · 29/07/2024 09:55

It's a horrible sign. I don't think many people would think it's acceptable. I'm not sure what the IOC guidelines have to do with this though.