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Continuation of Polypostwonder thread

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Imdunfer · 02/06/2026 07:55

Follow on from this thread

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5532352-the-liminality-of-sex-perception-sex-based-spaces-and-bodily-autonomy?page=39

For argument sake, I understand Blaire White to be a woman. This is independent of the knowledge she chose to only undergo cosmetic facial surgeries and breast augmentation, while retaining everything else.
I think I remember reading that she politically aligns 'right' and is politically vocal about being a male, living as a trans woman. I'm not 100% sure, though. It's not a way that I could understand living, but it is financially lucrative in her case.

There is a person who declares themselves to be male.

That person chooses to live presenting as a female.

In spite of their self declaration as a male, complete with male genitals, you understand that they are a woman.

And you ascribe their understanding of themselves being male, at least partly, to financial motives.

This is either monumentally arrogant or monumentally stupid thinking, or possibly both. Or perhaps you just like playing with a largely female forum and seeing how many feathers you can ruffle.

One thing is for sure, and that is that I don't think anything you write on this subject from now on is going to be of any value to read.

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Helleofabore · 07/06/2026 17:52

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 15:31

Ah, so we can add "puberty" to "woman", "subjective" and "objective" on the list of words to which those who have PPW's beliefs assign an ideological meaning that is different to the meanings those words have commonly carried for hundreds of years.

This is helpful. I may write a translation dictionary.

Oh yes.

We have discussed this extensively a few months ago if you remember. I think you were part of the discussion.

Apparently, female puberty can be anything a male person wants it to be. Apparently, it is not focused on maturation of female reproductive systems. It is simply developing breasts and something to do with appearing like a woman.

And apparently, it is not misogynistic at all to say that a male can experience female puberty or make reference in any way to a male going through female puberty.

And around and around the discussion goes.....

Helleofabore · 07/06/2026 17:46

Imdunfer · 07/06/2026 14:40

As I've said before, there is no sensible way of discussing this issue while women (some of whom, not necessarily on this forum, are becoming as verbally aggressive in their stance as many trans activities) insist that there isn't a female identified trans person in the world who they would not recognise as male.

If we genuinely did not know, and if PPWs history and description of himself is correct then I do not believe any woman would realise, then an incident of his presence beside us in a female space could not hurt us.

What can hurt us is the knowledge that there may be genetically male people in female spaces, which is why we are all agreed (in spite of the fact that people are attacking me as if I've said anything different) that they shouldn't be there.

And again you are missing the point.

It is not based on whether an individual can correctly identify a male person's sex. It is whether ONE female person who has need of that female single sex provision can correctly identify a male person's sex.

Again, it is irrelevant if YOU cannot correctly identify a male person's sex. And you can tell us there is no 'sensible way of discussing' the topic all you like, we will keep sensibly discussing the topic regardless.

And disagreement is not attacking you .

CohensDiamondTeeth · 07/06/2026 16:46

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:32

Two things can be simultaneously true.

My life as a person who transitioned as a teen is very much culturally invalid. It is impossible and invisible.

My life as a woman makes sense culturally and is valid, visible and possible everywhere but gender critical space (and one country's laws so influenced).

Talking more mince.

"Impossible"? As in because I said it was a scientific impossibility for you to have gone through cross sex hormone induced female puberty?

Where's @murasaki's professor when you need him!

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:38

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:28

Don't be trivial. You are not a stupid person. You knew what was meant.

Life tip: if you find yourself looking for loopholes so you can be right, you are wrong.

I genuinely thought people were referencing bone measurement and visual assessment. Why not just say 'dna test your remains' instead of 'dig you up?'

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:36

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:34

You said the above, did you forget?

That shows invalidity both as a child and an adult. So your following post contradicts it. Do try harder....

I'll stand by with what i said.

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:34

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:26

My existence has always been very much ignored, impossible and invalid in the cultural sense.

You said the above, did you forget?

That shows invalidity both as a child and an adult. So your following post contradicts it. Do try harder....

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:32

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:28

But you claim it is valid in the cultural sense.

We say it is valid as a human, but not as a woman in any sense.

So if you're now saying it's not valid in the cultural sense, in what sense is it valid?

Two things can be simultaneously true.

My life as a person who transitioned as a teen is very much culturally invalid. It is impossible and invisible.

My life as a woman makes sense culturally and is valid, visible and possible everywhere but gender critical space (and one country's laws so influenced).

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:30

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:28

But you claim it is valid in the cultural sense.

We say it is valid as a human, but not as a woman in any sense.

So if you're now saying it's not valid in the cultural sense, in what sense is it valid?

Well, he is validly a woman in his belief, obviously.

Not sure why that belief should override millenia of woman's identity and history as the female half of humanity, but it is his belief that it should.

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:28

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:11

I will now forever after know the reference includes a DNA lab.

Don't be trivial. You are not a stupid person. You knew what was meant.

Life tip: if you find yourself looking for loopholes so you can be right, you are wrong.

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:28

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:26

My existence has always been very much ignored, impossible and invalid in the cultural sense.

But you claim it is valid in the cultural sense.

We say it is valid as a human, but not as a woman in any sense.

So if you're now saying it's not valid in the cultural sense, in what sense is it valid?

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:26

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:25

Have you ever wondered that in fact your premises are indeed impossible and invalid?

My existence has always been very much ignored, impossible and invalid in the cultural sense.

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:25

Have you ever wondered that in fact your premises are indeed impossible and invalid?

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:24

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:23

Er 'no' is very much a statement on your belief. Which is scientifically invalid, as you've just admitted.

If I start answering under any other context, the content will be ignored as impossible or invalid, so the only relevant answer in this environment is 'no.'

CohensDiamondTeeth · 07/06/2026 16:23

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:16

No.

Edited to add: this is in response to the gender critical belief. It's not a statement on my belief that I can be a woman while having male DNA.

Edited

Male DNA doesn't make you male? M'kay then.

It doesn't make you female that's for sure! 😂

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murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:23

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:16

No.

Edited to add: this is in response to the gender critical belief. It's not a statement on my belief that I can be a woman while having male DNA.

Edited

Er 'no' is very much a statement on your belief. Which is scientifically invalid, as you've just admitted.

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:16

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:15

OK, you admit your dna is male. Does that not make you male?

No.

Edited to add: this is in response to the gender critical belief. It's not a statement on my belief that I can be a woman while having male DNA.

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:15

OK, you admit your dna is male. Does that not make you male?

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:11

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:08

Ah, but the original point was just "dug up". You are the only one who added that the observation must be "in the field" objection, simply to "win" a point that otherwise undermines your claims. Bad faith sir, bad faith.

And yet both you and I and everyone reading knows exactly what was meant and knows it is true.

So, like all Genderist arguments for why they think we should like them believe that men are actually wonen, your wriggling to change the goalposts, change the terms of the question or change the meaning of the words used to meanings you prefer simply highlights the truth you are avoiding.

I will now forever after know the reference includes a DNA lab.

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 16:09

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:01

I very much doubt your skeleton is "unremarkable female" given that differences between male and female pelvises are present at birth.

Just as female hormones at puberty can change fat distribution but not cause a non-existant uterus to grow, they can have some secondary effect on the male pelvis but they don't go back in time and rewrite a pelvic bone that was born male into one born female.

I have hips, a waist and a pelvic tilt. As for the measurements of cavities and such, I assume I am somewhere within the normal average. Maybe narrow, but definitely not male shaped.

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:08

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 15:56

I adore Alice Roberts shows, but I didn't assume they do all the lab work in the field.

I'll still say I'll be dead, it doesn't matter.

Ah, but the original point was just "dug up". You are the only one who added that the observation must be "in the field" objection, simply to "win" a point that otherwise undermines your claims. Bad faith sir, bad faith.

And yet both you and I and everyone reading knows exactly what was meant and knows it is true.

So, like all Genderist arguments for why they think we should like them believe that men are actually wonen, your wriggling to change the goalposts, change the terms of the question or change the meaning of the words used to meanings you prefer simply highlights the truth you are avoiding.

Taztoy · 07/06/2026 16:04

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 15:57

I live within it. I am very familiar with its dimensions.

You don’t live within your skeleton.

murasaki · 07/06/2026 16:02

I'm intrigued as to why you keep returning to claim something that isn't true, in the face of women telling you you aren't and will never be one of us. You must have a masochistic streak a mile wide.

It's quite bizarre.

FlirtsWithRhinos · 07/06/2026 16:01

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 15:51

My initial assumption, based on the many times I've read the assertion before was they were looking at a skeleton. My skeleton is unremarkably female. My DNA, not.

I very much doubt your skeleton is "unremarkable female" given that differences between male and female pelvises are present at birth.

Just as female hormones at puberty can change fat distribution but not cause a non-existant uterus to grow, they can have some secondary effect on the male pelvis but they don't go back in time and rewrite a pelvic bone that was born male into one born female.

CohensDiamondTeeth · 07/06/2026 16:00

murasaki · 07/06/2026 15:56

How do you know, have you seen it?

That made me laugh! 😂

I wonder if in PPW's lexicon, the opposite of an "unremarkably female skeleton" would be a "remarkably female skeleton", it's the kind of win, win, "words mean whatever I want them to mean at the time" word game-y type of thing I'd expect tbh.

polypostwonder · 07/06/2026 15:57

murasaki · 07/06/2026 15:56

How do you know, have you seen it?

I live within it. I am very familiar with its dimensions.

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