Transphobic Christmas lights

[Bitchyfrench]

Can't believe more people aren't up in arms about the transphobic Harry Potter Oxford Street lights.

Apparently a mere 10,000 people have sent emails to London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan demanding that he ‘pull the plug on transphobia’ and cancel the themed lights.

The Good Law Project, who are always at the forefront of good sense and well-rounded thinking are quite rightly outraged that trans folk can't possibly feel Christmassy when inanimate twinkly Christmas lights are mocking their right to feel festive.

Down with this sort of thing.

It was very funny. “Oh, is that the time? No I don’t want to actually read the data tables for the link I googled hastily and posted because I don’t know what I’m talking about, even though I claim it’s my actual job to check data, but I’m still right after a long evening of arguing with Mumsnetters even though I haven’t done my homework, you all suck”. And then nothing further! 🤣

I walked past the Harry Potter store under the transphobic Christmas lights yesterday and there weren’t any protesters. Also there were massive queues to get in, so I’m reckoning that everyone’s had enough of the crazy TRA protesters and their demands.

That’s great! I imagine they might make an appearance on Monday as they officially switch the lights on, but hopefully they’ll be hugely outnumbered. No stars mentioned but it does sound fun if you like HP!

https://www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/whats-happening/harry-potter-x-oxford-street-christmas-switch-on-event/

I was about to be all grinchy and say TRA dumpsterfire aside, does London really need another HP shop?

But I just googled to see what the fuss about this particular one was and oh ok I get it now, that does look cool!

And if it undermines the unofficial tat merchants, so much the better.

Sorry to spoil your fun guys. I switched off my notifications after the pile on.
I am a cis woman, 50s, a statistician, and fairly regularly come on here to post about various things. Trans rights is a subject very close to my heart. Usually I ignore the trans baiting threads on here, everybody knows what a hotbed of transphobia mumsnet is, but every so often I can't help myself and wade in. It always goes badly. I should know better. I apologise for any rudeness, I also got a little carried away.
No, you haven't crushed me with your razor sharp arguments, but you have worn me down with bad faith arguments, nit picking, and what is now becoming quite nasty mocking, bullying, and goading. You seem desperate to rekindle the argument, but it feels that what you are after is no longer any sort of discussion of trans issues. Time to stop now, I am off, my notifications are off, my username is changing. Bye.

Its fine, your arguments just weren’t very good.

No one can make a silk purse out of the sow’s ear that is convincing a group of well informed, articulate women with bullshit detectors that we should let a group of men, many of whom hate us, into women’s spaces just because they demand it.

3 more sleeps tho 🎉

"Cis" check
"MN is a hotbed of transphobia" check
"You're all just bullying me" check

Fairly standard flounce. 6/10.

Oh dear, how sad, what a shame.

Men still can't become women.

Still not backing up your claims with actual evidence then.

Running away...

Funny that.

I really wouldn't count on that.

Unusual for them to admit they intend to name change though

Disappointed that @Bobafett2020 couldn’t didn’t answer my question but not in the least bit surprised.

Off to do some laksie nonsense elsewhere.

'under the transphobic Christmas lights' for Christmas single, anyone?

Have you been debating this all day?!

Been doing lots of things today! Productivity queen, me 😁

I can handle Genderist flimflam without really noticing these days.

haha you’re not wrong. It’s a nice fun thread mostly, as well.

You know “OMG, are you STILL going on about this? You’re OBSESSED 😂” is a TRA tactic as old as the MN hills, right?

The switch-on isn't until late Monday afternoon and in the meantime I'm sure there'll be more chat.

If that's a problem for anyone, I suggest not reading the thread. Really terribly simple.

I said nothing of the sort, but I reckon more time in the real world and less time on the internet might be healthy!

Ooh, well that’s us told, isn’t it?

It is tricky going out in the real world I find.

I’m not as nimble as I was and find it tricky jumping over brave people lying on pavements.