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To think the tide is turning with transgenderism

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abacucat · 11/10/2018 10:05

There have been a flood of articles in mainstream newspapers criticising transgenderism and putting forward the feminist perspective. It is not long ago that no mainstream newspaper would carry these articles. The tide seems to be turning.

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PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:30

Danielle Muscato is such a decent person that they took up space in a female refuge without any thought or consideration to how the women there felt about having a male bodied person there with them.

Yeah they sound like a peach Hmm

VerbeenaBeeks · 11/10/2018 18:30

Verbeena I had a similar experience. I looked up Danielle Muscato whose picture is often used as a "so do you think THIS is a woman?" trump card. Turns out from glancing over her social media she's a pretty decent person, active and outspoken on common feminist issues with a really pro-woman stance. You'd have thought she was a raging pervert

Don't know much about Danielle, but your experience of what you read and saw not correlating of what's on here doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Sounds like the same as when I was looking further at people posted.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:30

To the people on this thread who think it's appropriate to make sport of women's feelings on the subject of their personal boundaries, perhaps have a little word with yourselves.

PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:31

You think Danielle is a woman? LOL.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:31

presumably for the same reason other women do.

No. Because Danielle is male. Therefore not the place for Danielle.

noeffingidea · 11/10/2018 18:33

presumably for the same reason other women do
Muscato is clearly a man though. They have made attempt to transition in any way. There's no reason why they couldn't go to a male shelter.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:34

People who believe DM is a woman are the people who most people laugh at more than gender critical feminists.

Lazypoolday · 11/10/2018 18:35

Danielle Muscato is such a decent person that they took up space in a female refuge without any thought or consideration to how the women there felt about having a male bodied person there with them.

Don't forgot that Muscato is also an outspoken atheist (in fact I think they may have been employed as a spokesperson for some atheist organisation at one point) and that this shelter for women and children was run by the Catholic Church. Families in need would have been turned away to accommodate this person.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:35

Clearly trolling both the church and women. Because narcissism.

PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:36

Isn't Danielle also the same person who tried to get someone fired after they misgendered them? AKA called them 'he'. I mean Danielle has a male body and clearly looks every bit like a man but apparently this person should have known they were a woman because they were wearing women's shoes apparently Hmm

CaligulaBlushed · 11/10/2018 18:36

No. Because Danielle is male. Therefore not the place for Danielle.

Oh I see. Danielle is a terrible person because she says she is a woman and you say all trans women are men. Sounds like the simple fact she's trans is why you don't like her, seeing as that's what trans is.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:36

That was maybe Charlotte Clymer?

VerbeenaBeeks · 11/10/2018 18:37

See? There is absolutely NO POINT engaging on any level properly, as it's clear it's all about they're not women, and nothing to do with self ID concerns for some.

CaligulaBlushed · 11/10/2018 18:37

They have made attempt to transition in any way.

Don't disagree with you actually.

PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:38

neo are even a mixed sex shelter.

It's clear they went to a woman's shelter just to make a point.

VerbeenaBeeks · 11/10/2018 18:38

Oh I see. Danielle is a terrible person because she says she is a woman and you say all trans women are men. Sounds like the simple fact she's trans is why you don't like her, seeing as that's what trans is.

EXACTLY!!!!! Thank you lol. Absolutely plain as day, but there's no transphobia on here,nothing to see, no siree.

Ereshkigal · 11/10/2018 18:38

Sounds like the simple fact she's trans is why you don't like her, seeing as that's what trans is.

So for you, any male person who says they are a woman is a woman. Right. There's a word for that.

As I said, I have no problem with MTF trans people who respect women. Danielle doesn't.

PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:39

*Or

Datun · 11/10/2018 18:39

Danielle Muscato is an example of self ID. This is Danielle Muscato who was, at the time, fully identifying as a woman and telling women they can suck his dick if they disagree.

On International Woman's Day, from a woman's shelter, because Danielle had been thrown out of his parents home, (although they had to get a court order to do it).

Danielle Muscato shows how ridiculous self ID is.

And as previous posters said, there is a raft of disagreements, within the trans-community, over what constitutes a woman. Whether its surgery, longevity, hormones, or gender dysphoria.

Feminists, on the other hand tend to think that deciding on a new definition of what constitutes a woman has got nothing to do with any of those people.

To think the tide is turning with transgenderism
PimmsnLemonade · 11/10/2018 18:39

This Danielle Muscato?:

i.imgur.com/uDLaHAX.jpg

Who is of course, legally, a woman:

twitter.com/daniellemuscato/status/879473246290284544

Why on Earth might a vulnerable woman in a refuge feel worried about sharing sleeping quarters, showers etc with this woman?

PlantsArePeopleToo · 11/10/2018 18:40

In what way is Danielle Muscato a woman?

Lazypoolday · 11/10/2018 18:40

See? There is absolutely NO POINT engaging on any level properly, as it's clear it's all about they're not women, and nothing to do with self ID concerns for some.

But you are engaging though? Conveniently just not when it comes to answering questions or addressing stats that can't be brushed away with accusations of transphobia

noeffingidea · 11/10/2018 18:41

People who think DM is a woman are the people who most people who laugh at more than gender critical feminists
Does any one actually think this, or are they just saying it because they can?
It reminds me of the scientologists, they don't just scam people, they take the piss while they're doing it by making up outrageous bullshit.

MissSusanSays · 11/10/2018 18:41

Questions:

Do people have the right to set their own personal boundaries?
Do people have the right to decide their own sexuality?
Do people have the right to choose their own sexual partners?
Do people have the right to feel safe in public spaces?
Do people have the right to question government processes and decision making?
Do people have the right to debate and comment on propose changes to the law?

Datun · 11/10/2018 18:41

These people are also women. I'm sure some people think that being a rapist should constitute not being able to identify as a woman.

To think the tide is turning with transgenderism
To think the tide is turning with transgenderism