House of Commons event - anyone else going?

[grandplans]

If so, see you there!

Do you think it'll be mobbed by TRAs as the venue's been announced in advance or not because of the security at the HOC?

The Owl has said this:

“If I went around calling various minority groups ‘parasites’ at a meeting in Parliament, I’m pretty sure those comments would be condemned and I would be ostracized for being a hateful bigot. Why is it seen as socially acceptable to refer to trans women in this way?” Owl Fisher questioned.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/meet-creator-bizarre-rubber-female-3808454

What is wrong with calling rubber doll wearers parasitic Owl? A minority interest yes, the manufacturer in the Mirror newspaper sells about 400,000 of them worldwide, but we are not happy about giving them protected status as women though love whatever you think.

I’m surprised or not surprised, idk the righteous Owl approves of this appropriation.

I saw a cool thing about this parasite thing earlier today. To summarise:

There are five types of ecological relationships: competition, predation, commensalism, mutualim, parasitism.

Parasitism is a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed, but not always killed. The organism that benefits is called the parasite, and the one that is harmed is the host.

So tell me, if TRAs can hijack chemistry for the term cis to describe actual women, why can't feminists hijack ecology for the term parasitism to describe TRAs? Either language is what the user wants it to be, or it isn't.

It was an entirely appropriate word said by a very learned academic with many years experience of this move to expand trans to include every kink going. It's certainly raised the profile.

CisMyArse thank you for that - I really appreciate it.

Also, holy shit, your friend! Is she OK? Is she likely to be a target again? Is there any support she would like from others beyond her immediate circle?

Lol posie. Oxfam not helpful