'Trans Sylvanian Family' - gentle satire, Private Eye

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Gotta love Private Eye! Could they be lurking?.. Sweet cartoon, latest issue (1467), poses serious questions about changing identity.

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I lurve PE more than ever since the transcult got going.

Very good, shows up the insanity when common sense goes out of the window

Was expecting vampires, am disappointed. Maybe we could draw little fangs on the bunnies?

If an angry TRA Twitter storm was aimed at Private Eye that would be worth watching.

Funny how the TRAs never seem to go after Ian Hislop.

I doubt IH would give a shit/of course they don’t.

But it is based on gender stereotype norms such as mum wearing an apron - who does this?

But it is good and I get it.

But it is based on gender stereotype norms such as mum wearing an apron - who does this?

My MIL does - it's her signal to her brain that she's no-longer working, and is to stop thinking about it (she has a home office that she works from, so has had to find a creative way to put herself 'off-duty') - although she doesn't wear it all the time, just when she's in the kitchen.

Elendon, I rather think the apron was an invention of the Sylvanian families makers, rather than PE. But also difficult to get the point across without stereotyping.

But it is based on gender stereotype norms such as mum wearing an apron - who does this?

Me - always when cooking or on the rare occasions I do house cleaning. Husband never does.

Sylvanian Families is set in the 1950s.

TRAs won't go after Ian Hislop because they rarely attack straight males. They only go for women and those trans who have come out against self-id because they perceive us to be easy, worthless targets.

Good point misscocker.

Made me chuckle... thank you!

Isn't the gender stereotyping sort of the point?

I love that cartoon :)

That's the point the cartoon is making : all gende cultists do is metaphorically 'take the apron off' a 1950s mum and give it to dad (who then becomes 'mum). Same stereotypes, different chromosomes. When it's the stereotypes themselves that need to get in the sea.

I always wear an apron when cooking, dh never does. Nothing to do with gender norms - I'm messy, he isn't.

Anyway, nothing wrong with gender norms per se. They are only a problem when imposed upon people.

In the context of this cartoon they are very useful cues.

I think it's very clever on a number of levels...

They've done a few good ones in PE.

I recently got an overseas subscription to private eye - voice of sanity indeed.

Carry on with the excellent journalism and clear eyed satire!

But it is based on gender stereotype norms such as mum wearing an apron - who does this?

Slowly now...

That
Is
The
Point
Of
The
Cartoon

Look it’s not funny if you have to explain it 🤦🏻‍♀️

More sly satire from PE (1470). Luckily Hislop's a man. So that's alright then......

There are times when PE is on-target. Great cartoon. Oh, and I loved the cover, too.

Yup - go you Private Eye! The more the better... seriously funny and will help peak trans many!

And this is why TRAs are clearly more concerned with shutting women up than winning the argument - where are the vehement attacks against IH? Calls for him to be banned from the Beeb? No? Wonder why not...