@poshme
My posts come up as red and the OPs green but you're on the right track.
It means that they are definitely users with logins. So this tweeter is either a previous MN user or has joined the site with the intention of dragging up dirt.
As one user said, some of the posts go back to 2010. I can only assume that the tweeter did an advanced search for the 't' word and this is what they found.
I'm not going to debate or defend those posts because I have not seen the context of the entire thread and I think the debate or conversation has substantially moved since 2010.
I also understand that while transvestitism still exists in some forms and some people don't object to being referred to using that term, many people do and it's usage is becoming outdated.
Therefore, they not want to associate or identify themselves with that word (or the 't' moniker) as it does not reflect their experience or their categorisation of themselves. For the purposes of civil debate, point accepted.
However, I think this is an awful shame that someone has done this and gone this far to prove this point and attempted to shame this site to an external audience.
This site about more that feminist chat. There are many many users of all genders who draw help from this site-anything from budgeting in a crisis to leaving abusive relationships.
Behaving in such an inflammatory and deceitful fashion is debasing the large section of the trans community who want to live their lives undisturbed.
It also serves to silences the ones that may want to add their experiences to the debate.
Unfortunately, like many other marginalised communities, the actions of one member can be seen as the actions of the many. This makes non-trans people less likely to listen and aborb the views of the diverse community which also exists outside of Twitter and has existed for hundreds of years before this modern bubble.
My point is ultimately, this behaviour does a great disservice to many.
The tactics that have been used in the push to shut down debate are very deceitful. This includes using edited information as propaganda, misrepresentation of the facts, going as far as tweeting supermarkets and info bombing. All very 1984. Most people don't have the time to and won't read everything and deconstruct it.
So it just looks like those nasty women are being mean again. What a disservice they do this site.
Should supermarkets become political and divided along ideological lines? Only liberals can shop in co-op? Christian conservatives in sainsburys?
Of course not, very worrying and ridiculous.
I understand fighting for your own personal rights but people like tweeter this don't seem to understand the ripple effect of their actions which has far reaching consequences outside of this debate.
I would urge others to read the tweets. It's up to others but I wouldn't respond as it would only fuel the flames.
I have tried to remain moderate and as intellectual as possible but I am deeply frustrated at this term of events.
Thank you MN for giving us a platform and a space for this long. It is much appreciated.