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Extraordinary thread from Twitter, starting here with these two gems.

Dear old Robin, he is so spectacularly stupid. He's also a misogynist who thinks that the patriarchy doesn't exist (apart from in a few countries like Saudi Arabia).

And as for Katie, well I think there must be some confusion there over what elbows are.

It think you mean stair’s....

Arm creases?

Hmmm.... my response to Online might have been better placed if only I’d noticed her comment was at the bottom of page 2 and thus posted several hours and at least three pages since....
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Hang on, why does Robin get a free pass from trans activists for saying only trans women that pass are women?

It would create a huge class of Schroedinger's women. I mean, sometimes people address me as "sir" so presumably to them I pass as a man and therefore am one? Many transwomen pass to the casual glance. Thus we now have women who morph into men when you look more closely, and vice versa. In order to protect their womanly rights you may not approach without donning dark glasses?

What is a TRA to do? They can't agree that any old beardy bloke wearing jeans and jackboots is a woman just because they say so. They are particularly unwilling to when said bearded personage turns out to be a voyeur or a rapist. Or a convicted child murderer, even without the beard. But nor can they define woman by stereotypes. Or surgical status, thus discriminating on funds for private medical or length of NHS waiting lists. No wonder the poor sods don't like us asking questions.

I am just relieved that the surgeon is seeking consent for the placement of the tail.

And wondering whether Transmen have the definitive arm creases too?

Hahahahahahaaaa.... I've had a shit day and this made me laugh.

I've decided to move away from my mermaid identity and post this
I'm also identifying away from my double chins
So if anyone points out my chins you're being chinist

prion, onto the step with you!

Mentions 'mermaids'

SO SUBTLE

Pass the 'woman' sweats around stardust then we can all be clear what we are!

yip the world has gone mad.

I never thought about how new mermaids came into being

I once had a long conversation with a former boyfriend on this matter, in which I also learnt about parthenogenesis.

I made the mistake of googling. Far too many people on the Internet have thought about how new mermaids come into being. An awful lot of them have made images of it, too.

prion, onto the step with you!

I have a cat on my knee. Otherwise I’d be right there! Hope you understand.

@AnyOldPrion ? I don't get it...did you mean to post on here.

Ha! Sorry, yes...ignore me!

The "except for relationship purposes" tweet is something we discussed extensively at the time and kept popping up on threads for a while afterwards, as it was so silly.

Do you think Robin's taking the mick? The mermaids analogy is so absurd that I can't believe he's serious.

There's a PhD in this for someone from Leeds Uni