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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

The trans ideology is harming kids - Spiked

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MenstruatorExtraordinaire · 18/06/2019 17:13

www.spiked-online.com/2019/06/18/the-trans-ideology-is-harming-kids/

"Kids are being fed the frankly sexist idea that if they exhibit ‘feminine’ or ‘masculine’ traits then they must be modified to make them conform to their ‘real gender’. This is nonsense, and it’s dangerous nonsense."

Another pertinent article here by Brendan O'Neill.

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FlapsMagazine · 18/06/2019 17:41

Bumping simply because this appears to be the first article I've read that actually mentions the NSPCC's alleged work wanker.

AlwaysComingHome · 18/06/2019 17:43

I don’t understand the word ‘alleged’ in this context. This is someone who self-ID’d as an office wanker. We should respect their sense of identity. It’s the kind thing to do.

FlapsMagazine · 18/06/2019 17:45

I think the alleged is more to do with whether or not it was at the NSPCC. From what I can gather, it is this technicality that is deterring journalists from covering it.

AlwaysComingHome · 18/06/2019 17:52

Whats with Spiked and having to sign in with Facebook? It’s basically doxxing. And it isn’t filtering out the Spam because half the comments are about How I Made a Billion $$$$ Sitting on My Arse.

Lordamighty · 18/06/2019 18:12

That is a brilliant summary of the whole NSPCC debacle.

Outanabout · 18/06/2019 22:01

AlwaysComingHome I didn't have to sign in with anything.

MrsDumpty · 18/06/2019 22:14

@FlapsMagazine - did you hear that from someone in the know? I passed the wanker story onto some media contacts at one of the big papers but word came back it wasn't for them with no other explanation.

LassOfFyvie · 19/06/2019 01:07

I don't have a Facebook account. It didn't ask me to sign into anything.

AlwaysComingHome · 19/06/2019 01:22

Sorry, I meant sign in to comment.

JanesKettle · 19/06/2019 01:58

Yeah, tell me about!

Signed mum-bigot-in-chief-cos-she-says-no-hormones-underage.

I honestly, at this point in our societal evolution, want to go live on an island, maybe with some cats, but away from humans. Especially humans who care less about the 70+ years our kids might live with transition side effects and damage, and more about their social media cred.

JanesKettle · 19/06/2019 01:58

That should say 'tell me about it!'

FlapsMagazine · 19/06/2019 06:37

@MrsDumpty

Sarah Phillimore mentioned it in one of her tweets/posts. I've also done a bit of chatting with former colleagues, some journalists, some not, but all involved in print media. Most hadn't heard of it, or if they had weren't saying anything, one did query the video later though. What seems to be giving the NSPCC a bit of an out clause from what I can gather, is that although the original video is marked 'at work', one of the first people to screen shot and circulate, added the annotation 'at work at a children's charity' to emphasize. The claims of bullying might be related to that, as Makings could claim that he didn't specify where he was and that those nasty internet trolls have done all this bla blah blah, at the same time avoiding discussion about why any amateur porn could be linked to his role at the NSPCC in the first place or any of the other more pertinent safeguarding concerns around this whole mess.

IMO Spiked have got it just about right, they've stayed safe in legal terms at least. Tacking the story onto the end of an article like this is a bit strange though, rather than making it a feature. Perhaps it's their way of getting it out there without too much fanfare and therefore legal scrutiny? Or perhaps the media world just moves so fast these days, they feel a full story wouldn't have any impact after it's been splashed all over Twitter.

SpartacusAutisticusAHF · 19/06/2019 13:07

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