Meghan Muphy: Gender Identity in the era of Covid 19

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This is a fabulous article that says it all and for anyone who has ears to hear, puts the spook to rest. How could any sane person argue with this?

www.feministcurrent.com/2020/03/22/what-if-your-identity-doesnt-matter-at-all/?fbclid=IwAR1ATmWiJ00IZeeIh7Fosq_3ZaSGRU36N0kRH1eamvf4tvbb3ZdwvXLvm5M

She sums up:

But the truth is that anyone who is so heavily reliant on a weave, surgeries, laser treatments, filler and botox, as well as on fashion, for their “survival,” is not going to survive trying times like these. Claims that “misgendering literally kills” or that one’s cosmetic surgeries are a matter of life and death are laughable at best, and contemptible at worst, considering our current circumstances. Those who are so weak of mind that they fall apart without strictly controlled forms of validation will not have the mental fortitude to withstand isolation and a sudden withdrawal of fawning attention from yes-men, due to society’s sudden need to pay attention to, well, things that actually matter. Currently, no one is going to care about your OOTD or the trauma of being “misgendered.”

Is Ezra Miller working on the front line in a hospital, risking his own life, caring for Coronavirus patients? Or holed-up in a lab, working non-stop to find a cure or develop a vaccine? Which is what he would be doing if he was so superior to “the normals” as he claims. Or is he sat on his arse somewhere, cushioned by his wealth and fame, posting vapid, navel-gazing wank on instagram or the like? Hmmmm. Who knows?

And don’t get me started on the “physical appearance as a determining factor” shit. From a man who makes his living in the most shallow, looks-obsessed industry ever? He’d never get cast in anything if he had a face like a sack of spanners, and he knows it. FFS.

Ridicule is the proper response to the ridiculous, when it is deliberate ridiculousness.

I think this pampered lovie deserves any pisstaking he might get.

Good points Mrsfrumble. Reminds me of Douglas Murray’s piece on the Sussexes and unconscious bias - some similar points -
unherd.com/2019/08/meghan-and-harry-are-playing-a-dangerous-game/

This description tickled me: A “chubby, polyamorous inside cat of a human...” Inside cat? Genius.

I love that woman. Ridiculously brave and a brilliant writer and the way she cuts through bullshit makes me weak at the knees. I enjoyed "inside cat" very much. I also thought this one-sentence story was an absolute gem.

“The Four Horsemen may be riding down the road, but sisters are dyeing it for themselves,” Thomas writes, imagining thousands of women across the globe, fists up in solidarity with his vacuous insults.

Strangely relevant screencap from the 111 online triage form. I mean, seriously, what kind of self-indulgent narcissist ties up a phone line operator during a national health crisis because they don't want to tick a box accurately?

What it should say:
Some clinical assessments can be different depending on your sex. We recognise that some people undergo gender reassignment and not everyone sees themselves as female or male, but we need to know your sex as stated on your original birth certificate in order to assess you correctly.

This information will be treated in strict confidence and our staff will not judge you by your gender history.

twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1242931374400643080
JK Rowling today on twitter: "Thinking tonight of medical staff, supermarket workers, the military and all public service employees putting themselves on the line for our communities. We can only aspire to deserve you. Stay safe, everyone x"

First reply: "TERF"

I liked some of the response when she posted a pic of Second Cat.

They were classic. Along the lines of ‘You can’t distract us from your transphobia with cute cat pictures!!’

I thought ‘Welcome back JK!’

The grudge they have towards her is crazy.
I don't know what they identify as, but I believe you have misspeciesed her dogs

I can never tell, I am species blind.

Isn't it strange that of all the female stereotypes TW were trying to usurp, those two never came into play.

Anyone who loses their grandmother due to this virus in particular is likely to find themselves putting some thought into what a woman is and isn't, and why identifying as a woman doesn't mean identifying as someone who's loving or nurturing or any of the other non heels and makeup based reasons most people love their granny.