Mermaids being investigated by the charity commission

[MajorieEks]

“hoisted by their own petard” never seemed more apt, if true

Absolutely, nauticant!

Well done @TheClogLady!

This book he's rt is discussed on this thread.....

.... Telegraph: Oxford puberty blocker study issues www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4646163-telegraph-oxford-puberty-blocker-study-issues

The book is based on this dodgy research

{Breslow} analogized asking a shoe if it wants to be worn to asking a child if he or she wants to have sex, stating that the manner in which it is asked “must not require an answer, or again at least not one which is conventionally intelligible or audible.” Jacob Breslow argued that just as the desire to and act of reaching sexual climax upon a shoe required a rethinking of the shoe and how it comes into being, so does the desire to and the act of reaching sexual climax upon or with a child require a rethinking of both the child and of the person for whom the child is a sexual fantasy or partner.

😟 sometimes my brain tries to make excuses for these people. They CAN’T be saying what it seems like they’re saying, can they? They can’t be that evil. I reflexively try to find hidden, complex meanings behind the obvious, stupid, evil ones.

but this is just what it seems. Not only does he want to justify sexual abuse of children, all his big words are revealing is that he doesn’t get that children are people.

Mermaids have once again outdone themselves. How do they do it? I assume even this guy isn’t the nadir, it will keep getting worse till the plug is finally pulled on them.

Presumably the fact that Mermaids are trying to wreck the LGB Alliance keeps them more "in the public eye". The information about Breslow is absolute dynamite in terms of them being a charity for vulnerable children wedded to the idea that they can offer breast binders, encourage the use of drugs to alter bodies (despite their lack of medical knowledge) alongside openly subverting parental responsibilities.

I do hope that one of the legion of journalists no longer intimidated into silence by the trans lobby will publicise this man's involvement.

Well done on the archiving, ClogLady.

Breslow retweeted this on 2nd Sept:

'if you've ever been called to jury duty and wondering how to oppose the criminal legal system from that position, check out this incredible new guide and resource on jury nullification!! refusing to convict is your power as a juror'

Personally I think if someone has been found guilty of a crime, they should be convicted.

TastefulRainbowUnicorn I cannot see another way to read that. It actually makes me feel physically ill.

Perhaps someone will ask Dr Breslow what he meant when he described 'the desire to and the act of reaching sexual climax upon or with a child require' with the analogy of wearing a shoe.

Denton’s playbook

I'm sure Chillisquid that those who have recently reported Mermaids to the CC will update their reports with this appalling evidence.

Presumably, just as they never uttered the phrase "born in the wrong body" my guess is that this will be another "it never happened" moment for them.

This is curious; a few of our ‘regular posters’ have gone rather quiet on this thread. Why is that do we think?

Have Mermaids issued a statement about Breslow, yet?

Mermaids already listed as a 'previous partner' by wagamama.
Not so 'proud beyond pride' anymore.
I'd love to know when that happened and why.

twitter.com/sarahstuartxx/status/1488127848405770241

Thread of livetweets of 'Cambridge Uni's 'TERF grammar book' webinar'

'Breslow says TW has to engage in survival strategies and thus are more likely to be arrested under sexual offences than cis men.'

The response to Breslow's presentation was robust!

N. Dr Reisman on Jacob Breslow’s Presentation
Jacob Breslow’s bogus, arrogant and pathetic “heuristic” simply identified the poor man as yet another victim of Alfred Kinsey’s sexual anarchy, who instead of trying to help others recover from this nonheuristic reality, real crime, real harm, real desecration — seeks instead to recruit more victims! At some point society will have to understand that we have taken a very wrong path, we have been conned, lied to, and violated by those who have sought to perpetrate their own despair unto the generations. This is not a “heuristic” observation but a very real one, reflected in abortions, rapes, sexual diseases, divorces, murders, and broken and suffering people. It was not broken and we should not have tried to fix it.

Pg 302

www.scribd.com/doc/96983232/B4U-ACT-S-2011-SYMPOSIUM-ON-PEDOPHILIA-MINOR-ATTRACTED-PERSONS-AND-THE-DSM

@Chillisquid Where did you see that about Mermaids being a 'previous partner'? I can't see anything on the wagamama website about Mermaids at all.

I went to wagamama.com and searched proud beyond pride. Sorry I can't do screenshots.

Oh, found it: wagamama.com/proudbeyondpride But can't find that page in the site navigation.

I used to work for Wagamama so I'm invested, wish I could have seen this coming and been more tech savvy would have some nice screen grabs for you all.

Either he is telling women how they identify (100% of women?!!!) or he is reserving the word woman for the small percentage of the population who actually 'identify as a woman' - rendering the category completely pointless in society. If 'woman' refers to around 10% of the population, and 'man' does too; what facilities do the other 80% of people use?

wagamama.com/proudbeyondpride grab from the Internet Archive dated 22/09/2022. What a difference a fortnight makes?

I genuinely feel sick reading that.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/990e9e88-434f-11ed-8885-043c27446b97?shareToken=be6e590b9a443e3183b0c4acc6557efa

Breslaw resigned. Mermaids had no idea 🤷‍♀️

He's gone! "Trustee of the transgender charity Mermaids quits over speech to paedophile aid group"
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trustee-of-the-transgender-charity-mermaids-quits-over-speech-to-paedophile-aid-group-jkjn2jrk9

Personally, I wish he'd stayed - not in favour of cancel culture and his presence on the board of trustees spoke volumes. Wonder who'll get to write their response to the Charity Commission now...!