Feminism: Sex & gender discussions
Trans woman who threatened to rape own mother sentenced to female prison
IwasToldThereWouldBeCake · 16/03/2023 18:08
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/barbie-kardashian-jailed-for-five-and-a-half-years-for-threats-to-kill-mother-1448686.html
What the hell, words fail me!!! Not acceptable at all.
nepeta · 16/03/2023 18:15
I read quite a bit about this case when it was first in the news. Kardashian was sent to the Tavistock clinic as Ireland does to minors who have gender dysphoria. The sources I saw stated that the clinician there had suspected Kardashian of not having dysphoria but of playing the system.
Whether this is true or not, this example is extremely troubling.
EarthlyNightshade · 16/03/2023 18:21
He's been in the prison for a while I think, although I am not sure about that.
This will probably lead to a woman being hurt, but women are fairly far down the pecking order in Ireland still.
There is a petition to get him moved but I am not sure if there is any point.
Genesis1v27 · 16/03/2023 18:21
There is a petition on the petitions board (under classified) about this case. The issue of males in women's prisons in Ireland (there have been at least three) has been raised in the Dáil recently too, in light of what was going on in Scotland. Handwaved away by the justice minister for now, but the pressure should be kept up.
Florissant · 16/03/2023 18:25
PronounssheRa · 16/03/2023 18:20
It's tragic that I'm grateful there is reporting on this.
There was a time where it felt like there was a media blackout on kardashian.
That photograph is terrifying - the person looks like a murderous clown. If I saw them coming toward me I would exit stage left, at speed.
Zix · 16/03/2023 18:33
Rightsraptor · 16/03/2023 18:22
Kardashian has been held in Limerick Women's Jail for some time, ifrc.
I confess I haven't rechecked, but I'm sure the women's section is small at around 30 beds, and it had 3 TW in there. That's a fairly high percentage.
1 man to 10 women?
It’s like each has a hareem.
iamlookingfor · 16/03/2023 18:35
I think Barbie was already in the women's prison for the violent assault of a social worker, who had her eyelids torn off.
The transwomen are reported to be kept separate from the female prisoners and I think that they are locked in their cells for about 23 hours a day.
I am not sure what the point of them being kept in such an environment is, apart from validating their identity.
Ohyoudodoyou · 16/03/2023 18:41
I was talking about this the other day - this is the very first thing I read that prompted me to read how a woman could be so violent. Obviously once I read it, more and more case sushi as this cropped up. It was this very case that made me so vehemently opposed to men in women's spaces and the absurdity of reporting male offences as women's crimes.
GailBlancheViola · 16/03/2023 18:55
Genesis1v27 · 16/03/2023 18:21
There is a petition on the petitions board (under classified) about this case. The issue of males in women's prisons in Ireland (there have been at least three) has been raised in the Dáil recently too, in light of what was going on in Scotland. Handwaved away by the justice minister for now, but the pressure should be kept up.
Handwaved away, of course, because it is not them or theirs who have to share spaces with Barbie Kardashian.
Misogynist cowards the lot of them.
PronounssheRa · 16/03/2023 18:56
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BlueSpool · 16/03/2023 18:58
I've had a good look into this case and this person is very dangerous and very frightening. The person in question has been the subject of court hearings for years but because they were underage for a lot of it, they weren't named in the media. They come from a very troubled background and have exhibited extremely troubling behaviour from a very young age.
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