Statement on the gender critical movement and the far right

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https://x.com/GCAntiFarRight/status/1823790909462602205

"We, the undersigned, are deeply disturbed that populist messages particularly targeting Muslims have gained traction among significant numbers of social media accounts associated with the gender critical movement."
Read and sign our statement below.
https://gcantifarright.wordpress.com/2024/08/13/statement-on-gc-movement-and-the-far-right/

Which person is the person listed in the letter with the huge following exactly?

The question is, did someone tweet something racist??

Because if they didn't, but you're putting out and signing a letter saying you are distancing yourself from violent racists, without giving examples, then you are fomenting hate and violence of your own, and yes, painting a target on someone's back.

As KJK pointed out, that is exactly what happened to her in Australia.

If I write a letter calling out and condemning the paedophile ring who run my local bowling club, hundreds sign it and it gets national attention, what do you think the people will think? That I'm a jealous shit stirrer or that the local bowling club is running a paedophile ring?

To distance yourself from people you don't want to support, stop following them on social media and don't go to their events.

It's really simple.

@AlisonDonut

Which person is the person listed in the letter with the huge following exactly?

This is an example. I don't believe there is a person listed in the letter.

I came back to check and am slightly disappointed this latest debacle hasn't even produced any particularly good insults. 'Silly schoolgirls' isn't even mildly upsetting or funny.

Whence the Beelzebubbian Gargoyles of yore?

Where are the Shire Wives of Nigel Farage when you need them? Not even a 'hyena'? I see we got a 'frothing', but that barely scrapes the sides tbh.

2/10.

If it doesn't bother you that the people who run the country have adopted an idiotic and harmful ideology, and think that its opponents are literal nazis, then that is, of course, your prerogative.

Why mention virtue signalling? FTAOD I thought that the letter was a bad idea, badly executed.

I'm a bit of a lurker on these boards. Most threads are self- explanatory but this one is a bit weird.
What is the definition of 'The Gender Critical Movement'?

Oh, don't you have your membership card? Or a flag in your bio? Call the authoriteh!

There isn't a GC movement. It's just people who believe in material reality.
It's like calling people who know the Earth is round a movement.

You've got the wrong end of the stick.

The Forstater appeal decision incorporates a definition of 'gender critical', but it is broad enough to cover anyone who is merely sex realist. Including Nazis.

This bothers me because the Nazis were, of course, famously uncritical of prescribed gender norms. All that Kinder, Küche, Kirche. But I am a pedant, and annoy even myself.

Jean Hatchet has tweeted Simon Edge asking for her name to be removed.

Hi Simon. I hope this post will be taken in the spirit it is intended. I don’t know who the actual author of the letter ‘GC against the Far Right’ is - it was presented to me as written by yourself and Darren Johnson alone.

https://x.com/JeanHatchet/status/1824729034011353596?t=avPC-PF5Y074jYrhLQodwg&s=19

I think the appalling violence towards KJK and women attending the rally in Auckland was probably more to do with misogynistic, violent men than what a few women from the UK tweeted tbh.

First rule of misogyny - women are to blame for male violence.

So a letter written by two men.

Right on sisters ✊✊

And accepting of cross dressing.

Well yes, but isolating individual women makes them more vulnerable and paints them as fair game for those aggressive men.

*So a letter written by two men.

Right on sisters* ✊✊

🎯

I don't agree with this actually. I think the narrative against KJK at that time directly contributed. It was all that was talked about and the reason Moria Deeming was suspended.

I agree there's a degree of opportunistic historical revisionism where NZ and KJK is concerned. I accept no direct correlation between the online rhetoric about her and what happened could ever be proved. But, just like this letter, the responses to that were instructive. Including those who say they're committed to ending all forms of MVAWG but stayed silent.

It is almost as if some people have to define themselves, almost entirely, by being against an enemy. And this is why there is such polarisation - with both 'ends' displaying a lot of the same traits as each other.

Mainstream media got the idea from somewhere. Twitter got the idea from somewhere.

Given the level of hatred and violence demonstrated by TRAs at protests and online, making nebulous unfounded accusations were fuel to an already roaring fire.

Those accusations of funding from far right groups, fundamental Christian groups etc. were TRA talking points assumed by certain people under the GC umbrella.

I'll give Jean Hatchet credit for withdrawing her signature. I hope more do.

There are a few on that list who've disappointed the shit out of me.

The plot is thickening. There seems to be some doubt if Julie Bindel actually signed the letter.
This is text of screenshot , sorry failed miserably at including it.

TiredLeftSoothSa... Follow back @shularises
Many feminists, including JCJ & Julie, have just signed a statement which makes it clear that we want nothing to do that faction of gcs - in practice, this is Let Women Speak supporters - which has descended into outright racism. These aren't small differences, Becky.
14:11.16/08/2024 From Earth • 41 Views

https://x.com/Wayward_sestra/status/1824491557682057667?t=IUvVyTUYtNNBQQwPVqARSg&s=19
@bindelj can you clarify whether the screenshot is speaking for you with your permission or not re working with LWS supporters, please? Here or otherwise is fine.

https://x.com/bindelj/status/1824492063414796446?t=IUvVyTUYtNNBQQwPVqARSg&s=19

Hi Anna, someone is speaking for me without my knowledge or permission