At this point there have been more scolding essays by sex radicals about the evils of lesbian separatism than there ever were lesbian separatists.
trandrea dworkin, dangerous misandrist
@dangerousmisandry.bsky.social
anthro turned dv worker turned organizer; studied trauma, memory & epistemological politics of psych dx; twt abt disability, psych, sts, csa, abuse; she/her
“If this was true, I would be in jail” is not a real profession of innocence; it is a brag about how strenuously the state protects the male right of private sphere violence against women and children.
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3d agoThose who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.
Those who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."
I care about women more than men and I'm not going to apologize for it.
leave it to musk to sue for men's fundamental right to digitally sexually abuse women and children
Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 7d ago"Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology. First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology. First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology
First-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people
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Trick question, because the boundaries we draw around *all* neurodevelopmental disorders are in fact social constructs.
Michel Foucault: Vigiar e Punir
ALT: Michel Foucault: Vigiar e Punir
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Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
Mark your calendars! On Aug 27 at San Francisco’s Swedish American Hall, In Bed with the Right will take on eugenics, ideological misogyny, pronatalism, sci-fi, and how they’re all harnessed in the service of that odious creature, the SILICON VALLEY CREEP. cafedunord.com/tm-attractio...
In Bed With The Right | Cafe Du Nord
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how are we still acting like "social construct" and "genuine disorder" are mutually exclusive???
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
the tpusa women's summit is feminist??? are you fucking kidding me??????
Political Research Associates@praeyesright.bsky.social · 4w agoRecently, TPUSA held its Women's Leadership Summit, urging women to lead through biblical womanhood. @reproutopia.bsky.social argues why taking enemy feminisms seriously is essential to building a multiracial, feminist democracy. Read more: bit.ly/3R2T1K8.
ehhh i can't see the og post now but in my experience academics of this type tend to slip back and forth between "erotic" as this person is defining it and "erotic" as what others were likely picturing, which is what makes this specific academic discourse of the erotic so off putting
ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact · last wk.1) I haven't read the book in question but I'm 95% sure the way he means "erotic" here is not exactly what people are picturing 2) but also I think that academics of this type completely miss the cultural function of social norms for spaces when they call it purely oppressive
"Trump positions himself as a vindication of masculine prerogatives," says @moiradonegan.bsky.social. He tells men not to "cultivate virtues" but to "embrace their own vices." On the pod, this look at Trump, the Tate brothers, and the plight of young men is so good: newrepublic.com/article/2136...
Senegalese authorities have been cracking down against the LGBTQ community. A new law doubles sentences for “acts against nature” up to 10 years. Another law calls for 7 yrs for the “promotion or financing” of homosexuality, bisexuality, or trans identity.
As Senegal Cracks Down on LGBTQ Rights, Activists Seek Help From Abroad - UNICORN RIOT
Since February, Senegalese authorities have initiated a crackdown against the LGBTQ community, reportedly arresting hundreds across the country.
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realmente se precisa falar mais sobre como a defesa do abuso sexual infantil não só é comum nos estudos acadêmicos sobre sexualidade como eles parecem retratar a pedofilia como algum tipo de prática intelectual filosoficamente importante. nós nunca estaremos livres da grécia antiga.
trandrea dworkin, dangerous misandrist@dangerousmisandry.bsky.social · 2w agoas a csa survivor i find the fact that @joannabourke.bsky.social is considered an expert on sexual violence deeply disturbing and incredibly bleak
a refusal to call monstrous that which is indeed monstrous does not in fact make you somehow more morally enlightened than the rest of us
as a csa survivor i find the fact that @joannabourke.bsky.social is considered an expert on sexual violence deeply disturbing and incredibly bleak
When people say "innocent until proven guilty," I hope they know that the vast vast vast majority of rapists and abusers are never "proven guilty." The status quo is that there is no due process for victims. If you require a conviction to believe victims, you're siding with perpetrators.
I don't want to gloat, I don't want to say I told you so, I just want to be explicit that Jenny Racicot would never have had to relive this trauma in public against her will if liberal and leftist men weren't such a bunch of unserious misogynistic cunts.
a) there are, like, single digit trans girls in sports in most states (sometimes literally one!), this entire thing is made up so that one girl who wants to play sports with her friends can't do it b) do not, under any circumstances, make policy based on angry sports parents
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Gluesenkamp Perez: "At town halls, what I saw was the people who were the most upset had spent the last 12 years driving their girls to sports practice & they view their best shot of their student going to college as an athletic scholarship. So when we rush to moralize we miss some of the nuance."
omg how fun would it be to play oregon trail on an old computer from your childhood?
Jeff Grubb@grubb.wtf · last mo.at least like half of the queer theory approach to sexual violence is just turning a big dial that says "rape apologia" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right
would love to know if sophie lewis considers the asayish-j, the all woman police force that was central to feminist aspirations of the rojava revolution, to be "enemy feminists"
Years of a political circus and manufacturing half-baked 'evidence' that doesn't hold up to the slightest scrutiny so that trans youth can be abandoned wholesale on purely ideological grounds.
Cal Horton (they/them)@fiercemum.bsky.social · 2mo agoUpdate: Young people & families today received shocking & transphobic letters from NHS. These letters tell people that endocrine care (blockers / HRT) is being fully withdrawn in 7 weeks time (July 31st). Forced medical detransition. This country is a danger to trans children & young people.
There are tons of cultural spaces where abuse is just transparently glorified and rewarded, instrumental to gaining power and leadership: fraternities, many academic and artistic spaces, the military, and so on.
I was just reading an infographic that went through several wealthy, successful, well-liked celebrity men who have been accused of horrific abuse and bigotry. Not even the ones you're probably thinking of. Not only did they "get away with it," but they benefitted from these patterns of behavior.
Course correction is only possible once you can see the trajectory for what it actually is. As long as people continue to claim that abuse isn't tolerated or that being abusive can't make someone well-liked/popular/successful, we can't actually change the fact that it is and it does.
If sexual abuse was really considered a terrible thing, the world's richest and most powerful people wouldn't be abusers. The most valued technology wouldn't produce sexual abuse on demand. And allegations of abuse wouldn't be framed as positive depictions of masculinity. Our culture rewards abuse.
Kat is objectively right. For anyone who needs more convincing, I wrote a book on how exactly abuse is rewarded by powerful institutions:
On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence
How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence
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Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf sexual abuse was really considered a terrible thing, the world's richest and most powerful people wouldn't be abusers. The most valued technology wouldn't produce sexual abuse on demand. And allegations of abuse wouldn't be framed as positive depictions of masculinity. Our culture rewards abuse.