A process of dehumanisation

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Ophelia Benson

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Glinner points out that the “heehee look at us threatening violence” cover of Trans Studies Quarterly – this one –

– is just the latest in a long series. He includes 4 that we’ve all seen many times. There are many many more. Remember these at the San Francisco public library?

Petition · Tell San Francisco Public Library to Remove Exhibit of Weapons Intended to Kill Feminists · Change.org

Hur hur. Isn’t it interesting that they do this and we don’t yet we’re constantly accused of violence and oppression?

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5 responses to “A process of dehumanisation”

  1. maddog1129 Avatar
    maddog1129

    Upside down universe. Ultimate DARVO. I have no idea why this is not crystal clear to everyone. And why it wasn’t slapped down — hard — at the start.

  2. Sastra Avatar
    Sastra

    I’m trying to figure out if there could conceivably be some other message here other than “kill the terfs” or “correct pronouns WILL be used.” What’s the context? Does it illustrate a particular article? A monthly theme? “Why street gang members are so often transgender in the closet.” “Trans On Trans Violence: a problem in search of a solution.” “Halloween Issue! Scary Costume Ideas!”

    Doesn’t seem likely. Probably more like “Fighting Back Against Transphobia: Time to Defend Our Existence.”

  3. Ophelia Benson Avatar
    Ophelia Benson

    Mayyyybe trying to echo imagery like this?

    Black Panther Party | History, Ideology, & Facts | Britannica

    Except that it doesn’t, but maybe they’re thinking it does.

  4. Sastra Avatar
    Sastra

    I’m late on this, but just found a description of what’s inside this journal:

    https://saidit.net/s/GenderCritical/comments/8224/if_you_feminism_doesnt_include_transwomen_you/tyn1

    Philosopher here: I went through this the other day. Couple of observations.

    Firstly it’s a paid journal – most of the stuff is behind a paywall (presumably none of the cash goes to the academics who write this drivel though)

    Second, some of the article titles are fucking hillarious. “De/Colonizing Hijra” by Dr. Claire Pamment (A white person and professor of Theatre :p ) or “Challenging Queer Metronormativity: The Case of Southern Trans Masculinity” by Z. Zane McNeill a self described enbie, neurodiverse, animal activist and scholar…

    Third, went through the free article “Decolonizing Trans/Gender Studies?: Teaching Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Times of the Rise of the Global Right” by Alyosxa Tudor Lecturer in Gender Studies at University of London (who – based on the jawline – I’m pretty sure is just a bloke). It made a couple of claims about us. He claims that he will “analyze attacks on trans people and gender studies by transphobic feminists who call themselves “gender-critical” or “radical feminist” and show how transphobic feminists are aligned with masculinist anti-gender and far-right anti-immigration rhetoric. “…

    This is the sort of shallow drivel that passes for a professor at a major university. It’s a disgrace to the university, to academia, and to the philosophical community.

  5. Ophelia Benson Avatar
    Ophelia Benson

    Oh, thanks, that’s a good find.

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