They didn’t do this in the 13th century
The Daily Mail [sorry]:
A town carnival has been forced to issue an apology after a float that jokingly featured burly men dressed ‘as the Olympic 2024 female athletic team’ was deemed ‘transphobic’.
Forced? Really? How?
Trans stand-up comedian Donna Landy attended the Great Torrington Mayfair and Carnival in Devon back in May and blasted a float for being ‘offensive’ and highlighting a backwards’ viewpoint on transgender issues.
I assume a trans stand-up comedian is one who isn’t funny.
The float featured a sign declaring: ‘Of course we’re women, we sit down to pee’ and ‘Olympics 2024 woman’s 100m final’ – referencing the recent decision from FINA, world swimming’s governing body, who recently adopted a new policy to prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s races.
Three men ran behind the float, which was not officially entered into the carnival and secretly joined the procession on the day of the event, dressed in sports-bras and Speedos while wearing comedy wigs.
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On the day of the festival, Ms Landy took to Twitter and said the float was ‘transphobic’, adding: ‘First float I see at Torrington Carnival is a bunch of blokes in drag and a sign saying ‘of course we are female we sit down to pee’.
‘Bare naked transphobia. OK, not *completely* naked, they had shorts and singlets on.’
Is that what “forced” the carnival to apologize?
The annual festival, dating back to the 13th century, issued an apology last month to the trangender community and said they have identified one individual who will be ‘receiving a visit’ from Councillor Doug Smith to ‘discuss the inappropriate entry’.
Ah yes a visit. What a treat.
Commencing wiping down my computer screen after unexpected guffaw. I had JUST taken a sip of my tea, Ophelia. You need to warn us before you say something that funny. (Maybe “SYT” (Swallow your tea) just before such comments.)
TFAF: Trans Funny is Funny!
Well, this one is DEFINITELY trans-funny. https://youtu.be/8MWh-V2p-_s
I wonder if there’s a Poe’s Law here. How much would you have to change this demonstration in order to get activists to regard it as a serious and admirable thing?
You’d have to lose the “2024 swim team” and “we sit down to pee” signs, obviously; they’re too on the nose.
But if it was just burly dudes in bikinis and women’s wigs, with signs saying “trans women are women” and “sport is a human right” and “TERFs fuck off,” what then? Would anyone dare to say “this is an obvious fake and insult because those people aren’t really trans women?”
This is more of a thought experiment, of course — in reality, people could do the research pretty quickly and figure out that this float didn’t come from an actual trans rights group.
What the trans activists need to accept is what the Mormons and Catholics and flat-earthers have had to deal with for years — ridiculous ideas tend to invite ridicule. Donna Landy had better grow a pair.
Piglet @3–
That was just cringey until the pedophile joke. Then it was repulsive.
I guess ‘Top Secret’ is for the memory hole:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFgZXL3tL1A