That image appears to be the cover for the issue announcing the Women of the Year. The Women of the Year listed on their web site are Tyla, Demi Moore, Pat McGrath, Rachel Zegler, Ms Rachel, and the players of the WNBA. I gather from context and commentary elsewhere that “the dolls” are another awardee, but they don’t seem to be included in the list shown anywhere, including on Glamour’s site, except by reference on the cover. The Glamour article says “As trans rights face increasing threat in the UK, Glamour honours nine of the community’s most ground-breaking voices at this year’s Women of the Year Awards”. So perhaps the magazine is attempting to sidestep the issue carefully, by saying they are “honoring” nine trans-identified men at this year’s Awards, but not saying outright that they are being named Women of the Year, and not listing them in the Awards list.
I wonder whether we should respect their unusual honesty. Dolls are fake, vaguely human-shaped objects, created to be manipulated by immature humans for their amusement, and in order to make a sizeable profit for their creators before they go out of fashion.
It’s also, I’ve read, a term considered to be highly ‘transphobic’ by the majority of men attempting to commit sex-fraud but unable to meet the strange and peculiar standards required to be considered a ‘doll’.
It must be wonderful (disheartening) to be a teen girl excitedly grabbing your favourite glamour magazine and discovering you don’t even do being a teen sex kitten as well as men. Can’t aspire to be a politician, astronaut, military general, scientist, CEO, or even a sex symbol now. presumably girls can still aspire to be breeding cows provided they keep their mouths shut.
Such a stupid, sexist name. Artificial playthings. Childish pretending.
“Her good nature wore out
like a fan belt. . . .” –Marge Piercy
That image appears to be the cover for the issue announcing the Women of the Year. The Women of the Year listed on their web site are Tyla, Demi Moore, Pat McGrath, Rachel Zegler, Ms Rachel, and the players of the WNBA. I gather from context and commentary elsewhere that “the dolls” are another awardee, but they don’t seem to be included in the list shown anywhere, including on Glamour’s site, except by reference on the cover. The Glamour article says “As trans rights face increasing threat in the UK, Glamour honours nine of the community’s most ground-breaking voices at this year’s Women of the Year Awards”. So perhaps the magazine is attempting to sidestep the issue carefully, by saying they are “honoring” nine trans-identified men at this year’s Awards, but not saying outright that they are being named Women of the Year, and not listing them in the Awards list.
‘Protect the Dolls’ say the TRAs.
I’d rather we Protect the Humans, especially Women.
I wonder whether we should respect their unusual honesty. Dolls are fake, vaguely human-shaped objects, created to be manipulated by immature humans for their amusement, and in order to make a sizeable profit for their creators before they go out of fashion.
It’s also, I’ve read, a term considered to be highly ‘transphobic’ by the majority of men attempting to commit sex-fraud but unable to meet the strange and peculiar standards required to be considered a ‘doll’.
As far as I can see, “protection” consists of these men invading women’s spaces, and using women as human shields.
It must be wonderful (disheartening) to be a teen girl excitedly grabbing your favourite glamour magazine and discovering you don’t even do being a teen sex kitten as well as men. Can’t aspire to be a politician, astronaut, military general, scientist, CEO, or even a sex symbol now. presumably girls can still aspire to be breeding cows provided they keep their mouths shut.