Interesting - in Canada my school showed a film (Ma Vie En Rose) in the 7th grade in 2001 that I assume wouldn't have passed muster under Section 28 at the same time in the UK (minus Scotland at that particular time), and I'm only 30.
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Replying to @life_minutiae @arthur_affect
I never saw/heard/read *any* depictions of openly LGBT+ lifestyles/ppl whilst in education until I was 16 & in college, studying Classics. They just acted like queer ppl didn't exist & totally ignored homophobic language/bullying etc. The law didn't change until 2003 I think.
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Replying to @maidmarian555 @arthur_affect
I wonder whether my housemate was susceptible to such radicalization due to a similarly shielded upbringing (for other reasons) - almost makes me want to unhelpfully speculate about whether there's some critical period for empathy
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Replying to @life_minutiae @arthur_affect
Quite possibly. I think here the combination of keeping a generation willfully ignorant, whilst pushing vapid Spice Girls-style Grrrrl Power feminism has created a monster somewhere along the line on a cultural level. So many Brit women my age hold transphobic views, it's awful.
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Replying to @maidmarian555 @arthur_affect
The thing that struck me was how disconnected it was from reality - like apparently she was developing her ideas that pre-op trans women shouldn't be using bathrooms while literally enjoying a trip to a (nude) Japanese hot spring with, as it happens, two (post-op) trans women.
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It really did feel like more of a giant mind worm from outer space than a coherent, self-consistent stance.
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Replying to @life_minutiae @arthur_affect
I've seen a few ppl I previously thought were friends radicalised very, very fast online. They shift from "a few concerns" to "brain-worms contradictory positions" in a blink. I honestly think some people just love any excuse to punch down whilst still maintaining victim status.
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The issue I guess is that their views don't come from a particularly rational place. The problem all women face is patriarchy. But dealing with that is hard and uncomfortable so it's easier to pretend your problems can be solved by hurting the trans community instead. Idk.
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Replying to @maidmarian555 @arthur_affect
Yeah, this fit my experience to a tee - ultimately, she blamed her ideas on having had a bad experience with the one cis man in the house not in her family (but refused to actually renounce them, at which point I kind of threw up my hands and gave up).
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Replying to @life_minutiae @arthur_affect
A LOT of the UK-based transphobes with large platforms in the national media appear to have problems with crappy husbands. I think many of them are angry that despite their privilege, men still treat them badly. I'm not sure how they make the leap that trans ppl are to blame
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They're the "men" who are easiest to attack, the ones it's easiest by far to summon up rage and disgust against, the ones who mysteriously seem to be unprotected by that ubiquitous male privilege
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Replying to @arthur_affect @life_minutiae
The ridiculous thing is that divorcing someone that you despise would bring you some actual joy (I speak from experience). I don't get why you'd want to stay angry and bitter ON PURPOSE. They'll never get what they actually crave by bashing the trans community. It's not possible.
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I mean, I do get it. By doing what they do, they uphold patriarchy and white supremacy. But it still involves a lot of brain worms, contradictory positions, rage and ultimately, harm to themselves. It must be exhausting to willingly uphold the shit status quo on purpose.
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