Assistant Professor of Philosophy in action
Rachel ratchets.
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1112793015934910468
Again: nobody says trans people shouldn’t compete or denies their right to compete. The issue is people with male bodies competing against women. Funny how McKinnon consistently avoids mentioning that in these slogans and T shirt logos.
So what is the merch like?
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1112876621210509312
There’s a second one, I guess for emphasis.
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1112878194686873600
“I’m not touching her, Mom!”
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1113012119392477186
Metaphorically hahahaha not really.
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1113013200310734849
Throw a brick throw a brick throw a brick throw a brick throw a brick throw a brick!
Metaphorically, of course.
Imagine someone tweeted the same thing repeatedly / compulsively with Black Lives Matter substituted for transphobia. What would we think? We would think what we were meant to think: that it’s a threat and incitement of violence against BLM. Oh but BLM isn’t a person! It’s an idea, a concept, a political view! Talking about throwing a brick at it is just a metaphor. And that rally in Charlottesville was just a Saturday picnic for likeminded friends.
In case you missed it the first six times –
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1113029441041678337
And after all that let’s have a sober thoughtful professorial coda:
https://twitter.com/rachelvmckinnon/status/1113045611786498049
Sure, throw a brick at transphobia. That person said something transphobic, so I’ll throw a brick at their words. Any harm to people is purely coincidental; collateral damage.
An awful lot like “I’m just swinging my arms; anyone who comes in contact with my fists, it’s their fault, they should have been more careful” from elementary school.
During the last presidential administration (was it really only 3 years ago?), there were people who were hanging Obama in effigy from trees. I don’t remember the woke crowd thinking it was okay, even if no one was saying you should literally lynch Obama.
Does it have to be a a brick painted in pink, white and baby blue stripes? If I have to stop and paint the bricks first (AND wait for them to dry), the
transphobesorry transphobia is gonna get away. So I should take the time and prepaint some bricks in case the opportunity for their use arises? And the nail polish?So many colours! Is that really necessary?Being woke is a lot more work than I thought.
Wait. What?
It’s a metaphor?!
And where the fuck do I buy METAPHORICAL BRICKS?
And I’m already knee deep in metaphorical straw and sticks.
Nitpicking sure, but the artistic quality reminds me of when The Orbit threw out their Surly Amy association in favour of whoever it was from amongst their own ranks.
Oh but the pretty pretty nails.
Well somebody appears to have a touch of shaving rash on the upper chest.
Someone on the thread commented that the Twitter account Mckinnon is using is a new one. Is that how he circumvented the suspension?
The “brick” reminds me of the small, stripey, blackboard erasers we used in primary school.
It reminds me of a slice of cake. Also, I notice the flames of a ‘metaphorical’ fire are still there in the background.
Also, if you do more than glance at it, the “fingernails” end up looking very silly, with no hand attached.
AoS @ 6 – I don’t think that’s right. Same old account, that got reinstated after Linda Riley spoke to The People At Twitter She Knows.
Let’s be accurate and clear, now. It’s a metaphorical GREASE fire.
Just as well, because I’ve been stockpiling grease at McKinnon’s instruction. /s
Just in case anyone’s interested, DOCTOR McKinnon’s college is the College of Charleston. I’m sure they’d be proud to see these images shared with them via Twitter @CofC
I like to say “DOCTOR McKinnon” the way Tommy Lee Jones said “DOCTOR Richard Kimble” in The Fugitive.
I wrote to Mr. Whiteman at the USA Cycling to see how McKinnon’s hateful behavior online can possibly be OK with USAC’s stated policies on harassment and conduct. His email is safesport@usacycling.org Can you imagine if any female bicyclist racing with USAC posted stuff like this about tossing metaphorical bricks at trans people?
Do the stripes go right through the brick? Because if they do, anything built out of those heartwarmingly multigender-coloured bricks will just be… blue.
#11 Rob
I’ve been stockpiling bullets, and have been placing crosshairs on a map at the residences of people I dislike, including McKinnon. Which is a metaphor or something, I dunno. OMG I can’t believe you’re freaking out and calling that threatening behaviour, it doesn’t mean I was going to do anything, jeez.
I suppose I ought to say, even though it was obvious, that the foregoing was
sarcasmmetaphorical.Maybe its just a block of Neapolitan ice cream?
But the extra-special trans flag eschews the rainbow colors that he puts on the fingernails. He’s appropriating the symbol of a group that might be suspected of lacking the demanded level of trans-obsequiousness.
Wasn’t he encouraging troubled kids to leave their parents and go find their “glitter rainbow family” (so he’s also apprpriated glitter, along with rainbows and womanhood) amongst the queer/trans/whatever community? I saw a number of people on Twitter describing this as grooming. Not a good look.
Yes, he was.
Funny thing: McKinnon has already removed that Flames & Brick Twitter banner. Now it’s just innocent non-violent cycle racing [female competitors not shown]. I wonder why.
Has he had a woke-up call from Twitter in the form of a final warning, perhaps? Employers maybe suggesting that one of their employees inciting violence might not be a good look?
Whatever, I bet he’s seething with impotent rage. Hah!
I don’t know. Probably one of those or similar, because it’s certainly not his own better nature or second thoughts or anything like that.