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The Telegraph on Stephen Nolan and Stonewall and the BBC.
Stonewall said it works for LGBTQ+ equality and that it is “deeply disappointing” that this can still be thought of as controversial.
“Equality” is just a manipulative buzzword there, in exactly the way “trans rights” are a manipulative slogan. What is “trans equality” exactly? What Stonewall campaigns for, and tells people to do if they want to be “Stonewall champions,” is a mess of pandering and flattering, that has nothing to do with equality. It’s not “equality” to order people to use Special pronouns, or agree that men are women, or nod enthusiastically at the claim that children know who they are. Gender critical feminist are not arguing against equality for trans people, either. It’s all deception. The push to bully us into agreeing that people can change sex is a million miles from equality.
Stephen Nolan, one of the broadcaster’s own journalists, has now spoken out, claiming that “there is a fear factor” among colleagues who disagree with the broadcaster’s alignment with the charity.
Of course there is. The trans ideologues are fanatics, and vindictive with it.
I think that in the minds of the Stonewall supporters, “equality” means:
*Just as people refer to you and me (in the third person) using the pronouns that we own, so should people refer to TQ+ people using the pronouns that they own;
*Just as people allow you and me into spaces that are designated for the sex corresponding to our sexed soul, so should people allow TQ+ people into spaces that are designated for the sex corresponding to their sexed soul.
I do not believe that one can assume that one’s own reality is anyone else’s reality. Trouble can follow. The same principle also works the other way round.
As Confucius (551-479 BC) famously said: “Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself.”. The TQ+ brigade can use ‘their’ pronouns as they wish. I fail to see why I should be obliged to follow their example or lead.
Omar, nail on head hit it was. Again.
Reminds me of my early foray into Left politics in Australia. I could never get used to calling everyone “comrade”, it gave it a military feel. We already had a good Aussie word – Mate.
Omar, I think that the Stonewall supporters think that we would raise all hell and feel extremely hurt if people would speak of us using the wrong pronouns.
Actually GW, I think the Stonewall take on equality is more like “our way or the highway, fucking nazi scum”.
Holms, I know. This is why I keep writing “the Stonewall supporters“. I think that some people with kind priorities (that’s a weird locution, but you know what I mean) support Stonewall under the logic that I have suggested above. Stonewall themselves can go to hell.
GW @#4:
My recommendation to the Stonwall mob and anyone else is the simple old traditional maxim: “If the cap fits, wear it.”
Except that some in that Stonewall target audience would probably read that as “If the cap fits, you can go to blazes.”