Handing men a bigger stick
Meanwhile, Twitter itself considers it violence or threats or harassment to say that trans women are men and that men don’t experience rape exactly the way women do because men are more physically powerful than women.
Oh surely not. Surely I exaggerate. Don’t I?
This morning I’m in receipt of an email from the Twitter censors telling me:
Your post was detected by our systems and has had its visibility limited for violating the X rules. Specifically:We have determined your post violated our rules againstĀ Hateful Conduct.You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease. Ophelia Benson@OpheliaBenson@fran_amery There are no “cis” women. There are only women. “Trans women” are men. Men DON’T experience the exact same thing when raped, because men are more physically powerful than women.
Women are not allowed to say men are stronger than we are and therefore we need some spaces where men can’t follow us. NOT ALLOWED.
And note again, the lack of “sex” in the list of protected demographics and characteristics. It goes without saying that is is gone without saying.