J.K. Rowling’s post on trans-identity and modern misogyny
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Anonymous
+1 Person burdened with menstruation. |
Anonymous
She doesn’t have transphobia. You missed the point entirely. |
Anonymous
I actually have seen shaming on social media about it, though. I realize that’s not real life but there is a vocal minority that feel that way. I absolutely agree no one should be a jerk (and I understand for many people it wouldn’t be an issue traction wise which is great!) but it definitely is a real, not entirely fringe viewpoint. (And I think jkr’s other points are bs.) |
Anonymous
Let me push back a little bit: So, how would you suggest that a lesbian say that she’s only interested in biological women? Is there any “non-transphobic or non-a$$hole” way of saying that? As a cis-woman I know I would consider it a huge betrayal if I met a nan on a dating site specifying that I was interested in men, then I went on a few dates and found out he had a vagina when we were starting to get intimate. That would end the relationship right there because I want to have sex with biological men. It’s a deal breaker. Can you tell me the correct way for a lesbian to express that sane sentiment? Like the exact words she should use on a dating site? Thanks! |
Anonymous
No, I didn’t. She’s been doing this for years. Her gaslighting post is disingenuous and unnecessary. |
Anonymous
+1 And you may not care about menstruation but in some cultures as soon as a girl gets her period she is married off to an older man. So it is a big deal around the world and it is an issue for women, not people who menstruate. |
Anonymous
This is a sort of wild hypo. You're assuming trans people don't have this convo with new potential partners WAY before "starting to get intimate." Do you actually have any trans friends? |
Anonymous
In some cultures girls aren't allowed to come to school when they begin to menstruate, leading them to get 25% or more less education than their male counterparts. It's nice you can get your daughter an IUD. Because women advocated for birth control in this country and need to continue to advocate for it for girls all over the world still struggling to get even basic feminine hygiene products. |
Anonymous
Im a np and I do have a friend who is a trans woman and I was terribly worried for her because she WAS getting a bit intimate before telling. I was afraid she’d be attacked by a transphobe (not thinking of how her partner took it) but it absolutely happens. |
Anonymous
That is the whole point. Trans women don’t need a whole separate category! They are women too. A trans woman does not diminish any other woman’s womanhood or the struggles she has faced as a woman. There is no need to be exclusionary of trans women and “other” them by demanding they be in their own category. And that is exactly what JKR does when she pops up with this crap every 6 months- claims she’s some great defender of lesbians and women’s rights or whatever by excluding trans women from the narrative. Trans women are women. |
Anonymous
The vast majority of people do not believe trans women are literally women. They are trans, and that is fine. They can dress how they want, present as they want, have surgeries and get the hormones they want. But that doesn’t make them literally women, and that’s essentially all that JK has said. |
Anonymous
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The problem with JKR is that she is expecting people to read and understand a whole paragraph. Most people's education is limited to comprehending what is tweeted in a sentence.
Her books were long and well written and educated people and children read it. Now, the people who are reading what she wrote are the adults who have the comprehension of understanding only one sentence from a "Tweet". 
JKR is absolutely correct IMHO. But the world is saying "TL; DR". She should get away from Social Media because people are TSTL. |
Anonymous
I don't think the issue is about bathroom as much as it is safe space. JK Rowling is a sexual and domestic abuse servivor and supports shelters for women who have been abused. Her concern is that under Scottish law a man can show up and state they are a women no matter if the person has not had any surgery, not taking hormones, not doing anything to identify as a women but merely state they are a woman. Men historically have oppressed women, she is concerned safe spaces for women are being taken away. |
Anonymous
No the problem with JKR is she’s a TERF. All that money and she spends her time being a bigot. Why is she so fixated on trans women anyway? |
Anonymous
This is a specious argument as trans individuals are MULTIPLE times more likely to experience violence for being trans than they are to inflict it. |