The BBC has defended its nomination of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who offended many with her comments on transgender people. The British public broadcaster said offense is the "price of free speech."
    • VILenin [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Of the TERF density gets any higher TERF Island will collapse into a black hole, swallowing the entire solar system

  • cresspacito [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The BBC compared her favourably to Enoch Powell, a man so racist he was kicked out of the Conservative party in the 70s (10 years after they had an election campaign with the slogan "If you want a n***er for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour")

    • Ketamine_device_tech [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      a fair and honest rebuttal by someone knowledgeable in trans issues,

      meh, consider how Contrapoints is like an Uncle Tom for trans because she talked to that other bloodless radical centrist bourgeois freak Jesse Singal.

    • PigPoopBallsDotJPG [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      We prefer to use the more all-encompassing term 'Plague Island' these days. It covers the whole trifecta: TERFs, CHUDs, and out-of-control COVID.

  • Ketamine_device_tech [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    In the essay, Rowling opened up about her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault. She said the rise of trans activism would erase the concept of sex that defines the lives of many women.

    :farnsworth:

    gender confirmation certificates may now be granted without any need for surgery or hormone

    Soulless nazi is calling yellow star Jew patches a gift

  • Woly [any]
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    4 years ago

    Free speech is being a piece of shit, and the more of a piece of shit you are, the freer the speech is.

    • threshold [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Free Speech is when I can say hateful shit and people can't use free speech to complain back to me or else they're oppressing my oppression.

    • Washburn [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Critical support for comrade Boris Johnson in his noble struggle to infect every prominent TERF with the Coronavirus at least twice

  • MagisterSinister [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    The British public broadcaster said offense is the “price of free speech.”

    I thought the price of freeze peach for bigots are targeted harassment campaigns, hate crimes up to and including mass shootings, and growing fascist influence up to and including government takeovers, but apparently the only problem is that somebody might get offended. That's good to hear!

  • Goatfucker99 [fae/faer]
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    4 years ago

    This is part of the annual TERF of the the year awards (known here as TERFOTY) and it is a British Christmas tradition. The vote for best woman-defender is decided by phone poll and text vote.