Perfectly expressed. People who hurt others will always be amongst us, but they couldn't do nearly as much damage without the complicity of others. The real problem is the degree to which evil can be nurtured by those who have an interest in doing so. We must be a society in decline if people can look on benignly as terrible harm is done to children and women are crushed. The people who have been standing up to this horror are heroes and will be recognised as such, I am sure. We see you and we thank you. You will be able to sleep soundly at night when those who supported this ghastly pantomime wake up and realise what they have been endorsing. Thank you for everything you do.
I will never understand why some like myself saw this whole movement was wrong-diddly-wrong-wrong from the start, and some (including trusted friends) just welcomed it with open arms into their "good causes" box. Those that support mermaids will I think go quiet, or say it s "one bad apple" or "they meant well". They won't publicly denounce them or apologise, people just don't do that.
I think LGB will need to work really, really hard from now to distance themselves. LGB without the T needs to be the message. I think we need a much louder, clearer voice. It's SO HARD though, because they are not backed by corporation, LGBT+ IS! Only once people realise that LGB people overwhelmingly don't agree with the G.I BS will we have a chance of ending this.
Yeah, "one bad apple" and "they meant well" is the exact kind of thing I think a friend of mine will say. Infuriating. People are so invested. I think LGB people denouncing G.I and child transition will be key. The people who claim to believe in G.I are the people who still think it's like being gay, thanks to the LGBT flag and alphabet soup. Once they realise they too can denounce the ideology without fear of being called a homophobe, I think the whole thing will collapse.
I had a heated conversation with a family member who is a big women's sports fan but absolutely stood by TWAW, there is no ROGD, children know who they are, blah blah, etc. We've stayed on friendly terms. At some point when child genital surgery & puberty blocking is outlawed, when lawsuits against doctors are settled, this is going to come up in conversation at a family gathering and I will say "Can you imagine? People knew about this and did nothing. They stood by. They let it happen."
Yeah. Indeed. "There is no ROGD". WHAT do people think is happening? Something in the water? A friend of mine said (regarding child transition), "well, if that's what they need". How is that what they need? How did we survive up until 200? without transing kids? I don't think she understands the amount of grooming that's involved to make children parrot untruths. It's so targeted.
When I say it's a manufactured medical crisis, she thinks that's a mad conspiracy theory. Because you know, that's crazier than believing that kids - only in the last 15 years - have been born into the wrong body!
Does your family member understand the hellish medicalisation involved? My friend had no idea. She thought this was a movement championing gender non-conformity in children, culminating in social transition "only". Since I've filled her in about the medical side, she is disturbed. Not enough to say outright that it's wrong (as I still think she can't believe it) but I'm getting there! They really have manipulated even very smart people!
Every apple in the Mermaids basket is rotton to the core, likewise its supporters. It's an organisation that has never meant well, it's a functioning embodiment of Susie Green's narcissism. Neither she nor it is accountable for the appalling damage done to numerous vulnerable children. Autistic chdren, same aex attracted children, emotionally traumatised children with a desperate need to belong, even if what they become part of is an extremely bad fit. Green and co doesn't possess the expertise or knowledge to support and care for children like this any more than they are capable of dealing with those with gender dysphoria.
The only 'treatment' they recommend are puberty blockers leading to cross sex hormones and later surgery. No counselling, but double mastectomies for young girls identifying as trans or non-binary. No one who means well encourages radical procedures like this. They portray blockers as reversible in the knowledge that there is a lack of evidence to support that. They know these drugs don't allow children a waiting time where they decide how they want to proceed, almost all go on to take hormones.
Mermaids is instrumental in children being physically harmed and permanently psychologically damaged. When that knowledge ceases to be restricted to GC feminists and their supporters, advocates for this fetid organisation will immediately start to distance themselves as though there was never a connexion to begin with.
I wonder, too. I read "The Transsexual Empire" when it came out, so I don't have an answer. Healthy skepticism? Experience with other social contagions? Or just a reflexive "do we really need to castrate more boys, send more girls into menopause?" Seems like a no-brainer.
This is a very bold and well stated essay. We should be helping, nurturing, and guiding children through difficult times. Many have abandoned their responsibility as adults.
Perfectly expressed. People who hurt others will always be amongst us, but they couldn't do nearly as much damage without the complicity of others. The real problem is the degree to which evil can be nurtured by those who have an interest in doing so. We must be a society in decline if people can look on benignly as terrible harm is done to children and women are crushed. The people who have been standing up to this horror are heroes and will be recognised as such, I am sure. We see you and we thank you. You will be able to sleep soundly at night when those who supported this ghastly pantomime wake up and realise what they have been endorsing. Thank you for everything you do.
I came rather late to this issue but recognised immediately that Mermaids was evil. It perplexes me how so many people could not recognise this.
I will never understand why some like myself saw this whole movement was wrong-diddly-wrong-wrong from the start, and some (including trusted friends) just welcomed it with open arms into their "good causes" box. Those that support mermaids will I think go quiet, or say it s "one bad apple" or "they meant well". They won't publicly denounce them or apologise, people just don't do that.
My worry is that they’ll blame the LGB community for giving the trans movement respectability, without understanding the forced teaming involved.
I think LGB will need to work really, really hard from now to distance themselves. LGB without the T needs to be the message. I think we need a much louder, clearer voice. It's SO HARD though, because they are not backed by corporation, LGBT+ IS! Only once people realise that LGB people overwhelmingly don't agree with the G.I BS will we have a chance of ending this.
Yeah, "one bad apple" and "they meant well" is the exact kind of thing I think a friend of mine will say. Infuriating. People are so invested. I think LGB people denouncing G.I and child transition will be key. The people who claim to believe in G.I are the people who still think it's like being gay, thanks to the LGBT flag and alphabet soup. Once they realise they too can denounce the ideology without fear of being called a homophobe, I think the whole thing will collapse.
I had a heated conversation with a family member who is a big women's sports fan but absolutely stood by TWAW, there is no ROGD, children know who they are, blah blah, etc. We've stayed on friendly terms. At some point when child genital surgery & puberty blocking is outlawed, when lawsuits against doctors are settled, this is going to come up in conversation at a family gathering and I will say "Can you imagine? People knew about this and did nothing. They stood by. They let it happen."
Yeah. Indeed. "There is no ROGD". WHAT do people think is happening? Something in the water? A friend of mine said (regarding child transition), "well, if that's what they need". How is that what they need? How did we survive up until 200? without transing kids? I don't think she understands the amount of grooming that's involved to make children parrot untruths. It's so targeted.
When I say it's a manufactured medical crisis, she thinks that's a mad conspiracy theory. Because you know, that's crazier than believing that kids - only in the last 15 years - have been born into the wrong body!
Does your family member understand the hellish medicalisation involved? My friend had no idea. She thought this was a movement championing gender non-conformity in children, culminating in social transition "only". Since I've filled her in about the medical side, she is disturbed. Not enough to say outright that it's wrong (as I still think she can't believe it) but I'm getting there! They really have manipulated even very smart people!
I don't know how much detail she knows, but we're in the US, I can't imagine being entirely ignorant. She's bright and well-read.
Sometimes I wonder if it's wilful ignorance (because that's more comfortable?). It's such a strange thing! So hard when family don't understand....
Every apple in the Mermaids basket is rotton to the core, likewise its supporters. It's an organisation that has never meant well, it's a functioning embodiment of Susie Green's narcissism. Neither she nor it is accountable for the appalling damage done to numerous vulnerable children. Autistic chdren, same aex attracted children, emotionally traumatised children with a desperate need to belong, even if what they become part of is an extremely bad fit. Green and co doesn't possess the expertise or knowledge to support and care for children like this any more than they are capable of dealing with those with gender dysphoria.
The only 'treatment' they recommend are puberty blockers leading to cross sex hormones and later surgery. No counselling, but double mastectomies for young girls identifying as trans or non-binary. No one who means well encourages radical procedures like this. They portray blockers as reversible in the knowledge that there is a lack of evidence to support that. They know these drugs don't allow children a waiting time where they decide how they want to proceed, almost all go on to take hormones.
Mermaids is instrumental in children being physically harmed and permanently psychologically damaged. When that knowledge ceases to be restricted to GC feminists and their supporters, advocates for this fetid organisation will immediately start to distance themselves as though there was never a connexion to begin with.
I wonder, too. I read "The Transsexual Empire" when it came out, so I don't have an answer. Healthy skepticism? Experience with other social contagions? Or just a reflexive "do we really need to castrate more boys, send more girls into menopause?" Seems like a no-brainer.
This is a very bold and well stated essay. We should be helping, nurturing, and guiding children through difficult times. Many have abandoned their responsibility as adults.
Well said!