Men aren't a threat... oh wait. (More deep thoughts by Laurie Penny)

[–] Medusa 39 points

I hope she never stops wading into the shallow end of the discourse pool, because she's relatively high profile and countering her points is like shooting fish in a barrel.

[–] WatcherattheGates 15 points

Apparently so! How could someone not see that coming?

[–] Medusa 12 points

Honestly, if I didn't know better I'd think she was a plant. She serves up so many perfect openings and is always making own goals.

[–] [Deleted] 3 points

They went unchallenged for years. We have been practising debate, very often first with ourselves when we peaked.

They should have stuck to "no debate". Like those companies whose PR strategy is to never address the accusation, just let the drama pass.

[–] TheCakeIsALie 18 points

I fucking love the GC responses I see on Twitter to TRA bullshit. It's not even a fair battle.

[–] PGTips4Lyfe 11 points

Yep they constantly ragequit too. Like "im not going to read that, die TERF!" Oh so much win!

[–] [Deleted] 15 points

I can say is LOOOOOOOL.

[–] greenbeans 9 points

Edited

'Nobody's body is a threat.'

Huh? When a certain type of body (male) is known for carrying out most violent crimes?

I really don't get this. Is this some Cartesian dualism type of thinking? It wasn't the body that did it, it was an evil soul doing the driving?

Bodies and minds (or souls) as totally separate entities? I weirdly feel like the Internet has encouraged this old concept to resurface.

Like, we aren't ghosts or souls or pure entities of light that somehow 'take over' bodies to carry out deeds good or evil.

We ARE are our bodies, and certain bodies are known to be stronger, bigger, testosterone-fuelled (which affects the brain). These bodies are encouraged by society to develop their aggressive side and squash empathy.

These are the bodies that everyone - dogs, children, women, other men- knows are a potential threat.

I'm sorry for spelling out the obvious but I feel like interacting with screens all day is killing some people's perception of material reality.

[–] [Deleted] 2 points

What's her position on guns?

Guns are not a threat because you can do also damage with knives and cars?

C4 is not a threat because you can kill someone with a rope?

[–] terfenclaw 9 points

She's really not good at this critical thinking thing, is she?

[–] Owlchaser 7 points

"The goalposts move wherever I want them to. The dictionary is rewritten to say whatever I want it to. If you have a problem, you're hateful and oppressive and will be silenced."

[–] Jamiethiel2018 7 points

Bloody perfect response.

[–] hmimperialtortie 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈 2 points

Love the reply.

[–] Luske 1 points

Isn't she the one that wrote that transpeople are superior because of something something about bodies?

She Said What Men aren't a threat... oh wait. (More deep thoughts by Laurie Penny)

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