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DiscussionThe Silencing of Women Online
Hi all, first-time poster here. Ironically, I found this website via Reddit, where I was arguing with a tran and he told me to "go back to Ovarit". Lol, I'm grateful that he introduced me to this site.
For the past 3 years, I've been fighting this radical movement that I call the Mutilation Movement (I have no respect for them), MM for short. In that time, I've received several death threats, abusive messages, and restrictions across all social media websites. Currently, I am banned from Instagram, Facebook (for the 5th time), and Reddit for simply speaking the truth: men can never be women, and vice versa. Every time, I get some ugly responses and/or threats, but the individuals behind them don't get restricted; I do. I never threaten and I try not to ridicule too hard, but inevitably one of my comments will go against "community standards" and I'll be thrown in virtual jail to be silenced again. Reddit is easiest to get banned on.
Why do they silence real women who speak out against the MM? Why do they push this false narrative so hard?
I look forward to connecting with my fellow women who aren't afraid to fight this tyranny. Merry Christmas!
Me post lockdown. I've part forgotten how to dress myself and part stopped giving the last bit of a shit about what people think are well matched outfits.
I’m just glad to be back where there’s actual changes of season so I’m not stuck in dreary tee shirts all the time, and where there are places to go (okay mostly hospital appointments so far, but still) so it’s worth putting on something nice!
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Yes! More due to climate and there being anywhere to go for me (the town I lived near before was tiny, now I’m in a regional city) than lockdown. Restrictions here have been lifted, masks are only for hospitals and public transport now. I can’t imagine what it was like during the worst of it, or for people in much harder-hit countries. I know the second lockdown in Melbourne was hard on my friends there.
My favorite small detail about the Labyrinth is how clouds of glitter sometimes announce Jareth's arrival XD
Mine is all the real chickens, they really were the stars.
Did you ever watch Return to Oz?
I have not! Is there a good chicken presence?
In that film (and the book it's based on of course), instead of Toto, Dorothy has a chicken companion named Billina. Billina is from Dorothy's farm and gains the power of speech in Oz, and is played using a very realistic puppet... and a live chicken, depending on the shot. The film is kind of dark and twisted, in that '80s way that was popular at the time, but it's so worth it just for Billina alone. She carries the film. She gets a happy ending, too, opting to stay in Oz rather than "go back to that dust bowl".
It sounds amazing! I will totally be watching this and join the Billina fan club.