The entire trans movement hinges on one assumption - that being “trans” is an inborn, unchangeable characteristic, like having brown eyes, or being left handed. If you believe this, then everything else the trans activists say follows - of course parents should support and celebrate their children who have this trait, and parents who reject this trait are actually rejecting their children, and are abusive and their children must be protected from them. Of course people who have this trait should be recognized as early as possible and medically treated immediately so they don’t suffer unnecessarily. Of course everyone should bend over backwards to treat them with special consideration due to the misunderstanding they suffer due to their condition. Of course employers, family members, and society as a whole should accommodate them and the treatment for their condition.
Trans activists rarely state this assumption out loud because they know that to do so opens it up to questions. And this belief that being trans is innate is very validating to them, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of young people because the existence of “trans kids” proves it’s innate, so they actively seek to brainwash vulnerable kids (and adults) for their own gratification.
But as soon as you question the assumption that it’s an inborn trait, the whole house of cards comes down. And of course there is a lot of evidence that it is not inborn, starting with the change in demographics of those identifying as transgender over the past decade, and including the inability of the movement to even define the terms they’re using (gender identity, man, woman).
It’s not inborn, there are no trans kids, there’s no such thing as a gender identity, and the whole movement is a cult-like community run by misogynistic men who get off sexually by acting out degrading stereotypes about women and forcing others to participate. Everyone else caught up in this mess, the people who have been told that hating and rejecting their bodies will relieve their (intentionally induced) distress, is a victim of those activists.
This is a truly remarkable post. I needed this on this very day. I have already read it three times and will again. You incorporate so many of the tentacles of this poisonous ideology into this piece. As a suffering mom, I find it difficult to both isolate the many infected areas of society that are attacking our kids and also to illustrate how it all fits back together.
This is why we must NEVER SURRENDER. Just like Elijah the Prophet. Everybody around him was barking mad. He however never surrendered because he knew that God was right.
I stopped at the mention of Dennis Prager. You said you avoided "extremism" on both sides. Really? Do you know who Dennis Prager is? A tedious, uninformed far Right moral scold with a Christian nationalist agenda and a big chip on his little shoulders. He's not a historian, a scientist, and or a scholar. He's just a hold out from the glory days of Right wing talk radio, who caught the online/podcast wave. You could do a lot better if you want credibility across ideological lines. Listen to Prager's "university" and see how many times anti-govt, anti-mask, anti-public health messages are broadcast.
You may dislike him if you wish. It seems like one line or comment created a distraction from what might have been a chance to have a discussion about this topic. Was there anything of value in the other 99% of what I wrote? Might we focus on anything else in the article and have a conversation around that? No two humans will agree on everything. I am concerned that people cannot have polite debate or just talk together anymore.
Find some actual, responsible, knowledgeable Right wing voices. Douglas Murray, in the UK. Victor Davis Hanson (at UC Davis, I think). Bill Krystal and David Frum, maybe. All staunch solid Right, pro-Cheney/Bush conservatives. Also all serious people. Prager is a hack and a grifter. Peel away the school-marm moral panic and the Rightwing millionaire supporters and there's nothing there. Or find non-partisan voices in the heterodox center. The problem is that almost the entire Republican party has become an explicitly authoritarian insurrectionist movement and a cult of personality. It doesn't know or care anything about actually governing. It only knows infantile rage. They shout and smash things then they stand in the rubble and chaos and blame "Hunter's laptop" or "Fauci" or whatever totem bogeyman is popular this week. You want to talk about widespread problems in American families, ok, find somebody who knows something about it.
The entire trans movement hinges on one assumption - that being “trans” is an inborn, unchangeable characteristic, like having brown eyes, or being left handed. If you believe this, then everything else the trans activists say follows - of course parents should support and celebrate their children who have this trait, and parents who reject this trait are actually rejecting their children, and are abusive and their children must be protected from them. Of course people who have this trait should be recognized as early as possible and medically treated immediately so they don’t suffer unnecessarily. Of course everyone should bend over backwards to treat them with special consideration due to the misunderstanding they suffer due to their condition. Of course employers, family members, and society as a whole should accommodate them and the treatment for their condition.
Trans activists rarely state this assumption out loud because they know that to do so opens it up to questions. And this belief that being trans is innate is very validating to them, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of young people because the existence of “trans kids” proves it’s innate, so they actively seek to brainwash vulnerable kids (and adults) for their own gratification.
But as soon as you question the assumption that it’s an inborn trait, the whole house of cards comes down. And of course there is a lot of evidence that it is not inborn, starting with the change in demographics of those identifying as transgender over the past decade, and including the inability of the movement to even define the terms they’re using (gender identity, man, woman).
It’s not inborn, there are no trans kids, there’s no such thing as a gender identity, and the whole movement is a cult-like community run by misogynistic men who get off sexually by acting out degrading stereotypes about women and forcing others to participate. Everyone else caught up in this mess, the people who have been told that hating and rejecting their bodies will relieve their (intentionally induced) distress, is a victim of those activists.
Thank you for adding this contribution.
This is a truly remarkable post. I needed this on this very day. I have already read it three times and will again. You incorporate so many of the tentacles of this poisonous ideology into this piece. As a suffering mom, I find it difficult to both isolate the many infected areas of society that are attacking our kids and also to illustrate how it all fits back together.
I am glad you found it helpful. Hang in there.
This is why we must NEVER SURRENDER. Just like Elijah the Prophet. Everybody around him was barking mad. He however never surrendered because he knew that God was right.
I stopped at the mention of Dennis Prager. You said you avoided "extremism" on both sides. Really? Do you know who Dennis Prager is? A tedious, uninformed far Right moral scold with a Christian nationalist agenda and a big chip on his little shoulders. He's not a historian, a scientist, and or a scholar. He's just a hold out from the glory days of Right wing talk radio, who caught the online/podcast wave. You could do a lot better if you want credibility across ideological lines. Listen to Prager's "university" and see how many times anti-govt, anti-mask, anti-public health messages are broadcast.
You may dislike him if you wish. It seems like one line or comment created a distraction from what might have been a chance to have a discussion about this topic. Was there anything of value in the other 99% of what I wrote? Might we focus on anything else in the article and have a conversation around that? No two humans will agree on everything. I am concerned that people cannot have polite debate or just talk together anymore.
Tons of value in 100%
Find some actual, responsible, knowledgeable Right wing voices. Douglas Murray, in the UK. Victor Davis Hanson (at UC Davis, I think). Bill Krystal and David Frum, maybe. All staunch solid Right, pro-Cheney/Bush conservatives. Also all serious people. Prager is a hack and a grifter. Peel away the school-marm moral panic and the Rightwing millionaire supporters and there's nothing there. Or find non-partisan voices in the heterodox center. The problem is that almost the entire Republican party has become an explicitly authoritarian insurrectionist movement and a cult of personality. It doesn't know or care anything about actually governing. It only knows infantile rage. They shout and smash things then they stand in the rubble and chaos and blame "Hunter's laptop" or "Fauci" or whatever totem bogeyman is popular this week. You want to talk about widespread problems in American families, ok, find somebody who knows something about it.