My view is that a lot of TERFs care so much because many of them have faced patriarchal violence that they were unable to get justice for, and their powerlessness in the face of systemic misogyny causes them to “punch down” in order to build a false sense of empowerment.
I find them deeply tragic figures, because in addition to contributing to widespread systemic harms against trans people (and cis people caught in the crossfire of their hate), they are harming themselves too.
How is this even something ? In the end it’s just a bathroom, why does it bother people so much to care if someone is trans or not ?
White women in the US South felt uncomfortable being around black women. This led to racially segregated bathrooms. Same story. Different century.
My view is that a lot of TERFs care so much because many of them have faced patriarchal violence that they were unable to get justice for, and their powerlessness in the face of systemic misogyny causes them to “punch down” in order to build a false sense of empowerment.
I find them deeply tragic figures, because in addition to contributing to widespread systemic harms against trans people (and cis people caught in the crossfire of their hate), they are harming themselves too.
yea i should have noted this in my list, but these articles are all harassment of cis women 💀