Yes, we who have passed through suffering to be in this moment are not victims. We are not survivors, or victors, or endurers or representatives of any team or political cause. We are humans with stories to tell.
I recently came across the activism of actual intersex person Pigeon Pagonis, who has crusaded against surgical intervention for intersex minors, calling it torturous and cruel. They have detailed the terrible side effects and complications of genital surgeries--and these are kids who, it could be argued, "need" these interventions.
It's far past time to listen to the people shouting from the rooftops about how experimental and fraught these procedures are, and stop subjecting children to them.
Like Pigeon, I'm born intersex and had 6 gender modification surgeries. Feel free to explore my journal on the topic: sarisimpapers.substack.com (warnings: medical sadism, genital harm, all truthful).
Absolutely. However people who join Cults all earnestly seem to believe they are saving humanity. And especially the kids. They like the struggle and feeling like they are the enlightened ones. For 6 months they may feel happier (French study on Cults from 2014, sorry no direct citation). Some people stay true believers, others find the cognitive dissonance stacks up or the cult demands too much sacrifice. Scientology, etc. all spend $$$$$ on discrediting dissidents. So many parallels.
I did. Gareth Higgins lists 'victimization' as the last of 6 shadow stories (preceded by domination, revenge, accumulation, isolation, purification...). Of course all 6 are quite active, they may be recognized by some as 'principles and powers' or even demonic forces.
Periodically wonder to what extent "trans widows" are the "authors of their own misfortunes". Not that that is terribly popular with some of that tribe ....
But with no one having much of a clue these days about the defining differences between men and women, between males and females, it is maybe to be expected that many will be so deluded as to think they can change sex. Not sure of the specifics in any particular case of "trans-widowhood" of course, but seems that the delusions of their ex-husbands about changing sex would have been "nipped-in-the-bud" if they had pointed out to their husbands that they lacked the functional ovaries that are necessary to qualify as female.
I hope you don't sincerely think we haven't pointed that out, and much more. Pointing things out is not known to change the minds of people invested in this story.
As you quite reasonably point out, "no group is homogenous".
Which probably includes transwidows, one of whom I'd had some lengthy "conversations" with. Bit tenuous to draw conclusions from a single case of course, but she was of the view that sex and gender are synonymous which I don't think helps, or helped in the slightest. Her ex-husband apparently thought that because he exhibited some typically "feminine" behaviour patterns that justified his "conclusion" that he must have been "born in the wrong body".
Incredibly complicated "etiology" to that particular "disease", of course, with a great many contributing factors, but, as with most diseases, it seems that an ounce of prevention is often worth a pound of cure. Seems to be one of the more sensible and credible perceptions or insights of feminism, that gender is "masculine and feminine personalities" in notable contradistinction to sex -- which they generally make a dog's breakfast of:
Well said.
Yes, we who have passed through suffering to be in this moment are not victims. We are not survivors, or victors, or endurers or representatives of any team or political cause. We are humans with stories to tell.
You should write a memoir, too, if you haven't. Any plans to do so?
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I recently came across the activism of actual intersex person Pigeon Pagonis, who has crusaded against surgical intervention for intersex minors, calling it torturous and cruel. They have detailed the terrible side effects and complications of genital surgeries--and these are kids who, it could be argued, "need" these interventions.
It's far past time to listen to the people shouting from the rooftops about how experimental and fraught these procedures are, and stop subjecting children to them.
Like Pigeon, I'm born intersex and had 6 gender modification surgeries. Feel free to explore my journal on the topic: sarisimpapers.substack.com (warnings: medical sadism, genital harm, all truthful).
This is America, grown adults are free to join any cult they want. Leave the kids alone
Absolutely. However people who join Cults all earnestly seem to believe they are saving humanity. And especially the kids. They like the struggle and feeling like they are the enlightened ones. For 6 months they may feel happier (French study on Cults from 2014, sorry no direct citation). Some people stay true believers, others find the cognitive dissonance stacks up or the cult demands too much sacrifice. Scientology, etc. all spend $$$$$ on discrediting dissidents. So many parallels.
LOVED your book. Looking forward to another one.
Thank you!
Amen. Well put. Your experience gives you firsthand experience of how psychologically damaging the trans obsession can be
Right on.
Might like this too: https://michaelmohr.substack.com/p/radical-responsibility
I did. Gareth Higgins lists 'victimization' as the last of 6 shadow stories (preceded by domination, revenge, accumulation, isolation, purification...). Of course all 6 are quite active, they may be recognized by some as 'principles and powers' or even demonic forces.
I looked over your substack and saw the allusions to tarot and such... interested in your spiritual beliefs.
I was introduced to Tarot by a slow and magical read of this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations_on_the_Tarot
Periodically wonder to what extent "trans widows" are the "authors of their own misfortunes". Not that that is terribly popular with some of that tribe ....
But with no one having much of a clue these days about the defining differences between men and women, between males and females, it is maybe to be expected that many will be so deluded as to think they can change sex. Not sure of the specifics in any particular case of "trans-widowhood" of course, but seems that the delusions of their ex-husbands about changing sex would have been "nipped-in-the-bud" if they had pointed out to their husbands that they lacked the functional ovaries that are necessary to qualify as female.
https://academic.oup.com/molehr/article/20/12/1161/1062990
I hope you don't sincerely think we haven't pointed that out, and much more. Pointing things out is not known to change the minds of people invested in this story.
As you quite reasonably point out, "no group is homogenous".
Which probably includes transwidows, one of whom I'd had some lengthy "conversations" with. Bit tenuous to draw conclusions from a single case of course, but she was of the view that sex and gender are synonymous which I don't think helps, or helped in the slightest. Her ex-husband apparently thought that because he exhibited some typically "feminine" behaviour patterns that justified his "conclusion" that he must have been "born in the wrong body".
Incredibly complicated "etiology" to that particular "disease", of course, with a great many contributing factors, but, as with most diseases, it seems that an ounce of prevention is often worth a pound of cure. Seems to be one of the more sensible and credible perceptions or insights of feminism, that gender is "masculine and feminine personalities" in notable contradistinction to sex -- which they generally make a dog's breakfast of:
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2017/entries/feminism-gender/#GenFemMasPer
Although to be fair to feminists, many so-called biologists and philosophers are equally clueless about the concept:
https://humanuseofhumanbeings.substack.com/p/binarists-vs-spectrumists