Great stuff Steve, really well done. Have you heard of “She’s Not Your Trauma/Therapy”?It’s essentially a framework for domestic violence work. The idea being that a man suffering from mental health issues cannot, and should not, use this as an excuse for being abusive towards his female intimate partner.
Great stuff Steve, really well done. Have you heard of “She’s Not Your Trauma/Therapy”?It’s essentially a framework for domestic violence work. The idea being that a man suffering from mental health issues cannot, and should not, use this as an excuse for being abusive towards his female intimate partner.
I absolutely agree with the idea. Unfortunately it gets tricky when confronting the ‘trans’ issue. The theory is part of a broader framework of ‘Intersectional Feminism’ (so I’m told), so if a man says he is a woman, then he should be treated as such.
The reason your article resonated with me is that during a recent conversation, I took the ‘side’ of JK Rowling stating that I believed people are attributing beliefs to her that she doesn’t have (she has said many times that she isn’t trans phobic). She simply believes (as I do) that ‘transgender’ men do not belong in women’s prisons/bathrooms/rape crises centres etc.
A rapist who says he is a woman just before sentencing should not be sent to a women’s prison. If there is any doubt about his gender, maybe seek the advice of his victims.
Anyway, the person I was discussing this with had a unique take, along the lines of the theories I mentioned earlier.
They believed that, as JK Rowling was herself a victim of domestic abuse, her current stance was simply Ms Rowling working through her own trauma as a victim by placing trans people “in danger”.
I've taken JKR's position in discussions. Well, I say "discussions" but generally it immediately results in vile insults and being told to "end" myself. It is unfortunate that in the main it's a subject which cannot be debated. Going fairly smoothly here though. 🤞
I have dared to wonder whether the proliferation of these very partisan discussions over social media in recent years, possibly in far greater proportion than the frequency of the circumstance itself, has not helped to create some of the great divide we find politically? Especially in areas of very conservative countries like America where the Culture Wars have been so damaging.
Great stuff Steve, really well done. Have you heard of “She’s Not Your Trauma/Therapy”?It’s essentially a framework for domestic violence work. The idea being that a man suffering from mental health issues cannot, and should not, use this as an excuse for being abusive towards his female intimate partner.
I absolutely agree with the idea. Unfortunately it gets tricky when confronting the ‘trans’ issue. The theory is part of a broader framework of ‘Intersectional Feminism’ (so I’m told), so if a man says he is a woman, then he should be treated as such.
The reason your article resonated with me is that during a recent conversation, I took the ‘side’ of JK Rowling stating that I believed people are attributing beliefs to her that she doesn’t have (she has said many times that she isn’t trans phobic). She simply believes (as I do) that ‘transgender’ men do not belong in women’s prisons/bathrooms/rape crises centres etc.
A rapist who says he is a woman just before sentencing should not be sent to a women’s prison. If there is any doubt about his gender, maybe seek the advice of his victims.
Anyway, the person I was discussing this with had a unique take, along the lines of the theories I mentioned earlier.
They believed that, as JK Rowling was herself a victim of domestic abuse, her current stance was simply Ms Rowling working through her own trauma as a victim by placing trans people “in danger”.
Strange times.
I've taken JKR's position in discussions. Well, I say "discussions" but generally it immediately results in vile insults and being told to "end" myself. It is unfortunate that in the main it's a subject which cannot be debated. Going fairly smoothly here though. 🤞
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I have dared to wonder whether the proliferation of these very partisan discussions over social media in recent years, possibly in far greater proportion than the frequency of the circumstance itself, has not helped to create some of the great divide we find politically? Especially in areas of very conservative countries like America where the Culture Wars have been so damaging.