Peaking all over the world!
Update 130
Thanks to the Babylon Bee - this is brilliant. Don’t worry - it’s only one minute long - the spoof credits go on forever!
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1664639390470090754
Peaking all over the world
I just checked and the Daily Wire tweet of the Matt Walsh film ‘What is a woman’ has ( as of 10.30pm) had 137.9 million views. Not all of them will have watched it but at about midday some clever person worked out that 20 million, at that stage, had watched it so I think we could safely predict that 40 million will by now have watched it.
OK, now, all you need to do is change the word ‘rocking’ in this Status Quo classic to ‘peaking’. Are you ready? One…two… three…go…
America, home of the stunning and brave
EDI Jester discusses a Guardian article about trans identifying man, Rachel Levine who is the US assistant secretary of health and promotes the medicalisation of children. He does also welcome the appointment of Professor Ahmed as Rishi Sunak’s Free Speech Tsar.
But also (sometimes) land of the free
Thanks to Glinner for this wonderful and impassioned speech from Megyn Kelly:
Sorry , this below is from The Independent so there is lots of alphabet soup. Made me laugh! EDI in his piece above apologised for quoting from the Guardian and said he wouldn’t go so low as to quote from The Independent - so I’ll be in his bad books 😎
Sara Cline in The Independent ( As end of session nears, Louisiana lawmakers advance controversial LGBTQ+-related bills 02 June) reports:
As Louisiana’s legislative session nears adjournment, lawmakers in the Republican-dominated legislature pushed forward controversial LGBTQ+-related bills, including advancing a resurrected ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths Friday.
Despite the state Constitution requiring lawmakers to focus on fiscal and budgetary matters this session, several bills that opponents say target the LGBTQ+- community — similar to GOP-authored legislation passed in statehouses across the country this legislative season — have become a contentious part of this year’s culture-divide debates in Louisiana’s Capitol.
One bill, which has received statewide and national attention, would prohibit hormone treatments, gender-affirming surgery and puberty-blocking drugs for transgender minors in Louisiana. So far, at least 18 states have enacted laws restricting or prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, and all three of Louisiana’s bordering states have enacted bans or are poised to do so.
18 states!! We need a bit of action like that over here!! By the way, Woo Woo Independent this is not targeting the LGB etc community but protecting and safeguarding children. So stuff that in your pipe and smoke it!
Queens’ Speech
Excellent at times entertaining and at times excruciating round up of the week from Dennis and Clive - highly recommended:
The Farts Council
Steve Bird in The Telegraph ( Arts council staff warned CEO ‘people already think we’re mad’ amid gender row 03 June) reports:
Letter asks whether Arts Council would match funding from JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, for a creative writing project
Bosses at Arts Council England were warned it risked being seen as “mad or irrelevant” for shunning “down to earth common sense” that people cannot change sex.
Darren Henley, the chief executive of the public arts corporation, received a letter from one of his staff criticising the decision to scrap funding for a gay and lesbian charity because it does not represent transsexuals.
The letter, seen by the Sunday Telegraph, was submitted as evidence in the employment tribunal of a grants officer who says she was hounded out of the Arts Council after expressing gender critical views, the belief biological sex cannot be changed.
It was sent after an online petition was shared by staff, which condemned giving LGB Alliance £9,000 and comparing that charity to the Klu Klux Klan [ Dusty - there is a video with Bev Jackson below but she must have forgotten to put her hood on!!].
Denise Fahmy, 54, is seeking compensation for victimisation and harassment after the grants officer of 15-years spoke in favour of LGB Alliance receiving funding. The Arts Council denies she was harassed or victimised.
One of her colleagues wrote to Mr Henley saying that he or she was “wary of wading into” the furore, but was worried the council was not open to the “default position of more or less the entire population” that people cannot change sex.
The letter, whose author’s name has been redacted, explains how the council should be “open to views and attitudes of those who work and pay the taxes that fund us in the communities we’re engaging with.”
Well done that brave employee and best of luck to Denise. Fingers crossed - the judgment is awaited.
Boycott Pride
I wasn’t going to mention Pride Month ( month!! - beam me up, Scotty!! I’m inventing an alternative June for us - I’ll get back to you in a later post) but I couldn’t resist Malcolm Clarke and Bev Jackson slagging it off in a new series from the wonderful LGB Alliance:
And Kellie-Jay fires off at Primark ( and their holding company, of course) who for Pride month are promoting ‘found families’ i.e. not your actual family!!!
Meanwhile ( OMG I’m still on Pride!!) Barry fires off at Royal Infirmary Edinburgh who are going to have a Pride March through the Hospital! FFS!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XuneFctOeA
Feminist Legal Clinic
Excellent piece from FLC on social contagion in Australia:
Sloth Day of Visibility
OMG we need to slow down. I know!! The sloth! And it is a mammal, not a fish - British Library please note.
Pride month seems to happen once every couple of months. Why not Pride year, Pride decade, Pride century. Let's see how many other specific groups the can include, with or without their agreement or interest. Like the inclusion of intersex people. Do they want a place on that stupid fucking flag? Do they want to be part of the 'glitter' propaganda? If one, or several do, does that mean they can speak for everyone who has the same medical condition as them? The misogynists, assorted sexual predators and homophobes don't give a shit about people with DSD conditions, they're just useful, despite that as a group, there is no basis for their inclusion. Fuck these people and the idiots who support them. If they're not making money or getting other advantages out of this, they need to get off their fucking knees.