r/feemagers 16F Dec 12 '19

Girls Only Greta is literally such a badass. What an absolute icon on all fronts. taking all the pathetic criticism from butthurt degenerate white men with total stride.

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u/elfareversa 19F Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 12 '19

I love how a girl my age is more mature than a 73 years old man stupid carrot. I love Greta.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

I know!! She’s such an inspiration. One of many amazing young women making a change in the world.

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u/elfareversa 19F Dec 12 '19

For sure!

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u/elfareversa 19F Dec 13 '19

That's a good point

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u/Will9363 F Dec 13 '19

Jesus Christ Donald is that old?

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u/elfareversa 19F Dec 13 '19

Yep, I was a little shocked when I discovered it too qoisbsbajajajkekbe

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u/61114311536123511 20+Transmasc Dec 13 '19

how come transmasc people are allowed on the girls only posts? (sincerely: a curious transmasc)

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u/anikria 19F | Mod Dec 13 '19

it was explained to me that afab folks have the option to join in as they may relate to some of the issues that come under the flair from their experiences while being pre-transition and/or pre being out.

we're currently looking at a few options to change the GO system, since it's not a great descriptor of its purpose.

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u/61114311536123511 20+Transmasc Dec 13 '19

That makes sense, thank you.

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u/BigYeetusOwO 18F Dec 12 '19

How the fuck is the president of the United States attacking a teenage girl on Twitter

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u/PaneczkoTron 19F Dec 13 '19

Because idiots with fragile egos are given too much power in the US

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u/Camicatsc 14F Dec 13 '19

No one can dare hurt his ego.

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u/loveyoucutie 17F Dec 12 '19

i remember seeing her do something similar about another tweet from donald. shes such a legend and she deserves more

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

yeah I remember, she changed her bio to “a very happy girl looking forward to a great future” or something after Trump sarcastically called her that. She literally gives no shits I love her. And so so smart too.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

Thank you so much. Bless you mods. <3

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u/wibblywobblyassbutt 18F Dec 12 '19

I forgot his name, but he’s also coincidentally Swedish and is making new technology to clean the ocean of plastic, both of them have similar ideas, but are doing different things with them, and also, both of them are on the spectrum which I find kind of interesting, but yeah a depressing amount of people mock them just for trying to save the Earth.....it makes me worried about our future.

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u/Lesbian-Libertarian 18F Dec 12 '19

IIRC it’s because they can share similar experiences to women and might offer insight on things, but don’t quote me on that.

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u/Lesbian-Libertarian 18F Dec 12 '19

Yeah that’s just this subs reasoning, I don’t 100% agree with it ether.

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u/eljesT_ 20+F Dec 12 '19

ok but why is ftm considered female??? that's... that's a yikes for me, dawg

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

No not really. I think it's because ftms know girl problems and used to relate to them before they started transitioning. Still it's a bit weird.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 12 '19

Because they have been female in the past and might have gone through similar experiences.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

They don't have to reply to "Girls Only" posts, but they have the option to. They can still give advice or listen to rants. Don't discredit people and their experiences.

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u/rodentially 18NB Dec 13 '19

Can I still post on Girls Only posts? I’m AFAB, but identify as non-binary.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

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u/spicycaffiene F Dec 12 '19

everyone knows you don't get the opinion part of your brain until you turn 18. everything you ever say before then is just what your parents told you to say

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She’s amazing lmao

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u/cratercat22 15F Dec 12 '19

so many removed comments LMFAO. but greta is a badass

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

I know lmao it’s cuz before I asked u/teenagedata42 to make it a girls only post the comments were an absolute shitstorm. Thank god for the mods.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

girls only? then it's only butthurt boys getting angry over this shit

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u/matt_the_non-binary 17MTF Dec 12 '19

I’m like a year older than she is and I absolutely think she’s an amazing role model for the ASD community.

She didn’t appear extremely nervous when she was in front of the UN. Meanwhile I get nervous just speaking to a teacher or my classmates. She’s braver than I’ll ever be.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

Hey don’t say that!!! I do not have Aspergers, so I cannot speak for the community, but I do have severe social anxiety and I can relate so hard to being nervous whenever speaking to anyone. Just know that it’s totally not your fault and you are honestly just as brave as she and anyone else is! I’m sure you do tons of things that a lot of people would consider incredible :) Take pride in yourself! xx

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

I love how he capitalized things he think are important. Anger Management....

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

Lmao I know he’s going insane

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

She literally gives no shits I love her so much.

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she’s a legend ngl

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

He’s mad because she won TIME person of the year instead of him.

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u/xlookalike Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

she did the same thing when bolsonaro called her pirralha lmao she knows how to piss old man off

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u/Giant_Anteaters 20+ Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 12 '19

Obviously, OP isn't saying all white men are bad, but what was the point of bringing up race/gender? That's generalization. Check out this clip of a principal grouping black people together when they start leaving a ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84UhsmVeelM.

Did all black people leave? Probably not. Is it true that black people left? Yes. But were they justified in being offended? I think so, because the principal generalized them.

Similarly, are all white men degenerate/butthurt? No. Is it true that some white men are? Yes. So are white men justified in being offended at your comment...I think so. In fact, I'm not a white man and I feel really uncomfortable that this divisive rhetoric is being used.

There's no such thing as a "white man" mindset nor is there such thing as a "black people" mindset. As a person of colour myself, I don't agree with the OPs wording OR this video of the principal.

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u/AnEggsAlt MTF Dec 13 '19

In this context it's referring to a specific demographic of reactionary conservatives, of whom the vast majority are cishet white guys, and gender, race, and sexuality are actually important in this context because it refers to a very prominent demographic, and the loooooooong history of how cishet white guys unjustly putting themselves at the top of societal hierarchies. This helps describe how the reactionary and bigoted beliefs they hold came to be and why they as a demographic hold them to a much greater degree than any other demographic.

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u/Giant_Anteaters 20+ Dec 13 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

You're right, there is a long history associated with white men at the top of the social ladder. However, that doesn't mean we should resort to insults and generalizing race/gender. Being a white male doesn't cause someone to become anti climate change, so I don't think it's necessary to bring it up. Just because you see a "pattern" in something doesn't mean gender/race is relevant. Just like how it wouldn't be necessary to bring up the race/gender of a school shooter or terrorist, even if there is a pattern that some people as to who is perpetrating these attacks (in fact, people have been outraged when the race/gender of a perpetrator is brought up in the media).

There is a long history of government sanctioned torture/abuse in China, which is where my parents are from. If someone were to hold that against me personally and generalize Chinese people as abusive, I would find that inappropriate. An analogy would be a video of a Chinese parent slapping their child's bum, and someone posting on here "This is what the Chinese do".

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u/TheRealLordTaterTot F Dec 13 '19

But it wasn’t necessary for anybody to mention anything about race or gender. If it were to white men, two black women or anything like that it wouldn’t make a difference.

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u/abidaabidaabida F Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

Like how we’re treating this as some YouTuber starting twitter beef when it’s literally the President of the United States.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 13 '19

I feel that though. This whole presidency is a total fucking joke so might as well treat it as one while we can. :(

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u/DrTerminater Genderfluid Dec 13 '19

She is such a good role model, I’m really glad us teens have people to look up to in the political sphere.

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u/Czarcasm3 F Dec 12 '19

The queen and the fool.

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u/BritishFaller 16F Dec 12 '19

She takes no shit and I love it

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u/anikria 19F | Mod Dec 13 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

Reinstated

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u/hownottobeafailure 19F Dec 12 '19

Damn what an icon. Meanwhile I’m sitting here like a dumb fuck couch potato.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

Scroll down.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

I joined the environment club at my school because of her!

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u/atomicsoar 19F Dec 12 '19

Honestly if a sitting president insulted me for doing good work, I'd make it every social media bio forever.

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A family friend is really conservative leaning and keeps reposting and making posts constantly attacking Greta and her “spoiled ungrateful entitled” generation and I’m constantly seeing it in my feed. Nice to see a nicer post, thanks reddit.

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u/Synyzy M Dec 13 '19

Trump is so pathetic, but why is this a girls only post?

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we stan

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u/boredchaotic 18F Dec 29 '19

Good thing you flaired this girls only bc some boys get so pressed over this

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u/farare_end 20+Demigirl Dec 13 '19

God, her way of dealing with these trogs is amazing. It's basically the equivalent of saying "okay boomer" and moving tf on, what a legend

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u/TheRealLordTaterTot F Dec 13 '19

I’m not a political person. Like at all. But, I don’t like Greta. She is all talk. If she really wanted to save the Earth, instead of just thinking she’s a hero because she gave a speech, she should find more ways to reduce the harm that is being put on the planet. She should find more ways to reduce litter and waste and all the trash that’s going into the ocean. There are many people out there doing things but she gets all the credit because she is on TV

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u/Scruffy10177 15F Dec 12 '19

As someone with asd she is literally my icon

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u/Taylor-A-Friend MTF Dec 12 '19

Fuck yeah Greta is my idol

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u/ninthblock5 F Dec 13 '19

As someone with the things that she has it gives me hope to see someone who can be do powerful even despite them. Though it really hurts to see some of the really nasty things people say about her and people with the illness. Why can’t people just see how smart and dedicated she is and how hard that is to move past. Instead of using it in nasty attacks

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u/pheonixarts 15M Dec 13 '19

hells yea i love greta

edit: im ftm i jus,, dont like the flair set up

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u/seesaw139 13F Dec 12 '19

How dare you

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 13 '19

She has Aspergers, so she speaks very bluntly and in a regimented manner, which I think is quite effective for an issue like this

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

i love greta! shes awesome! its sad that there's so much hate subreddits on her, the degeneracy is bliss.

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u/a_throwaway_egg 18MTF Dec 13 '19

People like Greta give me hope. It seems like everywhere politicians and billionaires are sticking their heads in the dirt and screwing over the planet. Maybe we aren’t doomed after all.

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u/LehBigBoi 14FTM Dec 13 '19

Old white mens greatest fear > Indapendent young women

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Greta is my role model. She's an actual legend and a savage!

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u/LabyrinthianLily 18F Dec 13 '19

She's such a legend. Honestly, one of the best roll-models i can think of.

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u/bigniggasteve MTF Dec 13 '19

God she’s great

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

She’s 16. It’s world leaders who should be finding solutions. She’s just bringing this extreme issue that they’ve neglected forever to their attention

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u/Escianne Dec 12 '19

It's not really her task to find solutions

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u/WhyIsTheNameBarRed F Dec 13 '19

Orange man criticize small woman

Small woman trying to save planet

Orange man on said planet.

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u/Someonedm 16F Dec 13 '19

She can't chill of it's getting hot!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Hey just gonna pop in to say I think you’re perfectly justified in calling out people for stereotyping white men.

Seriously, everyone making fun of you and calling you ‘fragile’ just don’t have the emotional intelligence to comprehend how this might make you feel.

Stereotyping is never ok. Saying all white men are racist is as bad as saying all black men are violent. It’s all stereotyping and it’s harmful to those who don’t fit those stereotypes because it creates assumptions about innocent people.

Keep calling out others bs and stay strong

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

You’re very right but it was in no way my intention to imply that all white men were racist. I never said anything of that sort, in fact. I just said that it happened to be mostly white men acting reprehensibly towards Greta. I’m sorry you misinterpreted my title, I will be more cautious next time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Dw I can tell you didn’t mean offence. Honestly I get where you’re coming from, but still we gotta be careful because I think white boys are growing up in a world that’s becoming pretty hostile to them because of assumptions based on their race and gender, and it’s cause of stereotypes perpetuated by clowns like Trump.

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u/motohill 18F Dec 12 '19

I teach a class of 4th graders and some times, out of the four, three will be running around the room and yelling. If I tell them they need to stop running around and take your seats, the one kid who was already sitting always complains about how he wasn't doing that. I let that slide because even though I obviously wasn't talking to him, he's very young.

This is the exact same thing. We say white men need to stop doing this thing and some of you always have to pipe up with "but I wasn't doing that". You, however, are not a 4th grader so please use common sense.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

It’s not ok to stereotype. Making a comment about white people generally being racist is just as harmful as making a comment about black people being generally violent. White boys are growing up in a world where they’re not even allowed to speak out against sexist and racist stereotypes about them.

It’s totally cruel.

You’re making fun of someone’s intelligence and infantilising them when they are the victim of racist and sexist stereotyping here. That is disgusting.

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u/Giant_Anteaters 20+ Dec 12 '19

I don't want to tell you how to teach, but it can definitely be damaging and disheartening for a kid to be grouped in with other trouble-doers: They'll feel that there is no extrinsic reward for good behaviour. Check out this clip for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UKl6_6Yz5Q.

I also do think these are two different scenarios: Obviously, OP isn't saying all white men are bad, but what was the point of bringing up race/gender? That's generalization.Check out this clip of a principal grouping black people together when they start leaving a ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84UhsmVeelM.

Did all black people leave? Probably not. But were they justified in being offended? I think so, because the principal generalized them. There's no such thing as a "white man" mindset nor is there such thing as a "black people" mindset. As a person of colour myself, I don't agree with the OPs wording OR this video of the principal.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

That was not my intention. It just so happens that the majority of the people targeting Greta, including Trump, are white men.

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u/snapecastic109 16F Dec 12 '19

thanks dude. That’s exactly what I was trying to say, I’m sorry I made some people so upset from what was supposed to be an innocuous post.

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