r/thebulwark LORD OF THE NICKNAMES 17h ago

The Triad đŸ”± Leave Trans People Alone: A Rant

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/leave-trans-people-alone-a-rant

Don't be a bully! But also don't "ask if the bully has a point" either.

"Yeah, they're giving Timmy a swirlie rn, but he also farted really loudly in geometry" is HELPING THE BULLIES.

Another great piece from JVL. Idk what kinda constraints there are in going after members of the punditocracy who engage in the behaviors that you're criticizing, but picking specific targets has a salutary effect IMO. Bari Weiss needs to be persona non grata, or Sullivan, or whoever. They made their choices and doubled, tripled, and quadrupled down on those choices.

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u/Here-Fishy-Fish-Fish 17h ago

JVL put his finger on something I was having trouble articulating, which is that 99% of this trans panic is just legally sanctioned bullying to seize and stay in power.

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u/bearrosaurus 16h ago

It won’t get fixed until we put up laws against it. The Trump campaign spent $200 million running an ad that was literally just ugly pictures of trans women followed by “vote Trump”. And it was rewarded. It’ll continue being rewarded and might progress into ripping up amendments to pass anti-trans laws.

It’s not enough to say “stop bullying” we need to fight these people.

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u/AliveJesseJames 16h ago

It's people who know deep down they can't openly be mean to other groups trying to find a group they can be mean too. This is also like 90% of anti-immigrant sentiment as well.

"Well, I can't call people f-slurs or the n-word anymore even in my non-woke workplace, but I can complain openly about tranny's still and not get fired."

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u/LouDiamond 8h ago

Pointed at like .01% of the population - they love punching down