tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post458074516920216412..comments2024-03-29T12:25:03.168+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: To lead or not to lead - that is the questionJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-21150781809591557752018-01-27T04:38:07.522+00:002018-01-27T04:38:07.522+00:00MRx Male Enhancement You proceed together with bes...<a href="http://jackedmuscleextremeadvice.com/mrx-male-enhancement/" rel="nofollow">MRx Male Enhancement</a> You proceed together with best possibility of achieving your goals. Protein may be the main compound for male enhancement. It is the fact simple. 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Do you really think it's appropriate for someone with a penis and testicles to use the women's facilities? Because that's what's being promoted here.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206952819245786811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-6043888958951407652018-01-05T14:37:40.400+00:002018-01-05T14:37:40.400+00:00The person who was assaulted wasn't a trans wo...The person who was assaulted wasn't a trans woman. She was an actual woman called Maria MacLachlan. The context was that a meeting was being organised to try to discuss the proposed changes in the law (in England). One of the speakers at the meeting was to be a trans-identifying male called Miranda Yardley. The problem was that the trans activists were calling the arranged venues and threatening them and the venues were pulling out.<br /><br />IN the end the organisers refused to tell anyone where the meeting was going to be. They arranged a meeting point at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park so that people could then be taken to the meeting. The trans activists turned up at the rendezvous and became very aggressive and Maria was assaulted.<br /><br />All the women wanted to do was have a meeting to discuss the changes to the law. This is the reaction they got. This is the sort of people whose desires are being facilitated under the deception that they're fragile vulnerable people who have to be given everything they want.<br /><br />The politicians are falling for it hook line and sinker. Express any reservations and you'll be called a TERF, a hater, a bigot and a transphobe. You'll be told to have some empathy with these poor vulnerable flowers who beat up women.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206952819245786811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-24853768331095783492018-01-05T12:33:28.251+00:002018-01-05T12:33:28.251+00:00Yeah, he's obviously had a run in with some lo...Yeah, he's obviously had a run in with some loony, and is now fervently opposed to making trans* people's lives safer.<br /><br />He's on the wrong side of history with this one.Illynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38098823948068590182018-01-05T12:10:38.590+00:002018-01-05T12:10:38.590+00:00Having read through the consultation document, and...Having read through the consultation document, and then used a search function on it, I am not delighted about the phrasing of the Wings survey question. It clearly is not a neutral question.<br /><br />"This would mean abolishing all current single-sex public spaces, such as women-only changing rooms and men-only toilets, and it would become a hate crime to disagree with someone about which sex they were."<br /><br />None of this appears in the document, and therefore adds an element of value judgement which I find rather depressing, given that in general I value Wings' obsession with checking out and reporting original sources accurately! Paul Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-28381615220115602922018-01-05T06:19:22.711+00:002018-01-05T06:19:22.711+00:00Crawl back under your rock before daylight burns y...Crawl back under your rock before daylight burns you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-62432255360977402442018-01-04T23:32:43.376+00:002018-01-04T23:32:43.376+00:00The law of nature gives a man a willie and women g...The law of nature gives a man a willie and women get a vagina... The NHS is available for health problems... Perhaps in the future the NHS will provide free frocks for men!...<br />New Year Joke: Man in restaurant recognises a woman opposite that was a school mate but seems to recall she was a man. They got into conversation and the woman says she had a sex change. The guy asks was it difficult? She says no it was relatively easy just a boob job and a nip and tuck down there. Was it really that easy the man asks. Well she said they did have a problem narrowing my brain.<br />GWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-31337351535259390212018-01-04T23:09:26.586+00:002018-01-04T23:09:26.586+00:00Oh, and on the bathrooms issue:
I see no reason f...Oh, and on the bathrooms issue:<br /><br />I see no reason for single-stall toilets with a seat to be gender-signed.<br /><br />If it's got urinals, then by all means sign it as male.<br /><br />If it's not got urinals, and it's all fully enclosed stalls, then I don't see a reason other than "girls are victims, men are predators" to not stick a unisex sign on it. Then again, I have martial arts training and a male upbringing, so I am *not* the person to make a call on that one.<br /><br />I prefer separate, non-stall toilets anyway.Illynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-17946912971172322102018-01-04T23:03:11.389+00:002018-01-04T23:03:11.389+00:00Self-identifying males who are intent on violence ...Self-identifying males who are intent on violence are going to do whatever the fuck they like anyways. Laws about trans* rights aren't going to stop *or* encourage them. All they'll do is give them an additional option for which bullshit excuse they'll throw out at the trial. Best defence against them remains strong laws about self-defence, a good martial arts course, and a kick between the legs.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Like I say to the anti-legal sex folks - "Assault is still assault, harassment is still harassment, violence is still violence, rape is still rape" (and they get "kidnapping is still kidnapping", as well, but that's not applicable here)<br /><br />Why do we need laws making some things that are already illegal "super-duper-extra-illegal" in some situations? It's not going to change the crime rates.<br /><br />I honestly am looking for a good answer to that, btw. It's not a rhetorical question. (ok, it is, because I don't think there's a good reason, but I'm open to convincing)Illynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-37067469904943506742018-01-04T17:19:34.135+00:002018-01-04T17:19:34.135+00:00Greetings from Raleigh, North Carolina. If nothin...Greetings from Raleigh, North Carolina. If nothing else, this poll is a conversation-starter. Here in NC we had the "infamous bathroom bill." The state's largest city, Charlotte (majority Democrat) decided, in its infinite wisdom to accede to hectoring by militant transgender people to allow people to decide that they could use whatever bathroom or locker room in which they were more comfortable. The State General Assembly (very conservative Republican, with a super-majority) convened a special session and passed a bill invalidating the Charlotte ordinance. They also took the opportunity to stick the boot into the disabled, but that's another story.<br /><br />Then the out-of-state backlash started and businesses and organizations got all hot under the collar. So things got rolled back on both sides - not quite to where they were beforehand, but close enough. One thing that never happened was an informed debate. Both extremes shouted over each other but nobody talked to the rest of us - the ones who decide elections.<br /><br />Don't be North Carolina. Stand up (or sit down, according to preference) and have a civilized, informed debate.Skip_NCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-20590818449786842542018-01-04T16:02:44.615+00:002018-01-04T16:02:44.615+00:00You are not everyone and that is partly why this i...You are not everyone and that is partly why this issue needs deeper consideration. If this is not sorted then trans are just as vulnerable from self identifying males who are intent on violence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887273324804904884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84977228884297987462018-01-04T14:28:00.451+00:002018-01-04T14:28:00.451+00:00OK, lets get a few facts out of the way:
1) I am ...OK, lets get a few facts out of the way:<br /><br />1) I am trans. I am Quaker. I just want to live my life in peace.<br /><br />2) There is a disturbingly large number of people who have been *denied* transition because of idiot doctors who don't know what they're talking about. These people need protection and support.<br /><br />3) Trans-related care waitlists are stupidly long. 12+ months for a first appointment to even ask a doctor "I think I might be transgender - what do I do?" is the norm. Then there's another 3-6 months before the second appointment, and another 3-6 months before the third, which is the earliest that they might actually start treatment. That's a 2 YEAR wait, for those counting. 2 years of suicide-grade depression. This is unacceptable. For reference, the "I'm depressed, I need a psych" waitlist is only about 6 months long, and that's the actual waitlist, not the waitlist for an assessment appointment. The wait for an assessment appointment is only 1-2 months.<br /><br />4) I am still in that awkward androgynous stage of transition, and let me tell you - if I go out and someone genders me wrong, it hurts. It hurts so much that I very rarely manage to do anything but run home and cry afterwards.<br /><br />Does the government need to do something to improve trans-related care? YES!!!!<br /><br />Have I heard all this crap about "what about if a rapist claims to be trans to go into the womens' bathrooms" before? Yeap.<br /><br />Am I going to point out that anyone who's trans is highly unlikely to have the confidence to go into a womans' space until they think that they pass? Yeap.<br /><br />Do I think some people take the "attack helicopter" bullshit way too far? Yeap.<br /><br />Do I think that Stu is being a fucking idiot about this on the level of "security theatre is good because it gives us a (false) sense of security"? Yeap. But I don't hold it against him because it's obvious he's never knowingly interacted with a trans person, just some false-flag attacks from idiots on the internet.Illynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-91666708556033858432018-01-04T13:50:15.886+00:002018-01-04T13:50:15.886+00:00If it has the words "hate crime" in it, ...If it has the words "hate crime" in it, I'm against it.Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190656631060298475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-32524865805409617332018-01-04T13:08:01.369+00:002018-01-04T13:08:01.369+00:00Anonymous, you can probably find info on that case...Anonymous, you can probably find info on that case online, I saw something about it but can't remember where. Yes people are being beaten up, demonised and threatened for their views and opinions on this and why should anyone tolerate that. IMO, the law should stay as it is, and those who do not like that law and the rules, can enter into dialogue in an intelligent way and work towards tweaking it. If a guy can go into a womens tiolets and claim to be a woman then a man when he is not in that womens tiolet, it is getting stupid, really stupid. <br /><br />I was assaulted in the street recently, by a male, who you could say looked female, at least from a short distance, but therefore was gender neutral. He is dangerous, and though this is rare, apparently, it could become more common if people can say they are not in fact a man, on a whim!! <br />As people have pointed out, we have huge issues to deal with, and while this is important, it is a huge distraction. Very convenient for some who will be delighted that people are not looking into their dodgy political policies, ie Tory and Labour parties. hettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336425954068503728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-70748556115855244932018-01-04T12:14:10.344+00:002018-01-04T12:14:10.344+00:00You're still in the huff because you weren'...You're still in the huff because you weren't included in the email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45067933776599668432018-01-04T12:11:51.172+00:002018-01-04T12:11:51.172+00:00Seek professional help. Immediately.Seek professional help. Immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2434786045359314772018-01-04T10:55:04.835+00:002018-01-04T10:55:04.835+00:00Jocksists are like rapists they don't understa...Jocksists are like rapists they don't understand that no means no. No means no jocksists! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-29764035146612624372018-01-04T10:24:38.637+00:002018-01-04T10:24:38.637+00:00Be careful of your language as Stu did NOT attack ...Be careful of your language as Stu did NOT attack anyone and proferred no opinion.To be honest, your attitude is very revealing and not very conciliatory at all, which is what is needed to move discussion forward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887273324804904884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-81269115265531626632018-01-04T10:24:11.131+00:002018-01-04T10:24:11.131+00:00He did a good job as you nat sis lost in the refer...He did a good job as you nat sis lost in the referendum and are still behind, wonder why!GWC2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-65282279383892392612018-01-04T10:16:39.953+00:002018-01-04T10:16:39.953+00:00As someone involved in the discussion following pu...As someone involved in the discussion following publication of said poll on Wings, can I say that comments made that Stu is done the yes movement a disservice is utterly ridiculous and deeply ignorant. <br />The issues raised were vitally important for all of us to understand without being shouted down, which is exactly what usually happens when this is put forward!<br /><br />Many wise voices made comment and even now hours later, the discussions continue without rancour. I read so many on both sides with great compassion and thoughtfulness and even with some poignancy.<br /><br />I've made my point, hopefully, that this subject had been basically personna non grata for any woman to speak of. Well, thank god that someone had the cajones to get the discussions away from the nasty and vile that it was becoming and into real questions and answers!<br /><br />Stu gets a lot of flak from all sides, occasionally merited, but he's never shied away from questioning anomolies which some seem to think is bad. Not questioning is how the dark stays dark and I'd much rather see more of the light...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887273324804904884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-55374224074043119732018-01-04T06:40:24.900+00:002018-01-04T06:40:24.900+00:00Then I read about the trans woman who was beaten u...<i>Then I read about the trans woman who was beaten up for speaking out against the proposal (it was unbelievably hateful) and the vitriol the left heaped upon her afterwards (the consensus was basically that she deserved it and the male aggression & violence meted out to her was fair). </i><br /><br />You got a link to this? I haven't heard about this story, and would be interested to see some details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-74340726490120401522018-01-04T05:51:28.623+00:002018-01-04T05:51:28.623+00:00You're still in the huff because you weren'...You're still in the huff because you weren't included in the email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-62173425515041627112018-01-04T04:17:59.916+00:002018-01-04T04:17:59.916+00:00Don't the bathrooms in Europe have mens rooms ...Don't the bathrooms in Europe have mens rooms with like 20 urinals in a row? Most new or renovated in,the USA at least outside the deep red states, have mens rooms, ladies rooms, usually an extra ladies , and then a handicapped/ whatever room. Or two. I do vaguely remember Europe having less toilets and having to pay coins? Been a while. You all should know that the neo Nazi right has used the bathroom issue to stir up hate here." men will claim they are woman and walk into your daughters restroom with their penises out!". BillfromBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399762489266212680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-42901616656795484082018-01-04T03:55:07.967+00:002018-01-04T03:55:07.967+00:00well, i haven't seen where he has made this po...well, i haven't seen where he has made this point but<br />a) are Panelbase really an authority on the potential consequences of the law? and b) how often do pollsters put up a major fight over a longstanding, paying client's preferred wording of a question?Niallnoreply@blogger.com