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Meldread

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5. I should also point out...
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:13 AM
Feb 2016

...that the way to deal with these piss panic bills that target trans people is to point out how absolutely ridiculous that they are. Women are "afraid" to take a piss in the same bathroom as a trans woman? Okay, fine. Let's see how "afraid" she is to take a piss in the same bathroom with a fully transitioned trans man. I hope she has fun with that, and is not in any way made uncomfortable. Oh, what about guys? How comfortable will they be standing next to the urinal with a trans woman? I'm sure he'll feel totally cool with her hiking up her dress to take a piss right next to him.

Then let's focus on how these bills will actually be enforced. Imagine commercials where school officials are doing "genital checks" on children to make sure they are using the right bathrooms. That will be fun.

It is the wrong strategy to take a defensive position. The right strategy is to go on the offensive, and really show people what this shit would be like in reality. They are freaking out over bullshit, and actually making situations that will be MUCH MORE disruptive. Not to mention putting trans people's lives at risk. (Not that they care about that, of course.)

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The Establishment such as HRC has been negligent of the transgender community for years Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #1
The right seems to have found a bullshit meme they can sell with the bathroom panic. stevenleser Feb 2016 #2
Anybody who thought the fight was over... Wounded Bear Feb 2016 #3
None of this is shocking. Meldread Feb 2016 #4
HRC solicited hundreds of millions of dollars rusty fender Feb 2016 #9
I should also point out... Meldread Feb 2016 #5
TERFs and fundies, together. again MisterP Feb 2016 #6
There is a difference? Both are scum. Meldread Feb 2016 #7
yeah, the Tumblrinas say the races should stay separate, there's no transwomen, MisterP Feb 2016 #8
That's brilliant! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #10
Exactly. Imagine if... Meldread Feb 2016 #11
You're exactly right. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #12
Yes, I'm unsure why... Meldread Feb 2016 #14
Again, I agree 100%. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #15
You can't win the hearts and minds... Lordquinton Feb 2016 #19
Nope, all you can do is make them feel the pain too. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #21
And fat people who are gluttons - include them Avalon Sparks Feb 2016 #17
Excellent posts from you in this thread! m-lekktor Feb 2016 #13
The only flaw I see here Lordquinton Feb 2016 #18
I have said similar things to the OP for awhile now. Behind the Aegis Feb 2016 #16
Yep you have been trying to explain that but some folks don't seem to get it. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #20
TERFs are fundies, of a different kind Albertoo Feb 2016 #22
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