I remember when I was a kid, anytime a black women would win a sport, the white adults in my life would all joke about them not being a “real woman” and that they “look like they’re secretly a guy”.
Transphobia, racism and sexism have all wrapped up together into a shit head sandwich for as long as I remember and I hate it.
I’d imagine it even goes further back. During the cold war east german athletes were routinetly accused of being men when they stood atop the podium. Fash gonna fash. : (
Recall that fascist’s choice of enemy has nothing really to do with their victims, and comes entirely from within fascism. If it wasn’t Jewish people, if it wasn’t trans people, they’d pick another group to fulfill their need for an enemy to destroy.
They’re being self-consistent in so far as the fascists select an enemy then project all their hate and fear on to that enemy.
Folks this situation is actually driving me insane.
Same. What’s more this is exactly what was predicted to happen by the left. Women failing the woman test.
Caster Semenya was the canary in the coal mine long before TERFery was even a blip on the radar.
I remember when I was a kid, anytime a black women would win a sport, the white adults in my life would all joke about them not being a “real woman” and that they “look like they’re secretly a guy”.
Transphobia, racism and sexism have all wrapped up together into a shit head sandwich for as long as I remember and I hate it.
See also: CHUD conspiracy “theory” that Michele Obama was secretly AMAB
Yeah, I remember the Williams sisters getting it too.
Oh yeah, I remember the Williams sisters definitely getting their brunt of that, although some might have just settled for calling them fat and ugly
I’d imagine it even goes further back. During the cold war east german athletes were routinetly accused of being men when they stood atop the podium. Fash gonna fash. : (
Leftists Stop Being Right Challenge: Impossible
Cis woman wins boxing match, this is somehow the fault of trans people. They just hate us so much.
Recall that fascist’s choice of enemy has nothing really to do with their victims, and comes entirely from within fascism. If it wasn’t Jewish people, if it wasn’t trans people, they’d pick another group to fulfill their need for an enemy to destroy.
They’re being self-consistent in so far as the fascists select an enemy then project all their hate and fear on to that enemy.
Me too, it makes me so sad