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This is what I have to deal with while sitting in my online classes....

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TERFs: what are they?

I'm a big fan of etymological breakdowns so let's pick apart one that's real hot right right now: "Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists".

Before we get started, the big takeaway is that TERFs are not representing the interests of feminism as a whole, similarly to how the violence carried out by radical religious groups is not representative of the religions' core philosophies ('peace' for Islam, 'love' in Christianity, etc).

Feminist: someone who pursues the betterment of womens' rights by challenging patriarchal power structures.

Easy first word.

"Radical" is a bit of a moving target, but to me, radicalization boils down to eschewing most parts of a philosophy that aren't the central goal and re-centering all actions in a way that targets that goal using a very specific set of parameters.

Here's where it gets hairy: by this definition, we can still say that TERFs are attempting to further the goal of feminism by "challenging patriarchal power structures". But this does not specify how they intend to, or even imply that the method they choose would successfully do this.

Let me explain: "trans exclusionary".

TERFs still want to challenge the patriarchy. The divergence point comes at the assertion: "trans women are the biggest threat facing the rights of women that are under attack by the patriarchy".

Wait—there's no way it all boils down to something that reductive and myopic, right? Surely anyone who calls themselves "feminist" can see the forest for the trees a little more than this childish and bigoted conclusion... right?

Nope. That is literally all it is.

How can trans women be the biggest threat to women from the patriarchy, when the whole patriarchy itself is right there?

The TERF conclusion: trans women are the patriarchy's infiltrators.

Trans exclusionary means you exclude trans women from your definition of women. If you don't believe trans women are women, you believe they are men. Men are part of the patriarchy, and if you believe men are trying to "infiltrate the ranks" of women, the radicalized approach to feminism is centering all your efforts on eradicating the infiltrator.

The problem is, there is no infiltrator.

The patriarchy is closing in, sure, but trans women are not the patriarchy.

The imagined TERF world of trans women using bathrooms as warfare is just a hollow detraction from any real effort to further the goals of feminism. Any other feminist cause gets trampled in the name of making the lives of trans women less livable.

That's why this will always be no-TERF zone.

Thanks for reading!

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Also me

this happened in my playthrough 

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wednesday as anime 🖤🕷️🕸️

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idea 💡

a circuit board design for a row of twin-pair FET drivers with separable base inputs for quickly prototyping new variations of the vaporizer-with-valve design;

"Boba Deez FETs"

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Brb, gotta go clean out my turp slurper, I mean, get some more "Black Liquid Shatter"

Fuck, thought the 1 local store was decent and then try to make a return on a defective cart and get accused of being difficult and just not liking the product.

Pretty sure vape carts aren't supposed to be a rock solid gum inside the tank, kept it upright hoping it would wick and isn't budging.

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Fuck, thought the 1 local store was decent and then try to make a return on a defective cart and get accused of being difficult and just not liking the product.

Pretty sure vape carts aren't supposed to be a rock solid gum inside the tank, kept it upright hoping it would wick and isn't budging.

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As much as everyone rags on Canada Post, UPS has to be the worst hands down experience I've encountered.

2 packages sent from the same origin address, picked up in the same initial pickup, with same level expedited mail, both receiving identical scans along the way. UPS Sent me a confirmation email to wait for delivery between 12:15 and 4:15 for both packages, driver shows up with only 1 says that's all he has on his truck and blows me off as I try to ask him another question, at 4:30 I called the 1-800 # because second package didn't show and the app and online tracker still hadn't changed. On the phone I am told that the paperwork wasn't finished by the broker to import it. call broker, broker claims UPS hasn't picked up from warehouse location and that all clearance was good to go for UPS to do so. Call back UPS again, get transferred to technical support, they don't know why I was sent there, hung up on instead of transferring back. Called back, got a manager again. New story, told me my package was cleared and ready but that they were waiting for 69 other packages not related to my order to also process and clear before they will pick up mine. 2 days later now UPS finally finishes processing and schedules a new delivery... For a package sitting in a warehouse 40 minutes away from me....

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@leafdebrief because I'm a huge nerd...

Yeah I actually exceeded the return I thought I'd get from this based on my first inspection of the input, I've exceeded a 5% return and it looks mint. Gonna make the medical user that it's being gifted back to very happy lol. You'll be quite envious, this input is entirely destined for pizzelle....

How it started

How it's going

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How it started

How it's going

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Me? Have OCD tendencies?

Idk what you're talking about... Now if you'll excuse me while I just sort through and dry sift a pound of trim destined for edibles because I can't commit to using raw input I haven't extrapolated data from....

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mean girls as anime 💖💋💄

happy october 3rd!✨

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Talking to the Psychologist the session after filling out 3 hours of questionnaires be like....

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In 24 more days....