Thanks, Walter! You are describing patriarchy conditioning men. Patriarchy perpetuates two things: toddler tantrums and adolescent "keep away." You describe the physiological reaction of adolescents to emotions or awareness beyond tantrums and keep away.
Your point is correct: homophobia is misogyny: hate for women, not a hate for men.
BTW: the NAZIGOP party BROKE Grinder in Chicago during the RNC.
We won't even start on the peedo culture, especially amongst clergy and the elected officials refuse to outlaw girl children forced into marriage IN AMERICA.
Thanks for that comment. It really makes me sad to think of the self-loathing of conservatives. If they could just come to peace with their own sexuality, everyone in the world would be happier. That's why they're so frustrated and angry all the time I think
Patriarchy is a tyranny. Patriarchy is the current “flavor” of tyranny on Earth. When Tyranny wanted one day a week off, it invented religion. Religion is the perfect “vehicle” for patriarchy, a tyranny. It entitles people to police each other’s holes. It demands that people ignore the data coming to a sentient being through the being (human’s) senses. If a human balks at the demand for denial of reality they are called “faithless” and threatened with eternal fire or some other nonsense from a coercive sky puppet. When this goes on for generations, humans lose critical thinking skills. Or, are shunned for developing critical thinking skills. (Hence, the NAZIGOP EVILGELIKKKAL attacks on education. “Thinking” is a threat to the manipulation/control system patriarchy uses: religion.)
Combine this with “racial purity” you get inbreeding. It doesn’t take very long for inbreeding to result in brains WITHOUT executive functions. -Functions required for critical thinking.
Boys and girls should be encouraged to be friends from a young age and to participate in coed sports to get to know one another as people, not just romantic partners.
As always, Walter, you are spot on. My sister and I call them little big man syndrome. They have to belittle others, especially women and those who are different, in order to be macho. It really is a shame! Wonder how thry feel about Village People and YMCA that trump insists on playing as his narcissistic rally cry?
Yours is one of the best articles I've read about the extreme transgender bias in MAGA.
Those of us who have lived a few years know exactly what's happening when someone "doth protest too much." I've never heard such piles of BS and brouhaha from a group of grown men in my life than the triggered homophobes in MAGA's swamp.
Their fearless cult leader is a pedophile, rapist and misogynist, role modeling what subconscious shadow looks like when it's unearthed and it ain't pretty.
I lived in Brazil for six months in 1977. The trans community was alive and well and very few people cared about the personal identity one assumed. The flex and change was built into the culture. The beautiful women dressed in magnificent costumes for the Carnival parade were all trans. I know that because I was invited backstage to watch the assembly of outfits.
The only comments they heard were compliments, including mine.
The patriarch has had a good time giving me grief for insisting on being who I am. Many of the qualities I was criticized for were praised in a man. Remember the sicko term Trump applied to women like myself--NASTY WOMEN. That's right. I claim it Donald.
Some of the kindest people I've met in my life are trans. They know what it's like to be transgressed upon and they don't inflict such crap behavior on others. Thank you! 🏳️🌈💚🏳️🌈
Thanks so much for your kind and enthusiastic response Rebecca! I was curious to see how this article would land and I'm delighted with the replies so far. Yes, when I was in Peru there was also a large transgender community. I had friends who got really uncomfortable, but I'd say, "Who cares? They look beautiful." Still, when you walk somebody shake his head and slink away into his dark thoughts you know bad things are coming. We'll get through these hard times and emerge into a better world. Thanks again!
These nazi fucks are all self hating closet cases and attention whores. Nothing can save these wastes of carbon. They should be shouted down every time they open their evil and stunted pie holes.
Yep! Tired of people with personal problems and self hatred wanting to force it in everyone! Augustine had personal problems with sex, see what he did? Those problems got writ large. They need deep intensive therapy and no public power.
They definitely are not capable of treating women with respect- but that at least allows us at least one very visible thing marking them from the rest of the human race.
If the men are not addressing the women by their proper title in these settings, they need to be reminded about it at least and sanctioned for it at most. Especially doing with an officer of Congress- she was lucky she didn't cite him for contempt.
I agree. Our current US congress has passed some shortsighted rules that state you don't have to address people by their preferred names or titles, so I expect there wouldn't be grounds for censure, then again, they never intend to obey their own rules.
I pretended to be a man for over 40 years. Ever since I accepted I'm not life has been pretty rad. These MAGA folks are just mad that they don't have the courage to live authentically, whatever that might mean to them.
You know what I do in the bathroom? I do my business, wash my hands, and possibly fix my makeup. A friend was SA'd in a public bathroom and it was by a cis man who followed her in. You know, the thing they accuse trans women of doing. Dude didn't bother putting on a dress. He just walked in.
My gay brother listens to Ben Shapiro. Very sad. We got into an argument about trans people’s rights. He took the position that it’s immoral and unnatural and you can’t make him use their preferred pronouns because he doesn’t believe in it. I reminded him that the “it’s unnatural and I don’t believe in it” argument has been used since forever to discriminate against GAY PEOPLE like him.
He was silent. And it was one of those “oh shit” silences. I apologized to him later, but it’s never been the same between us since that argument.
His recognition that he was in the wrong ended your relationship? That's sad. I guess I'm less accustomed lately to tolerating people's eccentricities for the sake of a relationship. I'd rather be alone. Thanks for the message!
Walter, great piece! There is scientific data proving that the fear-based indoctrination which conservatives receive actually affects their brains. When confronted with anything that opposes their dogma, the blood to their cerebral cortex slows down and their brain is bathed in chemicals that prevent them from hearing, let alone accepting the facts. This is why they reject science when it doesn’t support their worldview. It literally prevents critical thinking. Attempts to reason with them are futile. We don’t have time to deprogram them, we have to focus on people who are capable of cogent thought and collectively shame the bigots back under their rocks.
Exactly! You nailed it, Walter, spot on. The conservatives feel threatened by anyone with a courageous, kind soul, and/or signs of emotional and innate intelligence.
Thanks, Walter! You are describing patriarchy conditioning men. Patriarchy perpetuates two things: toddler tantrums and adolescent "keep away." You describe the physiological reaction of adolescents to emotions or awareness beyond tantrums and keep away.
Your point is correct: homophobia is misogyny: hate for women, not a hate for men.
BTW: the NAZIGOP party BROKE Grinder in Chicago during the RNC.
We won't even start on the peedo culture, especially amongst clergy and the elected officials refuse to outlaw girl children forced into marriage IN AMERICA.
END the EFN PATRIARCHY.
Thanks for that comment. It really makes me sad to think of the self-loathing of conservatives. If they could just come to peace with their own sexuality, everyone in the world would be happier. That's why they're so frustrated and angry all the time I think
Patriarchy is a tyranny. Patriarchy is the current “flavor” of tyranny on Earth. When Tyranny wanted one day a week off, it invented religion. Religion is the perfect “vehicle” for patriarchy, a tyranny. It entitles people to police each other’s holes. It demands that people ignore the data coming to a sentient being through the being (human’s) senses. If a human balks at the demand for denial of reality they are called “faithless” and threatened with eternal fire or some other nonsense from a coercive sky puppet. When this goes on for generations, humans lose critical thinking skills. Or, are shunned for developing critical thinking skills. (Hence, the NAZIGOP EVILGELIKKKAL attacks on education. “Thinking” is a threat to the manipulation/control system patriarchy uses: religion.)
Combine this with “racial purity” you get inbreeding. It doesn’t take very long for inbreeding to result in brains WITHOUT executive functions. -Functions required for critical thinking.
Boys and girls should be encouraged to be friends from a young age and to participate in coed sports to get to know one another as people, not just romantic partners.
I agree with that absolutely!
And boys should not feel threatened by girls who can beat them at sports!
As always, Walter, you are spot on. My sister and I call them little big man syndrome. They have to belittle others, especially women and those who are different, in order to be macho. It really is a shame! Wonder how thry feel about Village People and YMCA that trump insists on playing as his narcissistic rally cry?
Yeah, if they could just relax and enjoy human sexuality they'd be a lot less frustrated.
Or have seen and comprehend the original "Wizard of Oz", much less the song "Tin Man" (by the 1970's band "America").
Awoman Walter! 👏
Yours is one of the best articles I've read about the extreme transgender bias in MAGA.
Those of us who have lived a few years know exactly what's happening when someone "doth protest too much." I've never heard such piles of BS and brouhaha from a group of grown men in my life than the triggered homophobes in MAGA's swamp.
Their fearless cult leader is a pedophile, rapist and misogynist, role modeling what subconscious shadow looks like when it's unearthed and it ain't pretty.
I lived in Brazil for six months in 1977. The trans community was alive and well and very few people cared about the personal identity one assumed. The flex and change was built into the culture. The beautiful women dressed in magnificent costumes for the Carnival parade were all trans. I know that because I was invited backstage to watch the assembly of outfits.
The only comments they heard were compliments, including mine.
The patriarch has had a good time giving me grief for insisting on being who I am. Many of the qualities I was criticized for were praised in a man. Remember the sicko term Trump applied to women like myself--NASTY WOMEN. That's right. I claim it Donald.
Some of the kindest people I've met in my life are trans. They know what it's like to be transgressed upon and they don't inflict such crap behavior on others. Thank you! 🏳️🌈💚🏳️🌈
Thanks so much for your kind and enthusiastic response Rebecca! I was curious to see how this article would land and I'm delighted with the replies so far. Yes, when I was in Peru there was also a large transgender community. I had friends who got really uncomfortable, but I'd say, "Who cares? They look beautiful." Still, when you walk somebody shake his head and slink away into his dark thoughts you know bad things are coming. We'll get through these hard times and emerge into a better world. Thanks again!
The idea of a diaper-stench mushroom cloud calling anyone "nasty" is asylum level bullsht.
If he had been born poor he would have lived in the looney bin.
It’s also sad that many conservative
Women accept this and play to this. Many have come to see being the subject of locker room talk as defining their self worth
NAZIGOP females do not "identify" as women. They are willing property of NAZIGOP males.
Yes they are very willing to be property
Blessed be the fruit
These nazi fucks are all self hating closet cases and attention whores. Nothing can save these wastes of carbon. They should be shouted down every time they open their evil and stunted pie holes.
You are right. The trick is to treat EVERYONE with the respect they inherently deserve as human beings.
Yup. It's like telling the truth--less to remember.
This is why on any given day a pedophile or 10 is arrested and 9 times out of 10 he is a Republican Maga.
Yes, and the news fails to report it.
The commercial media fails to report it.
Yep! Tired of people with personal problems and self hatred wanting to force it in everyone! Augustine had personal problems with sex, see what he did? Those problems got writ large. They need deep intensive therapy and no public power.
It's bizarre how much of an influence they can have over the centuries.
Exactly!
They definitely are not capable of treating women with respect- but that at least allows us at least one very visible thing marking them from the rest of the human race.
If the men are not addressing the women by their proper title in these settings, they need to be reminded about it at least and sanctioned for it at most. Especially doing with an officer of Congress- she was lucky she didn't cite him for contempt.
I agree. Our current US congress has passed some shortsighted rules that state you don't have to address people by their preferred names or titles, so I expect there wouldn't be grounds for censure, then again, they never intend to obey their own rules.
I pretended to be a man for over 40 years. Ever since I accepted I'm not life has been pretty rad. These MAGA folks are just mad that they don't have the courage to live authentically, whatever that might mean to them.
You know what I do in the bathroom? I do my business, wash my hands, and possibly fix my makeup. A friend was SA'd in a public bathroom and it was by a cis man who followed her in. You know, the thing they accuse trans women of doing. Dude didn't bother putting on a dress. He just walked in.
Thanks for your comment Jennifer. Yup, it's the Republicans attacking people. It always has been.
My gay brother listens to Ben Shapiro. Very sad. We got into an argument about trans people’s rights. He took the position that it’s immoral and unnatural and you can’t make him use their preferred pronouns because he doesn’t believe in it. I reminded him that the “it’s unnatural and I don’t believe in it” argument has been used since forever to discriminate against GAY PEOPLE like him.
He was silent. And it was one of those “oh shit” silences. I apologized to him later, but it’s never been the same between us since that argument.
His recognition that he was in the wrong ended your relationship? That's sad. I guess I'm less accustomed lately to tolerating people's eccentricities for the sake of a relationship. I'd rather be alone. Thanks for the message!
The LGB folks who like to crap on trans people are the worst. Like they won't be next. I'm not sure why they don't realize that.
Exactly! It makes zero sense to me.
Walter, great piece! There is scientific data proving that the fear-based indoctrination which conservatives receive actually affects their brains. When confronted with anything that opposes their dogma, the blood to their cerebral cortex slows down and their brain is bathed in chemicals that prevent them from hearing, let alone accepting the facts. This is why they reject science when it doesn’t support their worldview. It literally prevents critical thinking. Attempts to reason with them are futile. We don’t have time to deprogram them, we have to focus on people who are capable of cogent thought and collectively shame the bigots back under their rocks.
You just described the neurological process of cultization.
Exactly! You nailed it, Walter, spot on. The conservatives feel threatened by anyone with a courageous, kind soul, and/or signs of emotional and innate intelligence.
Thanks Rachel!
Thank you for sharing your insights, and providing a forum for us to reply, Walter!
Well done!
You’re a testament to the fact that there are enlightened men out there!