Ted Neath

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“Tweeted bad stuff at age 15” is an insane way to say she said a racial slur

In brief: we need to accept that when one person says “I am trans” it does not mean the same as when another person says that. And, indeed, that their shared political interest depends, in crucial and consequential ways, on that difference.

i’ve been off this platform for eighteen months until this week and the strange thing that’s hitting me is how the terfs are literally just rehearsing the same lines as they were when i first started using Twitter in 2018 or so. is there a shelf life on “can a woman have a penis”

Brazilian footballer Jorginho says Chappell Roan’s security guard spoke to his wife and daughter in an “extremely aggressive manner” while they were staying at the same hotel as the singer. He said his daughter recognized Chappell and “simply walked past the singer’s table” to confirm it was her, prompting the security guard to approach their table and tell his wife she shouldn’t allow her daughter to “disrespect” or “harass” other people. He added that the guard said he would file a complaint with the hotel.

We’re in our 4th decade of the n-word spreading into popular culture as a non-pejorative way some black people address each other. Why are we still pretending that a non-black person imitating this usage has the viciousness of its original pejorative meaning?

This weekend sees the 35th anniversary of The La's biggest show: their hometown performance at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre. What's your favourite song by Lee & the lads? My pick: "LOOKING GLASS" 👁