Common Sense V The Cult Of Kindness

Why today’s Supreme Court ruling on what constitutes a woman marks a victory for truth

Today, the UK Supreme Court ruled that ‘a woman’ in law refers to biological sex.

No shit, Sherlock.

The clue is in the ‘wom’ bit.

As in ‘womb’.

Common sense, right?

But don’t you find that common sense is becoming increasingly rare? Not so much your Pigeon, more your Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

Tell someone that grass is red often enough and they’ll start to wonder.

Or will they?

I mean really, truly, deep down?

Or will they simply seek to appease those who say otherwise because they don’t want to appear mean or start a fight…..

‘Being kind’ is a nice idea in principle.

What’s not to like?

But who decides what is kind? And how are these ideas determined and disseminated?

What happens when obvious falsehoods disguise themselves as truths and embed themselves into the fabric of our public services and schools?

Why might this happen?

Who would benefit?

What happens when we are swept along by dogma because we don’t want to be the one to rock the boat, make a fuss?

Over the last few years we have found out in many arenas to our cost. One such realm is the sex/gender debacle.

When men are winning women’s sporting competitions, we have a problem.

When men are entering women’s jails and refuges, we have a problem.

When lesbians are expected to dishonour their own sexual preference to make men feel included, we have a problem.

Kindness has become a synonym for blind acceptance and passivity.

It’s worth remembering the kindly grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood was not, a sweet old lady. The very opposite in fact. Yet lying in a bed, preying on the naivety of a good girl, the disguise was almost pulled off.

The era we live in sees many wolves masquerading as kindly ladies. Sometimes this takes the form of nefarious individuals, sometimes dangerous ideologies.

On the surface, the notion someone can change sex, that led to today’s ruling may seem innocuous enough.

Live and let live, right?

But ‘Live and let live’ should never include embracing someone else’s perceptions to the degree they distort and impact on reality and your own principles. At that point it becomes ‘self deceit’.

Keeping the peace should not be allowed to eclipse biological fact.

When we say men are women, not only do we deny our own intelligence (and often our own eyes), we reinforce outdated stereotypes about what it is to be female, undermining years of of progress. It’s not about liking pink and wearing frillies. Just as being a man is not about cars and blue. Nor should body parts be a Woolies pick n mix.

Men and women are physically different. Putting that up for debate undermines the strengths of both sexes. It denigrates life’s miracle.

‘Live your truth’ is bandied about so often that it’s easy to subscribe to it - that there’s a personalised truth for everyone.

But there is only ONE truth.

Indulging someone’s fairytale becomes a scary tale very quickly. Not all spells can be tempered.

Rejecting notions of gender superiority is not about hate.

You can still care about someone’s welfare without buying into all they say.

You can still want them to be safe. To not experience abuse.

We are all humans first and foremost, after all.

The cult of kindness has made gullible fools of well meaning people. It has exacerbated mental illness and sent teenagers spiralling into damaging journeys, all while the gloating giant Big Pharma counts his gold with glee.

But common sense is fighting back.

There is still much to do in destroying the cult of kindness. It’s an insatiable wild fire intent on burning down every proven pillar of truth.

But today, thanks to three determined women, that raging inferno had a much needed bucket of cold water chucked on it.

Don’t rest until it’s out.

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