I am a retired nurse of 28 years. One of my last jobs was as a clinic nurse on the West Side of Chicago…very urban, very Black patient population. I loved it, but some of my patients were “players.” I didn’t care, but I did want to make myself a t shirt that said, “Don’t confuse kind with stupid.”
Maybe this will help to stop the use of language like "pregnant person" and "chestfeeding" which are supposed to be "inclusive," as if men could get pregnant or feed a baby from their chest. We don't want to hurt their feelings by using language that suggests they couldn't do these things!
It's an effort to erase the distinct capacity that makes women women. Thereby erasing women as a class and woman as a category, a kind of human being. It is so telling that the opposite is not happening--there are plenty of trans men, but they are not trying to take over the definition of what a man is--the agenda is not urging this. Women bring life into the world so they need to be made irrelevant. It’s transhumanism 101.
I believe that the deliberate conflation of sex and gender was a great catalyst in this. Gender was always a spectrum; from the most masculine woman to the most feminine man and everything in between. Most people were fully accepting of this.
Suddenly, sex became a spectrum and anyone who disagreed was a bit thick and had only experienced elementary education (hence the patronising, "Let me educate you" comments and directing people to some rather dubious research).
To state that sex is binary and immutable was considered as right wing bigotry.
I do believe that it is cruel to lie to people. Truth hurts, but lying to be kind (or for personal safety reasons) has far more damaging long-term effects.
You make some good points about the deliberate conflation of sex and gender. Girls who would once have been thought of as ‘Tomboys’ starting wondering if they should actually BE boys. Boys who liked dolls who once would have been called ‘a bit camp’ were encouraged to question if they were in the wrong body. Meanwhile Big Pharma laughed all the way to the bank as it dished out hormones and arranged surgeries.
Thank you, Trudi. Before we can accept others I think we have to accept ourselves and our own bodies and their limits. That goes for everyone. We have become sucked into a culture of medicine and surgeries that massively hinders this.
I have often said there’s a fundamental difference between being “nice” and being “kind.”
“Nice” means you affirm and say or do whatever the other wants in order to placate them. It may feel good in the moment, but it’s not always helpful, and rarely means telling the truth.
“Kind” however, is not always “nice.” Kindness means being a true friend, being honest, even when the truth may hurt.
The thought police are proved wrong again.A women has a womb to give birth.A man cannot give birth.God made man for woman to create babies if she chooses .I don't think it was wise to have a hearing, costing loads of money to get a verdict.Thanks Julie 😊 x
And of course the Supreme Court judge must be given credit for seeing all that you have said in making their decision. The world is righting itself as we speak!
I believe God set up the Ten Commandments as a way to establish what is natural, and rules of how to behave because His people had veered so far off track. Doing good things like being kind to one another was no longer written on their hearts.
Well said, Julie. It shouldn't be up to a court to decide what a woman is, that's God's job. Did they decide what a man is too? I'm glad they made the right ruling but it should never have had to come to that in the first place.
It is very strange these days that people I once considered eminently sensible and “right on” can no longer see the wood for the trees. And I used to think that postmodern relativism was cool, but I now see that it is a path to a complete loss of identity - which is not a good state of affairs.
Same here. The last few years have made ribbons of the left v right stuff.
I know what you mean about the loss of identity. It goes beyond the gender/sex stuff and people identify with cartoon avatars and all sorts. Whilst some things can be fluid, grounding in reality is both healthy and a necessary base from which to make sense of the wider world.
Yes, trans-humanism is a very real thing. And the trans agenda has to be part of that. A move towards blurring every natural distinction until we’re some sort of hi-tech hive mind. One of the reasons why I don’t trust Elon Musk (or self service checkouts).
Thank you friend. I am with you let common sense rule it will anyway as you point out the Truth is the Truth and it will always be there it is the foundation and fabric the life of the living all is is shadows and smokescreens
Inside real science, even in academia, there's no fudging about genes. I write courseware for college textbooks. When the texts discuss genetics, they're crystal clear that XX and XY are strictly different, and include several BINARY behavioral and brain differences.
Of course people have an infinite range of behaviors, some of which are caused by our infinite range of genes (OTHER THAN THE BASIC SEX GENES). Some behaviors are considered feminine in some cultures and times. Those cultural perceptions were always changing, even before wokism got going. In the mid 70s, long hair on men suddenly switched from the trademark of effeminate hippies to the trademark of swaggering bikers and rednecks.
Daft any of this even needed to go to court
It is, I agree. One day our descendants will laugh at us. If humans are still breeding by then…..
I am a retired nurse of 28 years. One of my last jobs was as a clinic nurse on the West Side of Chicago…very urban, very Black patient population. I loved it, but some of my patients were “players.” I didn’t care, but I did want to make myself a t shirt that said, “Don’t confuse kind with stupid.”
Indeed, Larry!
Maybe this will help to stop the use of language like "pregnant person" and "chestfeeding" which are supposed to be "inclusive," as if men could get pregnant or feed a baby from their chest. We don't want to hurt their feelings by using language that suggests they couldn't do these things!
I completely agree. The role of ‘mother’ is being sidelined for anyone who wants a piece of the action.
It's an effort to erase the distinct capacity that makes women women. Thereby erasing women as a class and woman as a category, a kind of human being. It is so telling that the opposite is not happening--there are plenty of trans men, but they are not trying to take over the definition of what a man is--the agenda is not urging this. Women bring life into the world so they need to be made irrelevant. It’s transhumanism 101.
You’re right. I don’t see them/hear about them trying to infiltrate men’s sport or use their bathrooms.
Well written, Julie and thank you.
I believe that the deliberate conflation of sex and gender was a great catalyst in this. Gender was always a spectrum; from the most masculine woman to the most feminine man and everything in between. Most people were fully accepting of this.
Suddenly, sex became a spectrum and anyone who disagreed was a bit thick and had only experienced elementary education (hence the patronising, "Let me educate you" comments and directing people to some rather dubious research).
To state that sex is binary and immutable was considered as right wing bigotry.
I do believe that it is cruel to lie to people. Truth hurts, but lying to be kind (or for personal safety reasons) has far more damaging long-term effects.
You make some good points about the deliberate conflation of sex and gender. Girls who would once have been thought of as ‘Tomboys’ starting wondering if they should actually BE boys. Boys who liked dolls who once would have been called ‘a bit camp’ were encouraged to question if they were in the wrong body. Meanwhile Big Pharma laughed all the way to the bank as it dished out hormones and arranged surgeries.
I wish we could just be and accept each other without all the damage. This is so well-written, Julie. The cult of kindness. It’s made me think.
Thank you, Trudi. Before we can accept others I think we have to accept ourselves and our own bodies and their limits. That goes for everyone. We have become sucked into a culture of medicine and surgeries that massively hinders this.
I can see that.
Great article, Julie. Well said.
I have often said there’s a fundamental difference between being “nice” and being “kind.”
“Nice” means you affirm and say or do whatever the other wants in order to placate them. It may feel good in the moment, but it’s not always helpful, and rarely means telling the truth.
“Kind” however, is not always “nice.” Kindness means being a true friend, being honest, even when the truth may hurt.
Thanks. I think there’s a lot in the old phrase “cruel to be kind”, sometimes a harsh truth is necessary.
Absolutely. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Much prefer a harsh truth to a nice lie.
Indeed. It was written a long time ago
"Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Ooh I love that! Thanks for sharing this!
Well said… facts don’t care about feelings, and for too long feelings have overruled logic and sense!
Facts don’t care about feelings indeed. Summed it up there 👌🏼
The truest sentence ever… for decades women fought hard to live in a fairer society amongst the male counterpart.
To want that, fight for it, achieve it and then allow a mentally ill man to undermine that effort is nothing short of egregious!
The thought police are proved wrong again.A women has a womb to give birth.A man cannot give birth.God made man for woman to create babies if she chooses .I don't think it was wise to have a hearing, costing loads of money to get a verdict.Thanks Julie 😊 x
It shouldn’t have been necessary to have one but maybe things can start to turn around a little now.
Agree with every word, well articulated. And well done to those 3 women for standing up for all of us!
Indeed, Cath. It’s very inspiring that they did.
And of course the Supreme Court judge must be given credit for seeing all that you have said in making their decision. The world is righting itself as we speak!
Absolutely. More of those please!
I believe God set up the Ten Commandments as a way to establish what is natural, and rules of how to behave because His people had veered so far off track. Doing good things like being kind to one another was no longer written on their hearts.
Excellent article Julie! 💜✨🙏
Thank you. Kindness should always incorporate what is real, otherwise it’s hollow
Well said, Julie. It shouldn't be up to a court to decide what a woman is, that's God's job. Did they decide what a man is too? I'm glad they made the right ruling but it should never have had to come to that in the first place.
Crazy times and let’s not forget that in Australia it’s going the other way. Fair dinkum.😬🤡
It is very strange these days that people I once considered eminently sensible and “right on” can no longer see the wood for the trees. And I used to think that postmodern relativism was cool, but I now see that it is a path to a complete loss of identity - which is not a good state of affairs.
Same here. The last few years have made ribbons of the left v right stuff.
I know what you mean about the loss of identity. It goes beyond the gender/sex stuff and people identify with cartoon avatars and all sorts. Whilst some things can be fluid, grounding in reality is both healthy and a necessary base from which to make sense of the wider world.
Yes, trans-humanism is a very real thing. And the trans agenda has to be part of that. A move towards blurring every natural distinction until we’re some sort of hi-tech hive mind. One of the reasons why I don’t trust Elon Musk (or self service checkouts).
Absolutely. He’s a wrong un.
Actually Gamaliel had that same sort of thought about Christ !
Thank you friend. I am with you let common sense rule it will anyway as you point out the Truth is the Truth and it will always be there it is the foundation and fabric the life of the living all is is shadows and smokescreens
Absolutely, Holly :)
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Inside real science, even in academia, there's no fudging about genes. I write courseware for college textbooks. When the texts discuss genetics, they're crystal clear that XX and XY are strictly different, and include several BINARY behavioral and brain differences.
Of course people have an infinite range of behaviors, some of which are caused by our infinite range of genes (OTHER THAN THE BASIC SEX GENES). Some behaviors are considered feminine in some cultures and times. Those cultural perceptions were always changing, even before wokism got going. In the mid 70s, long hair on men suddenly switched from the trademark of effeminate hippies to the trademark of swaggering bikers and rednecks.
That’s an insightful comment. Thank you for sharing it.