#even Marxist feminism even tho i generally like it has some flaws in how it tends to handle religious women

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while i am also put off by the insistence to at all times use the most inflammatory, insulting, and condescending language towards anybody who disagrees with their fringe beliefs, the primary reason i just cannot engage with T/ERF bullshit even for the sake of trying to break down why they believe the things they do is the utter and complete lack of unbiased sources. seriously, every single time its like, transwomenareevil.com and every article is talking about a crime some random trans woman committed using the most libelous language possible. they legitimately read like a list of crimes read out before a mob before someone is shot in the head. no statistics, not even unbiased analysis of anecdotal examples, the vast majority of scientific articles they do attempt to cite, usually regarding medical transition, are meta analysis that do not actually support their claims if you, yknow, fucking read them (as always its 'more data needed'). it's all based on kneejerk disgust reactions or fear stemming from personal trauma. not the kind of thing im inclined to humor as a basis for how i want to conduct my life or what laws i want passed. and the entire time they're all convinced they're the only real feminists and the rest of us are idiots who have never heard of systematic oppression before.

#like where is the harm reduction where is the utilitarianism... #its all like one hypothetical person could be hypothetically hurt #lets go hurt a lot of very real people over it instead #i will humor a lot of opinions i think are genuinely stupid. antivax prolife antisemitic bullshit etc etc #kinda have to living where i do #and without fail people are usually just misinformed. #with t/erf stuff though? its like they're deliberately choosing to ignore actual science #i don't know how to engage w these people #its always the most bad faith reading of whatever you say followed by a bunch of bad sources you have to individually pick apart #i think its kinda the result of them thinking their beliefs are about intellectual superiority vs moral #which is what i usually deal with #bc people concerned with moral superiority will generally listen to facts and arguments presented #ppl who wanna feel super smart will not #and theres also a false dichotomy of like #be a r/dfem or be an MRA that i dislike #like nah im just an intersectional feminist #bc im trans and jewish and any other form of feminism usually ends up hurting me or my people #even Marxist feminism even tho i generally like it has some flaws in how it tends to handle religious women