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tickingbird Thu 17-Mar-22 12:51:56

I have just watched a woman being interviewed and she became quite upset as she attended a stop violence against women demo in Manchester and they were attacked by trans activists.

She explained that this was organised to follow International Woman’s Day and was about stopping violence against all women and girls. They had paint thrown on them and various other attacks. This poor lady was bewildered and upset, understandably, that trans activists could behave this way. I don’t understand it either and it does seem to me that some of these militant trans activists aren’t trans at all; they just hate women. It’s about time we all said enough!

Rosie51 Fri 25-Mar-22 23:46:06

These trans activists have power and influence beyond their wildest dreams. They are power hungry bullies who revel in their ability to kneel on the necks of others.

tickingbird Fri 25-Mar-22 07:01:44

Yes Graham Linehan the writer of Father Ted and the IT Crowd. A highly talented man, indeed a comedy genius reduced to tears because he has the audacity to question these trans activists. Why do we allow this to happen? They are vicious, hate driven thugs as far as I’m concerned and it’s about time they were cancelled and ignored.

grannydarkhair Thu 24-Mar-22 23:13:42

Rosie51 There’s a 15 minute interview of Graham L. on Nolan Live (Steven Nolan who did the wonderful in-depth report on Sonewall and it’s malign influence) on YouTube.

Rosie51 Thu 24-Mar-22 22:34:13

Yes grannydarkhair that big strong actor who was terrified of a ribbon in suffragette colours. Constantly reporting people for hate crimes and nobody has ever been convicted. He must be single-handedly responsible for hundreds of hours of wasted police time. That he hasn't been prosecuted is disgusting, although I think PSNI no longer give him as much credence as they did. He used them to make Ceri Black's life an absolute misery. Thankfully she stood up to it and wouldn't back down.

grannydarkhair Thu 24-Mar-22 22:19:00

Chewbacca If you’re referring to the one that finished with “chase the money”, it was indeed an eye opener. His writings about Aimee Challenor and Adrian Harrop stick in my mind.
And when I said he’d been hounded by others, I particularly meant a Scottish actor. I don’t want to say his name on here, because I can honestly imagine him trawling through G’net and M’net looking for comments that he can object to/report to the police as a hate crime. He was the one who reported Ceri Black, Marion Millar and goodness knows how many more. But he’s never been charged with wasting police time which imo is a travesty. He was off Twitter for a while (I think he was banned), but he’s back, trying to make people’s lives miserable again.

Chewbacca Thu 24-Mar-22 21:43:51

Maybe something happened to him personally to trigger his "obsession with it. But either way; he has, as you say grannydarkhair uncovered some startling revelations. I particularly remember the article that he published about Mridhul Wadwha and partner. That was an eye opener.

grannydarkhair Thu 24-Mar-22 21:39:27

I haven’t been able to read the DM article yet (site keeps crashing for me) but I agree with Galaxy about GL. He’s putting himself into an early grave imo. He’s, and I can totally understand why, obsessed with these issues. It’s basically his entire life nowadays. I can’t begin to even imagine just what his life has been like in recent years.
If he’s not attending, protests, marches, conferences, etc. then he’s writing about trans issues. As has been said, he’s uncovered stories about some really disturbing people. And been hounded by others, equally disturbing.

Galaxy Thu 24-Mar-22 18:22:24

Oh I dont really want to get into criticising him but I think the likes of Kathleen stock etc have been more helpful, I dont like to criticise people who have been braver than I. I feel it has become all consuming for him.

Doodledog Thu 24-Mar-22 18:15:15

Why not, Galaxy? The article in the link is all I know about it - I hadn't heard this story until now.

Galaxy Thu 24-Mar-22 18:13:01

I am afraid as much as I loved Father Ted I dont think GL s invovement has been particularly helpful both to himself and to womens rights.

Chewbacca Thu 24-Mar-22 18:09:59

Read and weep indeed MerylStreep; I've just been reading Graham's SubStack article on the Denton Playbook; he's a brave, outspoken, insightful man who clearly respects and honours women greatly. He's uncovered, and reported, on some shocking examples of misogyny and I'm sorry he's personally lost so much for speaking up for us.

grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-dentons-document?s=r

Doodledog Thu 24-Mar-22 17:36:40

That is terrifying.

How can anyone justify such fascist behaviour? How? When did the UK become a place where free speech can be swept aside and people are too scared to speak out? Why is nobody in power putting a stop to it?

What does the song say? 'If you tolerate this, your children will be next'.

Mollygo Thu 24-Mar-22 17:32:06

MerylStreep. Thanks for the link. That’s appalling.

MerylStreep Thu 24-Mar-22 17:29:09

Read and weep ?

They’ve destroyed a wonderful talented writer.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10648259/Father-Ted-creator-Graham-Linehan-breaks-tears-trans-attacks.html

tickingbird Mon 21-Mar-22 19:57:32

How any sane, rational, open minded person could justify any of this is beyond me. It’s difficult to believe some of these stories even though they’re true.

Mollygo Mon 21-Mar-22 13:34:21

Chewbacca

Chewbacca

Thanks for the links Iam64 & Diamond; so worrying and upsetting that crime stats are being deliberately manipulated to reflect male sex crime figures are going down, whilst female crime figures are going up.

How can any right minded, sane person think that this is right.

Good question.
Only possible right minded and sane answer is, they wouldn’t think that this is right.

VioletSky Mon 21-Mar-22 13:18:17

grumppa

*VioletSky*, I did not seek or expect my post to carry any more weight than any other contributor's; I was simply responding to two posters' comments that so far no man had contributed to the debates.

Your assumption of what my expectations might have been as a member of the patriarchy, a membership that owing to my birth I cannot escape, perhaps sums up why so few men do join in.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread should perhaps have been my watchword, but I prefer to think that fools rush in and get the best seats!

I'm used to it but it is a shame that is the only part of my comment you have chosen to address.

These issues matter and the way they are discussed matter..

When people can't see that, it's a shame

Mollygo Mon 21-Mar-22 12:50:37

DiamondLily
I find it bizarre to try to give one small group their perceived rights, by trampling all over the rights of others.

It is bizarre. It’s only considered OK by a small number of ill-intentioned people tw, men and women (AHF) who think that if males want something, they should have it their way!

Despite seeing the harm, both physical and mental that it can do to women(AHF), and the damage it does to the image of the many men and trans who have no desire to have everything their own way, these ill-intentioned people ardently support the days of patriarchy.

We’re seeing the same thing happen with a ruler, longing for the days when his country was all powerful, who is doing all he can to bring that about, no matter what the collateral damage in terms of mental and physical damage, even loss of life of innocent members of another country and even his to his own people that his actions will cause.

DiamondLily Mon 21-Mar-22 10:13:20

Chewbacca

Thanks for the links Iam64 & Diamond; so worrying and upsetting that crime stats are being deliberately manipulated to reflect male sex crime figures are going down, whilst female crime figures are going up. How can any right minded, sane person think that this is right?

I don't think the vast majority of people do think it's ok.

But, as with any "cause", it's often the case that the quieter majority get drowned out by the more strident minority, and their loud demands.

I find it bizarre to try to give one small group their perceived rights, by trampling all over the rights of others.?

Still, hopefully, in the end, common sense will prevail.

I certainly would object to being referred to as a "bleeder" - where I come from, that's a form of insult.

Chewbacca Mon 21-Mar-22 09:39:44

Thanks for the links Iam64 & Diamond; so worrying and upsetting that crime stats are being deliberately manipulated to reflect male sex crime figures are going down, whilst female crime figures are going up. How can any right minded, sane person think that this is right?

Chewbacca Mon 21-Mar-22 09:33:09

grumppa@ 08.16 ??????

Iam64 Mon 21-Mar-22 09:26:06

Thanks Diamond and Doodledog

Doodledog Mon 21-Mar-22 09:24:55

Sorry, DiamondLily, cross posted.

Doodledog Mon 21-Mar-22 09:24:19

Here is the link, Iam

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DiamondLily Mon 21-Mar-22 09:23:43

Iam64

Chestnut has posted a relevant link on the Gender thread, it’s to an article by Dominic Lawson in the DM. It’s worth a read. If I wasn’t so technically challenged I’d post it here. Maybe someone else can?

This should be the link:

www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10634127/DOMINIC-LAWSON-police-NHS-insist-male-bodied-rapists-women.html