The anti-trans movement is welfare for losers. - ThreadSky

bencollins.bsky.social • 3 days ago

The anti-trans movement is welfare for losers.

What a summary of the anti-trans movement:

March 23rd: female fencer competes in mixed-gender event, beating several male competitors, finishing 8th

March 30th: same fencer films herself telling trans competitor “I am refusing to fence you, because I am a woman and you are a man,” collects $5000

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zigzaggreen.bsky.social•2 days ago

What a hipacitic she is.

ezlifelin.bsky.social•2 days ago

And GAINES tied for 5th with Lia - which means 4 other WOMEN beat Lia. Gaines is a bad loser.

shelleybwoke.bsky.social•2 days ago

The fencing bigot is going to have to up her game. There is a whole industry of performative genitally-obsessed bigots in the UK falling on their womanswords EVERY DAY!

kevinleecaster.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a good clip explaining how #FauxNews uses stories about trans people to deflect attention from news that is bad for the GOP.
https://bsky.app/profile/thedailyshow.com/post/3lmfloenso22e

rifka.bsky.social•3 days ago

God, I wish I was a loser (Sophie B. Hawkins voice)

anarcish.bsky.social•3 days ago

The entire right wing media ecosystem is welfare for losers. Look at how quickly Shapiro’s outfit folded when the donations from rich donors stopped. None of this shit is organically popular it all has to be funded by a few ideologically aligned rich people.

d5zy.bsky.social•9 hours ago

True

elchopo99.bsky.social•3 days ago

i really really really encourage everyone to watch john oliver's segment from this past sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS1tjoxf0

d5zy.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I can generally find some mistakes in his show. But this was air tight. No holes nothing.
My only question is what the duck can't other media channels do the same

tviannone.bsky.social•3 days ago

It was an excellent episode.

danifroom.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/danifroom.bsky.social/post/3lmg3oiq2hc2a

arthurgarfiedhays.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’ve got three trans apprentices that I’ll be teaching how to timberframe for 17weeks soon, along with two other folks. There are three of us instructing, one if whom is trans as well. I’m just a cis carpenter, but I’ll be doing what I can to keep folks safe and learning a rewarding trade.

thanksihateit603.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don’t forget the true sickos who just want to inspect kids genitals!

joy167.bsky.social•1 day ago

Please help us lgbtq in south Sudan , the country is in war and we are not allowed to . move out of the camp we struggling to get food medicine and water please don't ignore us any donation is worth to us 🙏

sheacoulee.com•2 days ago

Shouldn’t the abbreviation for the organization be “ICOWS” instead of ICONS? Like, where did they manufacture that “n” from?

letchaosraine.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have a hypothesis: the N is for No because they don’t want any women playing sports

netchicken1.bsky.social•2 days ago

But.... In saying this you are inferring that the opponent was male.

Isn't this what you don't want to say?

Apparently the match was a woman's only one and that's why she didn't want to compete against him.

She completed against males in a mixed contest but didn't want to in a female one.

thestinkfoot.bsky.social•3 days ago

But all their klan buddies think they're great!

jennofark.bsky.social•2 days ago

Feels a long way from Billie Jean King taking on Bobby Riggs, doesn't it?

anniejump.bsky.social•1 day ago

Also, for ppl who wanna have a scapegoat for why violent right-wingers would attack ppl.

sarahz.bsky.social•3 days ago

These people spent decades making fun of participation trophies and now they're even getting trophies for NOT participating

stitchingtwitcher.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don’t forget how upset they got when Kaepernick took a knee but now kneeling is cool, got it

unitedshoes.bsky.social•3 days ago

Say it with me now: Every accusation by a right-winger is actually a confession!

jitteryraptor33.bsky.social•3 days ago

I will take how to blame a trans person for your loss before your loss for 500.

bullgooseparty.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is almost as lame as refusing to play chess against a trans person. It’s fucking fencing.

johnsalomon.bsky.social•3 days ago

I mean, it's a pretty intense sport*

That being said, I used to fence foil and kendo, both very badly. I am a large man and regularly got absolutely curb stomped by tiny women.

(*)𝘍𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰.

chessercat.bsky.social•3 days ago

Chess is separate because men are dicks to women, not because women can’t compete.

johnsalomon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Which is precisely why adding swords would dramatically improve it.

Also, I can't help but feel that any sport/game/whatever that has ever involved a vibrating butt plug should probably ask its practitioners to exhibit at least a minimal degree of humility...

opportunemarmoset.bsky.social•3 days ago

I so much hope they split it. I have no reason to believe this.

trainboy.nyc•3 days ago

It's participation trophies for people whose sole political aim is criminalizing participation trophies.

jackilippman.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bigotry of any kind is a prime indicator of low IQ. Since it's part of our earliest requirements as humans to distrust the unfamiliar, only people with higher IQs are capable of overcoming that most basic lizard brain impulse. So science confirms that bigots are idiots.

hamiltwan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why is the anti-trans organization calling itself ICONS when the acronym is very clearly ICOWS?

ceindeed.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank goodness the 27 or so Trans athletes have been called out.
And at a cost of several Trillion dollars, THIS is what makes America great !

thombomb816.bsky.social•3 days ago

A great opportunity to remind everyone the hateful heffa Riley Gaines finished fifth in that swim race.

labsoftwaredev.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fencing isn't really the kind of sport where there's a huge diff in male v female. One of the most famous fencers in history was a woman, she allegedly beat three men in a sword fight, at once.
This was such a fake thing.

labsoftwaredev.bsky.social•2 days ago

Found the bio. Note she had both male & female lovers and frequently dressed in men's clothing, so the relevance is kinda on point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_d%27Aubigny

rodutcats.bsky.social•3 days ago

Vomit

stewartdompe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great phrasing, stealin’.

un5toppabl0.bsky.social•3 days ago

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

vlime286.bsky.social•3 days ago

The two easiest ways for them to make money.

This and putting money in the stock market earlier today

navigatorbr.bsky.social•3 days ago

It pisses me off that a "teacher" in my state, who clearly wasn't fit for purpose, got a fucking $450,000 payout after bullying two students in her care.

She got $450k, equivalent of 12 years of work at my job, for being a bully to children...

It's fucking disgusting.

thegirlwonder.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ugh, that woman should be fired and never allowed near children again.

stephaniebumpus.bsky.social•3 days ago

And be called “sir” for the rest of her life.

mikesgroi21.bsky.social•3 days ago

My life has never been endangered or at risk physically or mentally in the company of trans individuals. Rich old white dudes however…

anachrin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Weren't these the SAME clowns that used to bitch about participation trophies? JFC they all project their BS onto us.

lfillingham.bsky.social•3 days ago

And provides mentorship for haters.

prof.hazardlabs.com•3 days ago

And yet George Soros hasn't paid me dollar one!

matrixman124.hellthread.vet•3 days ago

Who knew the real welfare queens were transphobic cis people

chessercat.bsky.social•3 days ago

JK Rowling has been both!

chessercat.bsky.social•3 days ago

** she only sucks for one, obviously

am-mccarthy.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS1tjoxf0&t=2s

sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social•3 days ago

Couple of things to know. It’s not ‘taking a knee.’ It’s kneeling and it is normally done to weight and shim test weapon tips. They post the grid. That means you know who you are fencing before you get on strip. If she objected after getting on strip, that’s just drama.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•3 days ago

1. Grievance
2. Grift
3. Repeat

dragonthorne.bsky.social•3 days ago

What this is is a constant threat to trans women that if we ever aspire to more than misery and loneliness, an angry cis person can crucify us on the national news

dreadhochuli.bsky.social•3 days ago

$100 says this person gets an invite to the White House

sesteiner.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just saying, I love each of your name changes, but it makes it harder for old folks like me, to keep up w following you!❤️

jedilaw.bsky.social•3 days ago

trippertoes.bsky.social•2 days ago

No. Really?

eltopo71.com•3 days ago

Yet another grift.

andyc300.bsky.social•3 days ago

I know little about fencing. A friend of mine who knows more than I said that depending on the sword, gender is a non factor even before discussing incorrect notions that these morons have about trans people and athleticism.

americanarchitect.bsky.social•3 days ago

“Sportsmanship”

chuckzak.bsky.social•3 days ago

Losers are men who have to steal the place of a woman to stand a chance at winning.

nlbray.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shut the fuck up.

chuckzak.bsky.social•2 days ago

Never. Now get back on that fryer.

nlbray.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ah, a shitty person in multiple ways.

What a shock.

chuckzak.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shitty people support men who steal opportunities from women.

nlbray.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm curious: do you actually think that's what's motivating you here?

branmanthebuilder.bsky.social•2 days ago

Losers are men who have a lot of opinions—when they're anonymous online talking tough to strangers.

100 guaranteed this guy:

1. didn't play sports
2. doesn't watch women's sports
3. has no concern about Roe, divorce, rape, etc.
4. is a well-rounded (literally—I'm saying he's also a fatass) bigot

chuckzak.bsky.social•2 days ago

One out of three, which makes you a loser.

chuckzak.bsky.social•2 days ago

durrr, one out of four

branmanthebuilder.bsky.social•3 days ago

I love how no one even bothers. 😂

lactone.bsky.social•2 days ago

It was an open tournament. Men and women competing together.

cripdyke.bsky.social•3 days ago

Look, I'm not saying you're wrong, but isn't saying that it's "welfare for losers" the same as saying it's conservative politics?

willpak.bsky.social•2 days ago

Piste? No, she was just a greedy bitch.

ghostwithashell.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's cover for the youth pastor crisis.

robsco69.bsky.social•3 days ago

branmanthebuilder.bsky.social•3 days ago

Eliminate "mid-term" [sic] altogether.

protonis01.bsky.social•3 days ago

Someone changing their stance to suit a political narrative is beyond hypocrisy.

vergiliaux.art•3 days ago

Hellfare. 😞

knitdan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Riley Gaines has made a grift career out of finishing 9th in a swim meet

unitedshoes.bsky.social•3 days ago

* tying for fifth

bkelsey91.bsky.social•3 days ago

She wanted that Riley Gaines money

sadiq-filastin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nope. Trans identifying men in women's sport is, literally, welfare for losers.

holliwinters57.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's like the Riley Gaines grift. She was a loser to women but complained when a trans beat her out once.

tviannone.bsky.social•3 days ago

Didn’t beat her. They tied, which makes her claims even more absurd.

joolzmadcat.bsky.social•2 days ago

for 5th no less..

koyoteelaughter.bsky.social•2 days ago

When I was younger, the anti-trans movement was when you accidentally shifted into reverse while doing thirty going down the highway.

yocum137.bsky.social•3 days ago

Grifters to the one.

reginaldhuckersbee.bsky.social•2 days ago

So it's welfare?

myredtnblues.bsky.social•2 days ago

I heard Pete Hegseth speaking today about trans-national military something or other, I lost it at that point thinking about how Musk's AI, at Hegseth's own instruction, would scrub his speech from existence searching for trans as a keyword! 🤣🤣🤣

zeroillustration.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wow, that is some steaming horse shit.

jsharkey67.bsky.social•3 days ago

Gotta get that bag of 30 silver coins.

chicagoloopmedia.bsky.social•3 days ago

Anti-DEI is the same thing

fionnmacuncool.bsky.social•2 days ago

They've discovered that the quickest way to a payday is to be anti-trans and wait for a Rupert Murdoch company to throw money at you to be an anchor/pundit.

petethehawkeye.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can one of the #TraitorTrump cabinet members explain how this will bring down the price of eggs?

kandicritter.bsky.social•3 days ago

hey! i'm a loser too! where's MY 5 grand????

rising4us.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep the rally cry of mediocre people.

chessercat.bsky.social•3 days ago

For those dipping their toes into the wingnut welfare circuit. And also some really loud billionaires for some reason.

bilbo8128.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fuck yeah!

2theinfinitepower.bsky.social•2 days ago

low hanging fruit for opportunists

willitsbarry.bsky.social•3 days ago

"welfare for losers" AND ASSHOLES. Don't forget the "and assholes" part.

commentarycat.bsky.social•8 hours ago

This is silly. Men have physical advantages. Why should they be allowed in women’s sports? It’s a silly, unserious stance. 80% of Americans disagree with you. Expect this issue to become more and more clear cut as people continue to wake up to it. You’ll be an even tinier minority soon. Silliness.

ohdahlia.bsky.social•4 hours ago

You clearly know nothing about hormone REPLACEMENT therapy. HRT. Muscle loss and fat redistribution make biological males the same as women. Bone density is the only thing that remains, and even that can reduce. So. How about you learn about the topic before shooting your mouth off. Idiot.

berniewallace.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Nobody is advocating for men in women's sports you muppet.

hippasus2024.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://youtu.be/XtAaiAEc8rE

m0dality.bsky.social•2 days ago

The right-wing grift must flow

martraduce.bsky.social•1 day ago

At least she is for #BLM, since she takes the knee ;-).

#KaepernickForTheWin

roisin.bsky.social•3 days ago

If you're ever scared of losing an event as a cis woman, just claim an opponent is trans and refuse to compete on those grounds. Then accept all the free money from bigots the world over and prepare for your speaking tour.

vegemouse.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m sure those conservatives were really into women’s fencing before all of this.

bookofoak.bsky.social•3 days ago

how pathetic do you have to be to literally spend years hoping for trans opponent so you can finally make your debut on the right-wing grift circuit???

zendervai.bsky.social•2 days ago

She also wasted everyone’s time too, waiting until the round was about to start to dramatically throw her mask to the side.

blufruit.bsky.social•3 days ago

I remember when female athletes would pay people to cripple their opponents and now they are voluntarily losing so they can get in on the rightwing victim grift. Shows how far America has fallen, we don’t want to win anymore smh

jimrissmiller.bsky.social•3 days ago

Kind of puts it in a whole new light. Amazing how the entire story is often much different from the promo versions.

fmwceuj.bsky.social•3 days ago

I miss the days when predators and bigots were scared of showing their true colors in public. Bring back embarrassment again.

comfortingspirits.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s about consent lol,,,

sethdonut.bsky.social•2 days ago

God’s will is bad sportsmanship

funky16corners.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just another right wing grift. These people are shameless.

spoonsmcjones.bsky.social•2 days ago

well said haha

darth-babaganoosh.bsky.social•2 days ago

📌

thepuppetforge.bsky.social•2 days ago

They don't mention that her sport is gender neutral and that she fenced against a male opponent just a week earlier.

motomatters.com•3 days ago

Rationalwiki calls this sort of thing Wingnut Welfare

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Wingnut_welfare

mshawkin.bsky.social•3 days ago

I still think it all started because Alex Jones wants to experiment with a trans female.

cloacadentata.bsky.social•3 days ago

Every competitor she faces for the rest of her life should refuse to fence with her.

confusedalbatross.bsky.social•2 days ago

The reality is, economically speaking, if you see the opportunity to do bullshit like this, you're basically set for the next couple years. I would never do it because of my pesky soul, but I do understand the logic

stony2000.bsky.social•3 days ago

Transphobia is the welfare of fools.
Antisemitism is the socialism of fools.

erinnm.bsky.social•3 days ago

Didn’t help Riley Gaines stroke tho, now did did it?

threnody.bsky.social•3 days ago

that seems correct, yes.

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