Is this what society has come to?

[Scouse]

Well then, for you bilateral gynandromorph lovers:

Extremely rare bird captured on film | University of Otago

A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.

www.otago.ac.nz

and

Beautiful Genetics: Most Amazing Images of Bilateral Gynandromorphs

In Western society, we see the world and being composed of two sexes: Males and females. The chromosomes of an animal determine whether it is male or female. Women have two XX chromosomes and men have an X and a Y chromosome. The binary between men and women seems pretty straight forward and...

futurism.com

 

[Wij]

Well then, for you bilateral gynandromorph lovers:

Extremely rare bird captured on film | University of Otago

A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.

www.otago.ac.nz

and

Beautiful Genetics: Most Amazing Images of Bilateral Gynandromorphs

In Western society, we see the world and being composed of two sexes: Males and females. The chromosomes of an animal determine whether it is male or female. Women have two XX chromosomes and men have an X and a Y chromosome. The binary between men and women seems pretty straight forward and...

futurism.com

The start of the Futurism article is a bit cringe. "In Western society..."

There are only 2 sexes. 2 gametes, 2 sexes. There isn't a third gamete or a third sex. The cases they cite aren't new sexes.

Bilateral Gynodoodah happens in a lot of species, because they way they determine sex is weird. That's not the case in placental mammals though. That cat is not an example. She is a she.

 

[Scouse]

That's not the case in placental mammals though. That cat is not an example. She is a she.

That cat could be a chimera but who knows

 

[Wij]

https://archive.is/2024.02.02-103008/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/opinion/transgender-children-gender-dysphoria.html

 

[DaGaffer]

https://archive.is/2024.02.02-103008/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/opinion/transgender-children-gender-dysphoria.html

I suspect the pushback is already starting against trans-orthodoxy, at least in sane countries, and we'll end up with the balance between therapy and transition that anyone with an ounce of common sense has always said is the sensible approach; the US was first into the mess and is in deeper, but there are increasing numbers who aren't scared of being called a TERF. It might take a bit of ageing out in academia before we get a new normal though.

 

[Bodhi]

Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms

The decision comes after an independent review of services for children under 18 and a sharp rise in referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which is closing at the end of March.

news.sky.com

Seems a sensible evidence based decision.

 

[Wij]

Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms

The decision comes after an independent review of services for children under 18 and a sharp rise in referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which is closing at the end of March.

news.sky.com

Seems a sensible evidence based decision.

Absolutely. Scotland still a hold-out on this bullshit though.

 

[Wij]

And the press needs to stop gaslighting us that these crimes are committed by women:


View: https://twitter.com/journalistjill/status/1768728217957937404?s=61&t=iv1E1O7hVRuRm0TFdyUzyw

 

[gunner440]

And the press needs to stop gaslighting us that these crimes are committed by women:


View: https://twitter.com/journalistjill/status/1768728217957937404?s=61&t=iv1E1O7hVRuRm0TFdyUzyw

What even is that

 

[Wij]

Thread:


View: https://twitter.com/sexmattersorg/status/1777835172836110602?s=61&t=iv1E1O7hVRuRm0TFdyUzyw

 

[Scouse]

Obvs.

 

[Wij]

Total fraud:


View: https://twitter.com/buttonslives/status/1778491281305378884?s=61&t=iv1E1O7hVRuRm0TFdyUzyw

 

[Zarjazz]

Total fraud:


View: https://twitter.com/buttonslives/status/1778491281305378884?s=61&t=iv1E1O7hVRuRm0TFdyUzyw

While I think this is completely shitty and has been terribly harmful to those most vulnerable, to be fair a lot of academia in general is like that. Every paper in a field referencing each other because it is the current hot field and the only area getting any funding, even if that field has little to no evidence supporting it. Globally there is a lot wrong with how science is currently done.

 

[Ormorof]

You see the same in a lot of media, NewsA references NewsB who reference NewsA, etc etc

What's Latin for circlejerk?

 

[Overdriven]

What's Latin for circlejerk?

Reddit and 4chan.

I'm sure that's Latin?

 

[Wij]

While I think this is completely shitty and has been terribly harmful to those most vulnerable, to be fair a lot of academia in general is like that. Every paper in a field referencing each other because it is the current hot field and the only area getting any funding, even if that field has little to no evidence supporting it. Globally there is a lot wrong with how science is currently done.

I agree. Not because I’m a conspiracy nut. Several good scientists say similar things. E.g: David Colquoun. Too much churned out crap, drowning out the good science that is going on.

Obviously, being in the field you’ll know better than me

 

[Zarjazz]

Obviously, being in the field you’ll know better than me

I'm no longer in the field, I dropped out long ago. Thought about going back for a while but quickly realised "fuck that." Frankly I enjoy more being a hobbyist reading up on what ever fun new stuff is out here and being thankful I'm not part of that grind of producing trash papers purely to get funding since you have no other income.