becca

Sadism.

A fucking injustice is what it is

Just got it! But thank you

I’ve got the two easy categories and I’ve been staring dumbly at the rest for ten minutes

NYT Connections setter choosing violence again today

Onesies are always a great call because they’re easy and can be worn in future. Unlike my kids’ costumes for the past three years which have never been touched again

That’s a great shout. I should push for that next year

I mean I’m 40 quid lighter for an outfit they’ll wear for one day, but by this point I’ve just accepted I have to throw money at the problem

I know. Thankfully my kids have both agreed to be Malory Towers which was literally just a yellow summer school dress, a brown cardi and a straw hat. All off Amazon, boom, job done.

PSA parents: you’ve got about four weeks until World Book Day.

You’re welcome.

How else will I show that I am superior to everyone who likes pleasant things, though?

We're pushing hundreds of thousands of kids back into poverty so a bloke drinking 20 pints a week can save a quid

As if anyone on Bluesky of all places ever needs to wonder where their phone is. The little finger on my right hand has reshaped itself to form a phone cradle, because that’s how it spends 16 hours of every day

Owen, you should give up on this conversation. Neither of us agree that your “facts” are in fact facts. I also don’t agree about what causes harm to which vulnerable groups here. I’ve thought about this carefully and educated myself very well and arrived at a different position to you. Let it go.

Ha it’s just like 2013 twitter over here isn’t it

Well one thing I learned is that there’s no such thing as an innate gender identity. Once I realised that, the whole house of cards came toppling down

Yes. I absolutely believe that the people arguing for transition for kids, or for assisted suicide, have good intentions and believe their policies will minimise harm/maximise wellbeing. I just think they’re mistaken about how to do that, and blinded by their own belief in their own righteousness

You mean lack of trust in institutions to use their power responsibly and in the best of interests of vulnerable people?

The whole question is premised on a denigration of radical feminism as a systematic political theory. The assumption is that women just randomly pick their political positions based on our own whims or interests, rather than there being a coherent politicos philosophy underpinning them

It’s not really surprising that people influenced by radical feminist theory end up being concerned with oppression and exploitation of vulnerable people. Especially since there’s a strong argument that the people most vulnerable to being pressured into assisted dying will be women.

Also a lot (but not all) GC people are radical feminists. GC thought emerged from radical feminism. And radical feminism is a coherent, systematic political theory. You’d expect GC people to have views on other issues that align with their GC political commitments.

Like many people, I was at one time quite unreflectively supportive of both allowing people to change their gender, and to choose to end their lives. And then I learned more about it, thought more deeply about it, and changed my mind

I think the explanation for this is a scepticism towards the kneejerk adoption of what look like progressive policies that are actually harmful. It’s recognition of the unintended consequences of the politics of Just Be Kind

Just survived a birthday party with 20 kids aged from 2-8. Hungover. Really feel I deserve some kind of award

Oh this can fucking fuck off so far. I mean the contrarian misandrist in me wants to make a joke about men breaking the glass ceiling in a woman dominated field but it’s just too gross for that. Everyone loses from this shit being normalised. Also Troye is still absurdly beautiful

Deborah Cameron obituary Linguist, feminist activist and author of influential books on how language can shape gendered experiences

I’m so devastated at the loss of Debbie so young, and so soon after retirement. Her influence on British feminist thinking was enormous. She was brilliant fun and an excellent friend. Proud to have known her.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I immediately looked for how many times he came in the fluffer (zero obviously, bless his heart)

Youngest is off with an allegedly upset tummy. She just came in and told me she’s bored. She is now hanging upside down on her gymnastics bar.

Eldest is off with an allegedly badly sprained ankle from a netball injury. She just forgot it’s supposed to be sore, got up and started walking normally, before remembering, gasping with “pain” and starting to hop.

Had to keep both kids off school for different unrelated ailments, so naturally both of them are absolutely right as rain, on the best form of their lives and demanding snacks every five minutes