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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 06:01 PM Apr 2016

Violent Right Wingers Threaten To Murder Trans People For Using The Bathroom

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/04/08/violent-right-wingers-threaten-to-murder-trans-people-for-using-the-bathroom-images/

The entire southeast is on a right-wing tear with bills designed to directly attack the rights of LGBTQ people, and especially those of transgender people. First, it was North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signing a horrible, sweeping piece of legislation that literally legalizes discriminating against LGBTQ people in the state , and stopping cities from doing anything about it on their own turf. South Carolina has now followed suit .

Of course, this means that violent, nutty right-wingers are up in arms, thinking there will be “men in women’s restrooms.” One Facebook page, however, really takes the cake. American — STRONG! posted this vile meme to their page, and the hate for transgender people poured in so fast it would make your head spin. Here is the meme:




If you think that’s bad, the comments are even worse. The people on that page are not even hiding their out and out hate. In fact, these dangerous right-wingers sincerely believe that transgender people should be murdered, just for using the bathroom in public like everyone else. Here are just a few of the comments on that vile page:




As far as I am concerned, anyone advocating for murder online, especially toward a group of people who are already murdered at an alarming rate just for existing, should be in jail. Shame on anyone who thinks violence like this is okay.


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Violent Right Wingers Threaten To Murder Trans People For Using The Bathroom (Original Post) KamaAina Apr 2016 OP
Is this another way of saying, world wide wally Apr 2016 #1
They'd kill her there, too SwankyXomb Apr 2016 #10
This is about making trans-gendered people scared of using any public restroom. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #12
Jesus, there are some sick folks running around. Sadly, beatings have been going on for centuries. Hoyt Apr 2016 #2
Just ask this question greymattermom Apr 2016 #3
Whichever one Ben identifies with KamaAina Apr 2016 #8
Bunch of cowards jonks2746 Apr 2016 #4
I love reading about craven cowards and what they of course would never do in real life. Rex Apr 2016 #5
idiots!! they have no idea about what transsexual really is. demigoddess Apr 2016 #6
So what happens when a F-to-M transexual is forced to use the women's room? davidn3600 Apr 2016 #7
I guess people like this are unaware of what teen age girls can do to one another logosoco Apr 2016 #9
How do you tell the difference between whistler162 Apr 2016 #11
Some idiot will indeed decide to beat on another person gratuitous Apr 2016 #13
yup whistler162 Apr 2016 #17
Yep. I'm trans and I get this all the time arguing with idiots online. No one knows I was born MillennialDem Apr 2016 #19
They don't care, their world is all about hatred and fear. Logic and reason are beyond them. Rex Apr 2016 #22
Wow. That is just pure vile. Unreal..... AgadorSparticus Apr 2016 #14
Horrific. area51 Apr 2016 #15
I've got to buy a load of stock in whistler162 Apr 2016 #16
I love the can't change DNA thing. It's so stupid - first of all, even if you MillennialDem Apr 2016 #20
They would label the doors "XX" and "XY" JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #18
Thread win! KamaAina Apr 2016 #21

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
12. This is about making trans-gendered people scared of using any public restroom.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 11:42 PM
Apr 2016

This is legalized persecution.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. Jesus, there are some sick folks running around. Sadly, beatings have been going on for centuries.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 06:23 PM
Apr 2016
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
8. Whichever one Ben identifies with
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 07:21 PM
Apr 2016

Stanford is in California. We do not put up with such nonsense. Sadly, there may well be trans faculty at UNC, Duke, etc. who are polishing up their CVs as we speak.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
5. I love reading about craven cowards and what they of course would never do in real life.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 06:44 PM
Apr 2016

Such failures in life, talking about killing and murdering...when we all know they would piss all over themselves and call the cops if someone just looked at them wrong.

demigoddess

(6,644 posts)
6. idiots!! they have no idea about what transsexual really is.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 06:48 PM
Apr 2016

science apparently has not been taught in school in ages. Also they seemed to have missed history and current affairs. Did none of these people hear about Rene Richards and Christine Jorgenson??

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
11. How do you tell the difference between
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 07:41 PM
Apr 2016

a Trans woman and a CIS woman. You can't make assumptions from certain external looks, face, neck, hand and feet size. Hopefully, some idiot doesn't decide to beat on what they perceive as not a "?real?" woman.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
13. Some idiot will indeed decide to beat on another person
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:35 AM
Apr 2016

They've been given permission by the highest authorities in their states. The legislature and the governor in these states have let them off their leashes and given them the "sic 'em" order.

 

MillennialDem

(2,367 posts)
19. Yep. I'm trans and I get this all the time arguing with idiots online. No one knows I was born
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 09:26 AM
Apr 2016

biologically male.

I'm not a super model, but I have been called pretty before. That aside... despite being quite tall, my hands and feet are definitely small for my size (in particular hands). Compared hand size to a presumably cis student of mine who is about 7 inches shorter than me. Same size. My feet were bigger than hers, but again... for my size, very small feet for a man and about average sized for a woman.

Neck? Never had a bump there.

Face? Had surgery done on it.

So it's funny when they say "I'd beat you up if I caught you in the bathroom with my daughter!" like ok, but I transitioned just after high school. You can't tell.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
22. They don't care, their world is all about hatred and fear. Logic and reason are beyond them.
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:58 PM
Apr 2016

I will say this, if I ever catch anyone beating up a man or a women next to/in a bathroom there will be hell to pay. Going to the bathroom should be a sanctuary for us to have our own personal time and nobody elses business. I for one would get extremely irate if someone actually tried and stop me from using the restroom.

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
16. I've got to buy a load of stock in
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 08:47 AM
Apr 2016

the instant DNA/chromosoe testing stations that they are going to start deploying to bathrooms.

 

MillennialDem

(2,367 posts)
20. I love the can't change DNA thing. It's so stupid - first of all, even if you
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 09:29 AM
Apr 2016

could change DNA, most people wouldn't unless it was free/easy. It doesn't accomplish anything.

Also, so few people have been karotyped... if we did this there would now be a small, but not insignificant number of men with XX and women with XY who never knew otherwise. And of course this does not include people with a non-standard number of sex chromosomes, like XO, XXX, XXY, as well as chimeras/mosaics.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,362 posts)
18. They would label the doors "XX" and "XY"
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 09:04 AM
Apr 2016

and then the wingers would stare at the doors, hopping from one foot to the other, wondering which door to go through.

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