![]() Comment threads like these have kept me writing here for a million years, and while they don’t occur very often, they are pure joy. Hint: He is miserable.)Īnyway, Pat Benatar caused me to go back and read the post from 2008, and just as I recall, the comments are hilarious. (The most well-known proponent of antinatalism is a guy who insists on strict privacy about his private life so that we can’t extrapolate anything from his history or psychological make-up. Yeah, well, some depressed people may see things more realistically than an incurable optimist, but it’s inherent in the illness to see the world in distorted ways that only therapy or meds can modify. We may also find it self-evident that a person who believes that “life is harm” is a deeply unhappy person.īut in trying to refresh my memory on the lunacy of antinatalism, I came across an essay that tries to refute the idea that antinatalism is a philosophy borne of depression. By unconscious knowledge, I mean instinctual knowledge. I mean, it’s unconscious knowledge that this is nuts. On the face of it, this argument is just nuts. Why is it wrong? Because “life is harm” and because the unborn is unable to give consent. While the anti-LGBTQ+ right have continued to rage, Mulvaney’s fans have professed to stay by her side.A Pat Benatar song came on the car radio the other day and I was instantly reminded of a blog post I wrote years ago about antinatalism.Īntinatalism is the belief that it’s morally wrong to have children. The people who know me and my heart won’t listen to that noise.” Speaking directly to her fans, she rounded off by adding: “I’m embarrassed to tell you this but I was nervous that you were going to start believing those things that they were saying about me. The social media star also opened up about being called “too feminine and over the top” throughout her childhood, and how those same words are being used as insults now she is an adult, trans woman. Dehumanisation has never fixed anything in history, ever.” I think it’s OK to be frustrated with someone or confused, but what I’m struggling to understand is the need to dehumanise and be cruel. Even the people that make it really hard. Reflecting on the anti-trans vitriol, Mulvaney said: “I’ve always tried to love everyone. While Dylan Mulvaney has received a wave of support from a very, very broad range of stars across the world of celebrity – from Whoopi Goldberg to Kirstie Allsopp and, erm, Joe Rogan – the vast majority of the bigoted backlash has been rooted in simple transphobia. I’m sitting with my emotions, not reacting … shockingly, I can’t recommend it ya ❤️❤️ ♬ original sound – Dylan Mulvaney I’m trying this new thing where I don’t pressure myself to share anything before I’m ready. ![]() “I’ve been offline for a few weeks and a lot has been said about me, some of which is so far from my truth, that I was hearing my name, and I didn’t even know who they were talking about sometimes,” she began.Įxplaining why she decided to make a social media return, Mulvaney said: “I remembered nearly 13 million people enjoyed me enough at some point to hit the follow button on these apps, and I was like, wait, I wanna talk to those people. However, in a new TikTok video uploaded on Thursday (27 April), she explained why she wanted to “take the backseat” at first and let the fury die down, and why she has now changed her mind. Throughout the furore, Mulvaney herself remained relatively quiet when it came to addressing the backlash. Mulvaney’s other brand collaborators, including Nike and Maybelline, also faced calls for a boycott, as the number of products available for transphobes to use dwindled by the day. Republican commentators and news channels spent literal hours mulling over the 47-second clip, contemplating how it signified the end of days. Singer Kid Rock posted an eye-wateringly cringeworthy video of himself shooting at cans of Bud Light, with other conservative music stars following suit.
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