To be perfectly honest, I kinda enjoy the “Jesus was trans” argument? The part of me that loves drama hopes that this debate continues and everyone just gets really fucking crazy and stupid with it - even if only because every ounce of energy spent on that isn’t being spent on doing anything actually evil, but also: chaos. The dean of Trinity College is not wrong; the topic of Christ’s androgyny *does* predate the current gender movement by centuries. But even if you do take the “Christ’s side wound as symbolic vagina” idea seriously, I’m not sure this necessarily means what gender ideologues might want it to mean. This wound was delivered to Jesus's body posthumously, by one of the soldiers who crucified him. If we continue the metaphor, it was gender affirming care for the dead. Is this what WPATH Standards of Care 9 has in store for us? Gosh, just think of how much more advanced gender science might be now if they hadn’t burned the library of Alexandria! 😜
Very entertaining and displays the ludicrousness of this cult. I'm still trying to understand how seemingly intelligent people have fallen in line with this evil hogwash. One observation I have is one can't classify or predict who will fall. There are men and women (some traditional, some not), all colors, straight and gay, all ages, all educational levels and professions, etc., on both sides. What is the common characteristic among those adults that the cult has not been able to suck in and brainwash? Is there natural immunity or is it something learned?
I love the "shackles of societal gender norms" that made it's way to Adam and Eve, when they are in fact the only people in their society. How dare they oppress themselves like that, seemingly out of nowhere, and thank goodness they ate the transgender pomegranate (or whatever the fruit self-identifies as)
This is somewhat tangential, but claims that Elagabalus was a transgender woman irritate me to no end, because they are based on a sloppy, superficial, completely decontextualized reading of historical documents. According to Cassius Dio’s _Historia Romana_ , Elagabalus called himself the "wife" of his male slave and offered an extravagant reward to any surgeon who could give him female genitals (which he supposedly wanted in order to prostitute himself to men). On the surface, this seems to suggest that Elagabalus did in fact have some sort of gender identity issue . . . except for the minor issue that modern historians regard Dio’s account of Elagabalus’ reign as pure fabrication.
Some historical background is necessary here: Dio’s patron, the emperor Severus Alexander, was Elagabalus’ cousin and successor. Conveniently enough, Severus Alexander became emperor thanks to Elagabalus’ assassination. To be fair, Severus Alexander didn’t orchestrate the killing himself (he was only thirteen at the time). To simplify a complicated series of events, the politically powerful Praetorian Guard decided that they preferred the heir apparent, Severus Alexander, to the immensely unpopular Elagabalus. On his part, Elagabalus repeatedly attempted to assassinate Severus Alexander, so there was no love lost between the two.
Given all of the above, of course Dio wasn’t going to portray Elagabalus as a wise, just ruler. Instead, he went hard in the opposite direction and spent several chapters spinning tales of Elagabalus’ tyrannical cruelty and hedonistic excess, This kind of over-the-top character assassination was par for the course in Roman historiography; this is where we get stories about Nero fiddling while Rome burned and Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate.
Long story short, Cassius Dio was making it all up. Did Elagabalus drive around in a chariot pulled by naked women? Nope. Did he stage a naval battle atop a lake of wine? Nope. Did he set loose poisonous snakes and wild beasts on party guests and hapless bystanders just for the fun of it? Nope. Did he call himself the "wife" of his foreign male slave and offer huge sums of money to any surgeon who could give him a vagina? Also nope . . . unless, of course, you're a trans rights activist looking to gender-baptize the dead.
Anectodally: When I first got access to ChatGPT, I had a frustratingly circular conversation about gender identity. It would just keep emphasising that gender identity is important and unknowable to anyone but oneself. It does acknolwedge the existence of sex but, when asked about the tension between these two concepts, it seems incapable of recognising that one is real and the other isn't. It has built-in reverence for the concept of gender identity.
Surely the ending of the Adam and Eve story is '... and there the Bible ends, because Cain, Abel, Seth and the other children were never born."
Now do Cinderella and The Ugly Duckling.
This is delightful, Eliza!
To be perfectly honest, I kinda enjoy the “Jesus was trans” argument? The part of me that loves drama hopes that this debate continues and everyone just gets really fucking crazy and stupid with it - even if only because every ounce of energy spent on that isn’t being spent on doing anything actually evil, but also: chaos. The dean of Trinity College is not wrong; the topic of Christ’s androgyny *does* predate the current gender movement by centuries. But even if you do take the “Christ’s side wound as symbolic vagina” idea seriously, I’m not sure this necessarily means what gender ideologues might want it to mean. This wound was delivered to Jesus's body posthumously, by one of the soldiers who crucified him. If we continue the metaphor, it was gender affirming care for the dead. Is this what WPATH Standards of Care 9 has in store for us? Gosh, just think of how much more advanced gender science might be now if they hadn’t burned the library of Alexandria! 😜
Very entertaining and displays the ludicrousness of this cult. I'm still trying to understand how seemingly intelligent people have fallen in line with this evil hogwash. One observation I have is one can't classify or predict who will fall. There are men and women (some traditional, some not), all colors, straight and gay, all ages, all educational levels and professions, etc., on both sides. What is the common characteristic among those adults that the cult has not been able to suck in and brainwash? Is there natural immunity or is it something learned?
hilarious!
I love the "shackles of societal gender norms" that made it's way to Adam and Eve, when they are in fact the only people in their society. How dare they oppress themselves like that, seemingly out of nowhere, and thank goodness they ate the transgender pomegranate (or whatever the fruit self-identifies as)
I wonder how Penelope felt about suddenly becoming a lesbian. She probably had to see Sappho for therapy
Try asking Chat gpt “What is a woman?” It can take some work to get to the answer “Adult human female”!
These are pretty funny, spooky, but funny
This is somewhat tangential, but claims that Elagabalus was a transgender woman irritate me to no end, because they are based on a sloppy, superficial, completely decontextualized reading of historical documents. According to Cassius Dio’s _Historia Romana_ , Elagabalus called himself the "wife" of his male slave and offered an extravagant reward to any surgeon who could give him female genitals (which he supposedly wanted in order to prostitute himself to men). On the surface, this seems to suggest that Elagabalus did in fact have some sort of gender identity issue . . . except for the minor issue that modern historians regard Dio’s account of Elagabalus’ reign as pure fabrication.
Some historical background is necessary here: Dio’s patron, the emperor Severus Alexander, was Elagabalus’ cousin and successor. Conveniently enough, Severus Alexander became emperor thanks to Elagabalus’ assassination. To be fair, Severus Alexander didn’t orchestrate the killing himself (he was only thirteen at the time). To simplify a complicated series of events, the politically powerful Praetorian Guard decided that they preferred the heir apparent, Severus Alexander, to the immensely unpopular Elagabalus. On his part, Elagabalus repeatedly attempted to assassinate Severus Alexander, so there was no love lost between the two.
Given all of the above, of course Dio wasn’t going to portray Elagabalus as a wise, just ruler. Instead, he went hard in the opposite direction and spent several chapters spinning tales of Elagabalus’ tyrannical cruelty and hedonistic excess, This kind of over-the-top character assassination was par for the course in Roman historiography; this is where we get stories about Nero fiddling while Rome burned and Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate.
Long story short, Cassius Dio was making it all up. Did Elagabalus drive around in a chariot pulled by naked women? Nope. Did he stage a naval battle atop a lake of wine? Nope. Did he set loose poisonous snakes and wild beasts on party guests and hapless bystanders just for the fun of it? Nope. Did he call himself the "wife" of his foreign male slave and offer huge sums of money to any surgeon who could give him a vagina? Also nope . . . unless, of course, you're a trans rights activist looking to gender-baptize the dead.
but jesus actually was trans wasn't she? afterall she had long hair and a dress.
Wait... I am trying to remember .... Didn't Cain kill Abel for misgendering him, I mean misgendering her?
Hilarious and eye opening. So much to unpack here...including how AI can and will manipulate society.
I love how the AI unapologetically misgenders Adam and Eve after their realization that they’re trans. 😂😂 TERFgpt
This is hilarious. Thanks!
Anectodally: When I first got access to ChatGPT, I had a frustratingly circular conversation about gender identity. It would just keep emphasising that gender identity is important and unknowable to anyone but oneself. It does acknolwedge the existence of sex but, when asked about the tension between these two concepts, it seems incapable of recognising that one is real and the other isn't. It has built-in reverence for the concept of gender identity.
Someone's going to do these in baby pink and blue calligraphy and sell them on Etsy.