2026-10-17 19:00 UTC
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@scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-10-17 19:39
The truth is that trans women in (civilized? normal? accepting? (not sure what adjective to use here but hopefully you catch the drift)) places can use women’s bathrooms (as they should be). The lies are: conflating trans women with men (because they are not), and trans women wanting to assault women in bathrooms. The way you worded it (in the manner that conservative propaganda words it) inserted their lies between and after the truth; it misidentifies the reason and misidentifies the facts. Effective propaganda imo starts with something observable by those that receive it and then piles on the lies. So like with the whole “Haitian in Springfield Ohio eating cats and dogs” propaganda, the truth is that in the area, there was an observable increase in the Haitian population… hopefully the lie is obvious.
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@Doomsider@lemmy.world 2026-10-17 19:44
There are several truths here with the first being the fear of transgender people. The second truth here is one of protection. This plays on the patriarchy of our society. Yet another truth is that these conservative men are rapists themselves. They know they could not trust themselves so why would they trust another man who is becoming a women. Most of this is irrational fear of course, but something that propagandists have cultivated. Also, I am sure there is at least one case of a transgender women doing just this. I understand this is more of a nuanced view but if you are trying to understand why propaganda is effective it is important to realize how it twists the truth.
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@Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-18 09:56
trans women … go to women’s bathrooms True