Why the ultrarich come after trans people ?

[funkystuff@hexbear.net]

Gender is a load bearing brainworm for capitalist society. Capitalists need stratification, having a gradient of various degrees of precariousness for workers to experience that would push them into accepting a worse deal for selling their labor. Gender is clearly one of the primary ways to achieve this: an absolutely incredible amount of domestic labor is performed without compensation by women every day, and society would fall apart if it wasn't. The rigid structure of the patriarchy is a key feature of this system, which means that trans people represent a clear break in that logic; if AFAB individuals can just choose not to be subjected to gender-based exploitation, it starts to rip the whole thing apart. Equally, transfeminine people represent another break in the opposite direction. The patriarchy is more or less incompatible with the existence of trans people, at least without significantly transforming itself.

[gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works]

Scapegoating

[splashjackson@lemmy.ca]

I wouldn't say that JK Rowling was "going after" transfolk, she just didn't agree with their premise. I wouldn't go so far as to say that's hatred

[diplomjodler3@lemmy.world]

Trans people: "I'd like to exist."

JK Rowling: "I don't agree with your premise."

Totally not hatred.

[golden_zealot@lemmy.ml]

They will pick whatever group they think will suddenly put as many idiots as possible under their control when they say "GROUP A IS BAD".

They don't care they are trans, they only care that they can take advantage of the oppression of a minority group in order to consolidate control over people so that they can oppress more people.

When everyone alive and dead is either oppressed or under your control, you become god. This is the goal, but they don't care about the process to get there.

[splashjackson@lemmy.ca]

Strawman dark pattern, I see. Very nice.

[diplomjodler3@lemmy.world]

Also, societal attitudes have changed to the point where at least open racism or homophobia aren't really acceptable any more. So they needed a new scapegoat.

[diplomjodler3@lemmy.world]

Trolling and then playing the victim. Very nice.

[toomanypancakes@lemmy.world]

That's not what a straw man is.

[splashjackson@lemmy.ca]

Not everyone who disagrees with you is trolling you. I've been speaking in a respectful tone. The rhetoric is all yours, friend.

[icastfist@programming.dev]

It's called smokescreen. Turns the attention of the masses away of their wealth and power

[canadaplus@lemmy.sdf.org]

As far as I can tell, they didn't. J.K is a straight example, but Elon went looking for an edgy movement to align with, and Zuckerberg just wants to stay rich.

Your everyday regressives want to go after trans people because they don't think they can take gay people on anymore. Some political movements have capitaised on this to gain their support, and have captured rich supporters as well because abusing trans kids and adults is compatible with them continuing to gain more and more power.

How rich are the Wichowski sisters? You bet they're not a fan of Trump.

[truestorybob@lemmy.world]

In the case of Rowling, it wasn't a smoke screen so much as black mold.

[vga@sopuli.xyz]

Are you saying most people are anti-trans?

No, I think it's more nuanced than just black-or-white allies and anti-trans people. The level of pro- or anti-transness within individuals falls on a spectrum that's shaped like a bell curve, and that the people in the middle are usually amenable to trans rights if they bump into the issue in a way that resonates with them. Like for instance in their personal life with friends or family.

And that people who aren’t anti-trans are somehow not of sane mind?

No, obviously that's not what I was trying to say.

[cluckn@lemmy.world]

Oh so now we’re blaming the goats

[ram_the_manparts@hexbear.net]

Divide and conquer.

[seanbrently@lemm.ee]

I think this is an important part of the answer i don't see mentioned much. Lots of good answers that seem right to me, amd i think also because trans people are such a tiny part of the population, they are politically not very strong. Bullies always pick on those weaker.