{"id":15377,"date":"2019-02-07T01:26:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T08:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=15377"},"modified":"2019-02-07T01:26:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T08:26:59","slug":"quick-takes-transing-labels-gender-badges-ally-badges-trans-puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2019\/02\/07\/quick-takes-transing-labels-gender-badges-ally-badges-trans-puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes &#8211; Transing Labels: Gender Badges; Ally Badges; Trans Puppets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: Cis-hetero people get yellow stars to wear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1LmvAUmvLA4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5372\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because you will not be trusted to politely ask others what their &#8220;gender pronouns&#8221; are, Edinburgh University is handing out &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/1008855\/he-she-they-students-gender-badges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gender badges<\/a>&#8221; to tell you what you must say in order to avoid being hit with a &#8220;H8 crime&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;A guide to pronouns released by the university students\u2019 union last week said that those who make assumptions based on appearance risk &#8216;singling out trans people who want to clarify their pronouns&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It said: &#8216;Many people assume that the pronouns they should use for an individual are obvious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;&#8216;People who look like men should be referred to using he\/him, and people who look like women should be referred to as she\/her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;&#8216;However, these assumptions based on appearance can be frustrating and harmful, particularly for trans folks who might challenge people\u2019s perceptions of what a man or woman looks like, and those who might use gender-neutral pronouns.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The guide added that gender is &#8216;fluid&#8217;, so even if someone has used a particular pronoun in the past, they may no longer feel it is correct.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src='\/\/players.brightcove.net\/2540076170001\/VLKU4hbDPX_default\/index.html?videoId=5587739471001' allowfullscreen frameborder=0><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who else to one up a university than the oh-so-woke BBC, complete with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6270855\/BBC-issues-badges-staff-promote-LGBT-issues-bid-tackle-heteronormative-culture.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;ally&#8221; badges<\/a> to heterosexuals will feel pressured to wear lest they be seen to be even lower than the BBC sees them now.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The BBC is encouraging staff to become \u2018straight allies\u2019 of colleagues who are gay, lesbian or have other gender identities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The move is an attempt to tackle what it calls a \u2018heteronormative culture\u2019, in which being straight is considered the norm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;To shift the balance, staff who are heterosexual but \u2018actively promote\u2019 LGBT issues will wear pin badges or use email signatures to signify that they are \u2018allies\u2019 of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And for the kiddies who can&#8217;t read yet&#8230; there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/trans-puppet-videos-assist-children-who-are-exploring-gender-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">puppets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;A trio of videos created by a Canadian foundation is now available to help young people and their families deal with the &#8216;exploration&#8217; of gender issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Montreal-based Jasmin Roy Sophie Desmarais Foundation created Julian, formerly Julia, a transgender marionette who &#8216;feels in her heart she\u2019s a boy.&#8217; The foundation, dedicated to fighting bullying, made the videos and ancillary educational materials available for free on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;According to The Canadian Press, the vids are &#8216;very targeted&#8217; and discuss &#8216;gender identity, self-expression and acceptance.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YI3v-EfJ3Uw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Transing Labels: Gender Badges; Ally Badges; Trans Puppets\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: Cis-hetero people get yellow stars to wear.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: Cis-hetero people get yellow stars to wear. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood &hellip; 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