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7 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I really do think it would be useful to have a straightforward essay debunking of the whole "billionaire funded transhumanist gender industry" conspiracy theory plus documentation of how various "respectable" GC feminists are using Bilek's conspiracy theories specifically.
Bilek's theories really do get around. She's not the only anti-trans conspiracy theorist but she's the most influential by far and her theories are picked up by both transphobic feminists, conservative Christians and outright Nazis and other fascists.
Plenty of transphobic feminists have no problem citing her outright. Janice Raymond's newest anti-trans book cites Bilek's writings extensively. Heather Brunskill-Evans also recently expressed support of Bilek and published writing on Bilek's blog.
Bilek's become a major influence on anti-trans feminism but also on organized transphobia in general. "Respectable" GC feminists can try to deny her influence all they want, it's there, it's easy to document and it's one of many things that links GC feminism to the Far Right.

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I hung out with anti-trans activists and other transphobic people for years. You think how some of them talk in public is bad, you should hear what they say when they're the only ones present. Everything trans people say about them is true. They're working for our elimination.
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#TransHate One of the reasons I could see this happening is that more established anti-trans activists/grifters could see her as competition, a newcomer encroaching on their turf. They wouldn't object to her hatred, they'll see her as a potential rival to take out.
Transphobes are also obsessed with purity and in their eyes certain qualities and experiences taint a person forever. Doing sex work is definitely one of those things. Other TERFs will use this to set themselves above Cade. They like putting others down, including other TERFs.
Not all TERFs will react this way. Some GCs on Ovarit are already hailing her as a hero. But based on what I've seen in the past, I'm guessing the Gendermapper and her friends won't be a fan, because of Cade's past doing porn and naming Buck as a "good trans person".
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2 Nov
Prediction: Most US trans eliminationists aren't gonna claim Cade as one of their own because they're very, very anti-porn. They'll use her work in porn to distance themselves from her. They might even atttack her for her work because they blame porn for "making kids trans".
I've already watched trans eliminationists viciously attack Buck Angel for his work. They claim he's "grooming" kids and pushing them to transition by making porn and sex toys. The fact that Cade named him as an ally is going to work against her among many anti-trans activists.
I would not be surprised at all if a bunch of anti-trans activists dogpiled Cade and claimed she was part of the problem because she works as a porn star. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they claimed she was actually a psy-op! They do love spinning conspiracy theories.
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