Appreciator of the fine things in life, and of Greenock Morton.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
@FemmeLoves I'll preface this by saying that when I use we/our I am generalising not just about men as a category but also about individuals as they will be different at different times.
First of physically we just are very penis centric. There are other erogeneous bits but... 1/?
@FemmeLoves Then psychologically that all gets tied up with expectation, and the idea that it is our 'manhood'. If that fails we've failed maniness.
Add to that as a group we are both literally + figuratively a bunch of pricks. The competitive drive on all things means we are vicious..2/?
Dec 13, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Many of you will have seen posts from me about being gender critical, about standing up for women's sex based rights and spaces
I have friends of many different political persuasions. They give me much joy. The common factors are about what I regard as basic human rights.
Can I just ask if you don't believe in women's sex based rights and spaces, then please defriend me? It's a shibboleth for me, just as I won't be friends with racists.
And I could, and will do the work myself of getting rid of people who oppose women's sex based rights and spaces
So some thoughts on attending the Men Supporting Women meeting in Glasgow yesterday, organised by @MichealConraoi, to whom I offer huge thanks. First thank you to all the speakers, it was an excellent mix of perspectives. Secondly thanks to the attendees and the points and... 1/?
@MichealConraoi Questions raised. It felt genuinely collaborative in seeking ways to save same sex protection for women. As many stressed this was a cross party and no party grouping, but it did feel to me as if the majority of persepectives were left wing... 2/?
Aug 21, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
For anyone who cites the GERS figures as illustrating how it shows independence for Scotland would be impossible, I want to see suggestions of how we change it. Because either the figures are wrong or the current democratic settlement is broken.
Note I posted about this last year including @kevverage and @holland_tom as I was replying to tweets asking what needs tobe done because if we are so completely screwed financially then we should be proposing solutions.
