Anti-Trans Ideology Threatens All Of Our Freedoms | Judith Butler Meets Ash Sarkar

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  @suumcuique4530 · 6 months ago

  I recently heard Zizek say something that struck me as important: A true leftist never personifies his enemy, meaning having a special group of people or a singular person as enemy, true leftists always criticise systems, not actual people.<br>Its something precious to keep in mind, a great tool for selfreflection in my opinion

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• TA

  @tangimeme · 2 years ago

  &quot;Are we bringing vibes to a gun fight&quot; is such an iconic line and the perfect way to express that sentiment 😂

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  @TheYasmineFlower · 2 years ago

  Everyone always asks &quot;What is a woman&quot; but no one ever asks &quot;How is a woman&quot;.

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  @harveyyoung3423 · 2 years ago

  I started watching this interview live with my Mum and Dad at their house yesterday. We didn&apos;t get to far into it, not because it is complicated, with many moving parts and different levels, which it is, and which it has, but because it kicked off a long discussion after only a several minutes in. They have invited me back over today to watch some more, and i get a free home cooked dinner too. <br>So very interesting, socially consequential, and with a high positive utility margin for me, so far.

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  @janearmstrong7945 · 2 years ago (edited)

  like a surprising number of middle-aged alternative people, I wasn&apos;t particularly open to new ideas on gender. My children told me just to sit down and watch a bit of Judith and maybe eat a biscuit. Over time, I was able to understand a little better. I would really recommend Judith Butler and Biscuits approach, rather than massively freaking out and radicalising yourself on Twitter because a thing has happened that you don&apos;t understand.

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  @aefun5761 · 2 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Are we bringing vibes to a gunfight&quot; :) &nbsp;Ash is well on form, brilliant.

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  @tracey6258 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;d love Ash to interview Helen Joyce or better still a conversation between Butler and Joyce.

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• SM

  @sme-w6n · 2 years ago

  Listening to Butler is always a treat, but when the interviewer is super excited and having a great time, it’s even better!

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• AN

  @angeliquebarbey971 · 1 year ago

  If only we, the citizenry can think through our fears rather than to choose to support them and to magnify them!

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• KA

  @kathymcbride2425 · 1 year ago

  ash and judith &nbsp;thank you

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  @yaznin2474 · 2 years ago

  Great interview. Thank you Ash for always asking the right questions. Never really heard Judith Butler speak before - only knew their name from all the tansphobia panic, great to see they were not snide or cruel to anyone and answered every question with intelligence. Look forward to reading their book.

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  @ezequiel2527 · 2 years ago

  It’s interesting how many times reinforcement of societal gender norms was confirmed in this conversation.

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