Bathroom bans and media bias

[Jimbo01]

Moderator note: This topic has been split from an EHRC news article

I just don't understand the hate on this subject. The public have been conditioned "no men in our bathrooms"

I bet before this was a thing, those same "men" would have been in those bathrooms and noone cared

There's one wrong'un and the daily mail goes on and on about it (their website is massive)

It's like the "trans shooters" - they happen up have a manifesto...really

Sorry I'm going to curb my conspiracy stuff but I'm always skeptical when I hear that

[Lori Dee ✅]

It's just clickbait.

Out of hundreds of mass shootings by cisgender white males, they cherry-pick the stories that will get people to click their headlines.

"The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant." — Albert Einstein.

[Laura Squirrel]

It's just clickbait.

Out of hundreds of mass shootings by cisgender white males, they cherry-pick the stories that will get people to click their headlines.

"The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant." — Albert Einstein.

Exactly.

The first time I heard this from people around me, I would ask them: "How many cis, white dudes have killed people since 8/1/66?" They couldn't give me a numerical answer and they didn't know the significance of the friggin' date. Clueless, yo. 

I just don't understand the hate on this subject. The public have been conditioned "no men in our bathrooms"

I bet before this was a thing, those same "men" would have been in those bathrooms and noone cared

There's one wrong'un and the daily mail goes on and on about it (their website is massive)

It's like the "trans shooters" - they happen up have a manifesto...really

Sorry I'm going to curb my conspiracy stuff but I'm always skeptical when I hear that

You know how many times I was questioned in the MENS rooms? 100s. This goes back to even when I was a little kid. Keep in mind, I didn't have long hair until I was 21 or 22.

BUT, once I transitioned, I had only had one...ONE instance of being called out. Check this out:
I was at one of our local Dairy Queens, and I was making a beeline for the women's room. At this time of the day, the place was full of jr high and high school students.

I turned the corner, and there was a group of teen girls sitting there. Three brunettes and a blonde. I heard the blonde girl say "There's a guy going toward the women's room." Her friend's response? "You don't know who that is. That could be some butch chick."

I went into the restroom, took care of things, walked out, and ordered my food. I walked back to a table that was diagonal from them. No one said a word or looked my way.

When it comes to the restroom itself, I have been nose to nose with other women, and no one says a thing. Nothing. By that I mean, cramped quarters, and not, like, getting ready to fight or anything.

[Jimbo01]

Exactly.

The first time I heard this from people around me, I would ask them: "How many cis, white dudes have killed people since 8/1/66?" They couldn't give me a numerical answer and they didn't know the significance of the friggin' date. Clueless, yo. 

It's just the media picking and choosing who they want to blame for things

I'm in the UK so we don't really hear much about shootings. We just get "massive shooting in US" and that's it

I am online a lot so I hear a lot more than the average normie. I always hear about a manifesto but I've still not seen one...

I do not understand the media...on the one hand we get BBC "trans rights" and then they run bs stories on so-called mass shootings

[Laura Squirrel]

It's just the media picking and choosing who they want to blame for things

I'm in the UK so we don't really hear much about shootings. We just get "massive shooting in US" and that's it

I am online a lot so I hear a lot more than the average normie. I always hear about a manifesto but I've still not seen one...

I do not understand the media...on the one hand we get BBC "trans rights" and then they run bs stories on so-called mass shootings

Well, the US has gone with the "if it bleeds, it leads" mentality for decades. By the time I was entering high school, I had reached the conclusion that the only purpose of the American news media was to frighten and demoralize the populace. So many people still haven't picked up on that. Also, the fact that the media can't stop slobbering over that stupid duck doesn't help. Ratings and clicks are so much more important.

[Jimbo01]

Well, the US has gone with the "if it bleeds, it leads" mentality for decades. By the time I was entering high school, I had reached the conclusion that the only purpose of the American news media was to frighten and demoralize the populace. So many people still haven't picked up on that. Also, the fact that the media can't stop slobbering over that stupid duck doesn't help. Ratings and clicks are so much more important.

You've hit the nail on the head!

Depressing

[Lori Dee ✅]

I had reached the conclusion that the only purpose of the American news media was to frighten and demoralize the populace. So many people still haven't picked up on that.

This is more true than you know. In the military, my secondary specialty was Military Intelligence Analyst. We received hours upon hours of training in propaganda and counter-intelligence tactics.

If you have any doubts about whether the media has an agenda, just look at who owns them. Then tell me it has nothing to do with the stories they tell. Then take a close look at who sat with Trump and family during the Inauguration Ceremony.

Nothing to see here. It's probably nothing.

[Finally Anna]

Media is self-serving, as are most companies. They want profit and they lean that way in what/how they report about things. Whether that constitutes a strategic agenda other than $$? I don't know, but I doubt it.