Quisling Discourse
There are a few trans people who are TERF sycophants in the same way that there are a few gay people who are anti-gay movement sycophants. These individuals are called “quislings” or “TERF tokens”. Some have wondered why these descriptors are used. First up are a couple of clips* taken from the Mark & Lynna show in which Lynna says that murdered trans women are to blame for their own murder, Cathy Brennan admits that if she were younger, she would bash uppity trans women, Mark & Lynna have a quick fight and then suck up to Brennan: Below is another example of quisling discourse. Here, a quisling makes numerous unsupported ad hominem assertions in response to evidence-based facts that are problematic for TERF narratives: [View the story “Quislings Pt Deux ” on Storify] Go to top NOTES: *Some TERFs and quislings have attempted to defend Brennan’s claim that she
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Community significance
“Quisling Discourse” may matter to community readers because it connects feminism and gender politics with organizing, advocacy, or collective experience. Its discussion of media, rhetoric, and discourse gives readers a concrete point of entry into the concerns and strategies represented in the article.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2015 at The TERFs, “Quisling Discourse” provides dated evidence of how feminism and gender politics was being argued in relation to media, rhetoric, and discourse. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
No dominant policy frame was detected in “Quisling Discourse.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of feminism and gender politics may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
Ranked themes and framings
Rank 1 is the dominant inferred theme or framing. Parent labels identify broader theme families; the relationship diagram distinguishes sub-themes, siblings, overlap, and separate-but-related themes.
Themes
- 1Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict100%
- 2Media, rhetoric, and discourseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication75%
- 3Science, evidence, and expertiseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication33%
- 4Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community22%
- 5Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community22%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Feminism and gender politics” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 2 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history186
- Community and organizing161
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization112
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse76
- Law and civil rights69
- Culture, identity, and representation68
- Education and youth52
- Healthcare and medicine48
- History, archives, and memory42
- Science, evidence, and expertise33
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Marian
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
Autumn Sandeen
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
TransAdvocate Staff
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
Cristan
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
Marti Abernathey
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
Kat
Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Community and organizing, Violence, safety, and dehumanization.
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