After chuckling at
@WingsScotland
’s Hate Monster coverage, I rather wanted to join in the fun.
So I spent the weekend at my sewing machine, and lo and behold…
the Hate Monster Muppet was born ✨☺️
It’s been a long graft for the Hate Monster the past couple of days so I let him choose the telly tonight.
The subtitles warn of mildly offensive language, but he likes that.
When I was 9 and a bit of a ‘weird kid’, JK Rowling’s books gave me the escapism, solace and joy I needed to survive school. Now I’m an adult, she sets an example of integrity, strength and dignity. I’m so grateful there are role models like her in the world.
#IStandWithJKRowling
Last Friday, my family’s address was posted on Twitter by three activist actors who took pictures of themselves in front of our house, carefully positioning themselves to ensure that our address was visible. 1/8
@ScotWFootball
are scheduling matches for female teams against teams with male bodied players. Players can’t object to the mixed sex game for fear of being kicked off the team. Sometimes they don’t know they’re playing against males until they get on the pitch. Outrageous. 1/
Thank you to all the sisters I met today who helped me get around with my suit, helped me drink enough water, etc. Thank you to
@StandingforXX
for coming to Edinburgh to support women to speak. Women are incredible and I was proud to stand with you today.
Someone’s not happy - he’s been throwing a tantrum since I let him know🤦🏻♀️
Don’t let the Hate Monster win - email ALL EIGHT of your MSPs TODAY and ask them to support this motion.
On Wednesday
@ScotTories
will bring a motion
@ScotParl
to repeal the Hate Crime Act, following its shambolic introduction 2 weeks ago. Will
@ScottishLabour
&
@scotlibdems
support us, or will they side with the SNP again?
Cat’s out the bag ladies and gents! The Hate Monster will be making his professional debut at Comedy Unleashed on 1st April 👹. Tickets go on sale this evening - be sure to sign up to their mailing list so you can see him in the flesh!
He’d hate to see you there 😉
Their policy states that eligibility for males to compete in female leagues is based on hormone levels, which has been debunked by 2019 scientific study and admitted as unfair by Equality in Sport 2021 Guidance /2
@ScotWFootball
must no longer deny women meaningful competition in Scottish football tournaments. Women deserve fair competition, as well as dignity and physical safety in contact sports. I implore them to act immediately to preserve a sport where women already face disparity. /3
Great celebrity signing for Edinburgh’s Comedy Unleashed event. None other than the Hate Monster himself. Big cheers for the joke about Nicola going to jail. And having her hand in a till. I wonder who he was talking about 🤷♂️👇👇👇
We have a bigger venue for the April Fools Day gig in Edinburgh. So, we’ll release another 50 tickets at 9.30am on Easter Sunday to everyone on the Comedy Unleashed mailing list.
Keep your eyes peeled for 9pm tonight!
@MrMennoTweets
put me completely at ease and I was able to talk freely about my experiences and why this movement is important to me. And of course… We played with the Hate Monster!
I had so much fun, and my dog adored him 🐾💜
Behind the creator of the Hate Monster puppet stands a woman with the biggest heart 💖
Absolutely adored our chat
@sewingwithsteel
- thank you so much for the laughs. your honesty and your passion.
Premiering this eve at 9PM UK time (1.5 hrs vid).
#HateCrime
#HateMonster
I had so much fun with Mr Menno yesterday. We had a great blether. Thank you Mr Menno for coming up here to support Scottish Women this week! Video coming soon!
#HateCrimeAct
#HumzasHateCrime
@Glinner
@Serena_Partrick
@BillBailey
Thank you Graham for never giving in to the peer pressure and for standing your ground. Your moral integrity inspired other people to also speak up in the face of hostile opposition. You were right the whole damn time.
Did anyone else spot the
#HateMonster
today? The wee scamp was out at Holyrood committing heinous hate crimes, eating Easter chicks and pretending to be the Easter bunny to steal eggs!
And, of course, lots of misgendering!
#SoHateful
#HumzasHateCrime
Of all the women who spoke today, this woman was the bravest of all. Thank you Sophie for speaking with courage and wisdom far beyond your years. May adults strive to be like you, and at the very least listen to what you are telling them
#LetWomenSpeak
#LetWomenSpeakEdinburgh
OURS GIRLS NEEDS US DESPERATELY DADS. Many speeches today at “Let Women Speak”event but this speech from Sophie an autistic girl had me in tears. I have two daughters and one is autistic and I saw my daughter in this child, and her speech is exactly the reason I started
@TheScottJonesy
@WingsScotland
Lovely to meet you Scott! Thank you for the lovely compliment - the Hate Monster is happy to indulge his fans and take his well deserved curtain call 😉
@KirstieMAllsopp
I have read the whole 🧵, multiple times, and find it acknowledges the concerns around women’s rights but fails to propose what actions can be taken to preserve them. You then describe criticisms of GI as ‘cruel and dangerous’. You clearly prioritise women’s rights below others.
@Scot_Feminists
@scotgov
News in of another stand in Aberdeen today, to help spread the word on the proposed legislative changes
@scotgov
wish to push through, allowing males to
#SelfID
and change their legal sex (no medical diagnosis, no surgery, no medication required).
Holding a minute of silence in honour of the 126 U.K. women killed in 2021 at the hands of men. Each one was so much more than a number or statistic. When will our leaders address the violence women suffer on the basis of their sex?
#SexNotGender
#IDEVAW
#RememberingOurSisters
We don’t give teenage girls underwired bras in case they affect growing breasts, but if they say they’re a boy we throw them a reinforced painfully tight vest and tell them to have at it.
We were backed up against the Academy building and had people - overwhelmingly men - encircling us waving abusive signs and sounding what sounded like police sirens. We kept going, but it was claustrophobic and intimidating.
The Hate Monsters and placards are lovely but, in reality, women have been penned, surrounded on 3 sides by screaming masked thugs.
@PoliceScotland
are keeping us safe but we are experiencing an onslaught of noise & abuse. 1/
#LetWomenSpeakEdinburgh
I am concerned by the imagery used here.
Why are boxing gloves relevant?
Do they intend to use physical threat at this protest?
Why do women repeatedly face such aggression in response to speaking up for our rights?
#TicklevGiggle
#IStandWithSallGrover
URGENT! SHARE EVERYWHERE!
TERFs are gathering in front of Sydney Federal Court TOMORROW at 9:30 AM 😡😡😡
It’s time again to show up and show out for our rights!!! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
#StandUpFightBack
#TransRights
@MrJohnNicolson
@Seedsmen
I’m a female DA survivor in my 20s with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (I’m disabled). Am I not vulnerable? Can’t I have a say in what happens to my boundaries in care and hospital environments? Can’t I ask questions about my safety? Why am I bigoted?
@Fergie_CJ
@MagiGibson
@WingsScotland
🤣🤣🤣🤣 if he does, he will be putting forwards an amendment to the Hate Crime Bill asking that ‘monster’ and ‘muppet’ also be protected categories. Until then, no muppets can feel safe in Scotland.
@MrMennoTweets
Thank you so much for this Menno. I really appreciate that you have generously given up your time and talents to help amplify my voice. I’m also forever grateful that you taught me how to make Dutch tea because I will never drink it the British way ever again 😉
If you’re up for crafting your own Hate Monster in time for Scottish events coming up on 1st and 6th of April, see the posts in this thread by
@Scot_Feminists
for ideas!
Coco Boho Bar shamefully pulled the plug on
@UnleashedComedy
’s Edinburgh gig in April. Cowards. Thank you Hibernian Football Supporters Club for having us - I’ll be back!
I’ll take moral integrity and freedom of speech over a posh cocktail any day.
#HumzasHateCrime
#GrowAPair
Great long piece by
@hardmanr
on
#HateCrimeActScotland
, "the most absurd law since Henry II's beard tax."
'It's a banana republic without the bananas and you can quote me on that — though I might be breaking this new law.'
'Thank god for JK Rowling'
Is there a hierarchy of vulnerability
@MrJohnNicolson
? Is that what you mean when you say ‘most vulnerable’? What else do I have to suffer to be vulnerable enough? Right now I have no income, and I’m bisexual too - does that help? When will I be vulnerable enough to matter?
@MrJohnNicolson
@Seedsmen
I’m a female DA survivor in my 20s with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (I’m disabled). Am I not vulnerable? Can’t I have a say in what happens to my boundaries in care and hospital environments? Can’t I ask questions about my safety? Why am I bigoted?
As a woman, how am I expected to feel when I see such a parody of women’s bodies worn like a costume in a professional setting? Why is Oakville Trafalgar High subjecting pupils, staff and women globally to this mockery of what it is to be born a woman?
BREAKING: Oakville Trafalgar High School has come out in defense of a male teacher who has been wearing a massive prosthetic bust, complete with protruding nipples, to class.
In an email sent to parents, the school says "gender identity" is protected.
@MrJohnNicolson
@Seedsmen
But it’s not traducing anyone else to ask that my boundaries be protected, to know that the reality of my (biological) sex is a component of my vulnerability, and to ask that it be recognised. Why is it bigoted for me to talk about these things?
'Dignity and right to self-determination’
I was 29 when I was diagnosed with autism & ADHD. I was scared and I thought my life was a mess - but it was the start of learning to love and fight for myself.
I live every day with both these conditions AND my dignity in tact.
"The law does not impact on other people's perception"
Sex Matters'
@HJoyceGender
on
@TalkTV
with
@JakeBerry
on whether it's "hateful" to use sex-based pronouns ⬇️
@ncaipics
@WingsScotland
He didn’t do very well at Sesame Street, and he can’t sing so Avenue Q wasn’t an option… but CBeebies could be a great place to launch his career! And he can do serious too, so he’d make a great commentator at GB news. He’s very versatile.
@Dis_Critic
He blocked me when I advocated for myself as a domestic abuse survivor who needs single sex service provision. I asked him my questions politely.
This woman is not your typical physiotherapist… And she’s an angry and opinionated woman to boot! Are those things even allowed any more? Check out this video at 7.30pm to hear straight from
@GussieGrips
herself 👇
@Serena_Partrick
Thank you so much!! He’s a big lad, he eats me out of house and home. I’ll do my best to catch his best moments when he’s not squabbling with the dog over who gets the best seat on the couch.
@MrMennoTweets
@transradicals
This is appalling! What a disgusting thing to say to a gay man, and also to single you out for abuse like that. He’s clearly envious of your bravery and integrity. You behaved exceptionally - of course you did 🤷🏻♀️ ‘Pet gay’ is homophobic vitriol.
@SophiaPangloss
@burglars_dug
I used to work in a wee knitting shop near Edinburgh Grassmarket and my boss used to dock my wages if something like this happened. Also used to diddle me out of holiday pay too. I was young and easily taken advantage of 🤷🏻♀️. To add insult, she and her husband were very well off.
It would be a crime not to celebrate the banner made by the women of
@ForthFeminists
as part of
#BeMoreMary
and
#IWD
. Every time I look at it, I’m reminded of time spent in good company (human and feline) crafting for a good cause. We’ll wave this at demonstrations with pride.
#FVFTheGaithering
We’re setting up, almost ready to welcome you all today.
Thrilled to unveil our new banner, a work of love by the incredibly talented women in our group.
Beyond grateful for the women behind
@ForwomenScot
; their immense efforts and perseverance make all other women like myself feel a bit safer and a bit stronger.
#SleighTheGRA
Deed 10 -
@ForwomenScot
have been to court twice in 2021 for a judicial review of
@scotgov
's GRPB Act that allows a male to be defined as a "woman". Scottish women funded the challenges. Judgement is due soon 💪:
#WomenWontWheesht
This is what
@stonewalluk
have done to lesbians.
They have brought about a culture where same sex attracted women are branded ‘bigots’ for opposing gender ideology.
Lesbians have been dehumanised to the extent that women like Belstaffie have faced this kind of abuse.
Thanks to
#RuthHunt
,
#StonewallUK
, et al, I underwent a five year campaign of hatred against me and my property, from my community in
#Todmorden
, because I am a genuine, gender critical lesbian.
These were all “queer”. middle class, white heterosexuals.
I was banned from the
@twinski
@NamcoTrafford
I’m so sorry. I don’t have words to describe the horror and anger I feel at what these people subjected you and your son to. Despite it, you held your heads high 💪🏻. Thank you for speaking out and advocating for ppl w disabilities. I hope this gets the media attention it deserves
@GussieGrips
@iain_masterton
🤣 I can’t believe some talented photographer has managed to make a Hate Monster paw look poignant and emotive. I wasn’t expecting that!!
It's Humza Yousaf's birthday on Sunday (7th April) he will be 39. (No I am not obsessed by the First Minister - I was researching for my
@Scotsman
column)
Do you think he would appreciate a cuddly toy as a gift?
@sewingwithsteel