Jake Shields @jakeshieldsajj started the evening with a bad tweet:
Then, in the late night / early morning hours, he tweeted:
It seems that Twitter got rid of this tweet, but the Wayback Machine preserved it.
Twitter did not shut down the entire account, so the guy continued to tweet bad things. Here's something he said about a trans woman athlete. It's illogical and in bad faith (which I'll point out first), but that's not my ultimate point, so bear with me.
He notes a trans woman's placement in a race with 20,000 women. The trans woman didn't quite make the top 6,000. She's in the top third of runners. In this tweet, she's being shamed for not taking top place and treated as a cheater for not placing last either. In this misogynist's tweeter's mind, the only valid reason for a trans woman to compete against cis women is to prove that "men" or "male" bodies are superior. He can't just let her run a race with 20,000 women just because she's a woman too and let her run at an extremely ordinary pace alongside all the other women.
Again, the illogic and bad faith is not ultimately what I want to point out there. What's more important to me right now is that the "trans sports" trope is used by the same people who are calling for public executions. So everyone needs to think about that the next time they see a "trans sports" meme. What is that meme actually signaling, please?
Regarding the original tweet about public execution: Twitter is blocking criticism of it.
See also: "Trans Fighter Alana McLaughlin Responds To Jake Shields’ Calls For Execution Of Transgender Allies" Jake Shields has once again shared his controversial and unwanted opinions on trans rights, suggesting allies of the community should face public execution, by Craig Pekios, Last updated on April 27, 2023. This article links to a tweet by Alana McLaughlin commenting that this was not Jake Shields's only recent "openly genocidal tweet."
Result of platforms encouraging this behavior:
Regarding the picture of Radcliffe & Darke in the tweet above, please see: "One person in a couple is always taller than the other". It's a 5-minute read on Medium. Medium lets you read a certain number of stories for free every month. You may also consider a paid membership on the platform.
By the way: This guy may have raised the theme of "public executions" because of this:
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will allow juries to impose the death sentence even if all 12 jurors do not agree.
He is also likely to approve a second bill passed by the lawmakers on Tuesday that would make sexual battery of a child under age 12 a death penalty offense.
The governor, who is rumored to be considering a presidential run, has publicly pushed for both bills -- legislation that opponents say violates the U.S. Constitution and could lead to wrongful executions."
— "Gov. DeSantis signs controversial death penalty legislation: Critics say these bills could lead to wrongful executions." Miles Cohen. ABC News. April 20, 2023.
Before that:
"Pastor Mark Burns made headlines in 2022 for calling for the return of the House Un-American Activities Committee to arrest and execute LGBTQ+ and transgender allies and individuals whom he accuses of "grooming." In a video released after his appearance on The Stew Peters Show, Burns stated, 'The LGBT, transgender grooming of our children's minds is a national security threat because it is ultimately designed to destabilize the republic we call the United States of America. That's why, whenever I'm elected, I want to start holding people accountable for treason to the Constitution. I'm going to push to reenact HUAC... We need to hold people accountable for treason, start having some public hearings, and begin executing those who are found guilty of treasonous acts against the Constitution of the United States of America...'"
— Trump Endorses Pastor Who Calls For LGBTQ+, Transgender Executions: On Monday, former President Donald Trump endorsed Mark Burns for South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. The pastor has previously called for the execution of LGBTQ "indoctrinators." Erin Reed. April 3, 2024.
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