Apologies for the long ramble. I've been inactive for a while, trying to get less screen time during lockdown, but upon the mass Reddit purge I've decided to return.

Something that I've come to realise, during my time in various circles (prior to this account), is that there are only a few incentives that will make people act in acceptable manner.

One of those, and the reason for my account name, is the threat of violence.

Now, what stops a pervert from entering a woman's space? Is he worried about how the women might feel? No. He's worried that either a woman he has targeted will be carrying pepper spray (or some other means of self defence), or that other men will apprehend/attack him (law enforcement or otherwise). The only thing that prevents these people from having free reign is the threat of violence.

With TIMs, as I'm sure we are all aware, that threat of violence is not present. TIMs are able to enter bathrooms and act with impunity, because nobody can touch them. They do not feel threatened. Unlike a bog-standard pervert, to threaten a TIM entering a woman's restroom would be considered a "hate crime" by the majority of western societies.

I understand the idea that many do not wish to stoop to their level in exhibiting threatening behaviour, but this is the only language that pornsick perverts understand.

Another realisation that I have had, though more recently, is that the majority of people do not respond positively to well thought out arguments. Someone else here made this point too, she said that most people who have "peaked" were not peaked by the arguments of radfems or gc individuals. It's not that they are bad arguments, but because most people respond more to social pressure than they do to well thought out discussion.

I was once of the opinion that I could change people's minds by providing a well thought out argument, and discussing beliefs with them. I would do this only to find that, the next day, those very same people who had agreed with me had returned to their old TRA talking points.

I decided to change tactics, and I simply started bullying and ridiculing people. Whenever other men would mention TRA nonsense, I would laugh at them and say something to the effect of "yeah, I bet she had a real nice penis mate" in a mocking tone.

I have found that social shame and ridicule, at least in this case, work far better than logical thinking and persuasion. Remember, many people who have fallen into TRA thinking have done so because of social pressure - nobody reaches these positions by thinking about things logically.

Now, I'm not a particularly physically imposing person. I'd say I have a medium build. But simply by having a domineering personality, an individual is able to make others hang their heads in shame. Not that I enjoy doing it, but it's the only way to get through to many people.

Of course, there are people out there who will respond positively to a well-presented argument. This is the difference between my girlfriend (G) and my friend (F).

F is a male TRA. Multiple times I have explained to him my position, and he has agreed with me almost every time. On just about any issue, I can convince him of a position that is the polar opposite of his own. However, F is surrounded by TRAs in his online spaces, and is consistently witnessing people being shamed for disregarding TRA dogma. Therefore, the fear he has of being socially shamed stops him from permanently adopting other positions. At one point, at a social gathering, he attempted to shame me in front of G. He called me transphobic, and she laughed in his face. "I know," she said. He looked away, hanging his head awkwardly. That's when it hit me. From then on, I began shaming him whenever he brought up trans stuff. He stopped bringing it up very quickly.

G, on the other hand, is an exception to the rule (as I'm sure most people here are). She responds very negatively to social pressure, and positively to sensible conversation. The majority of people are not like the people on GC Reddit. That's why we are a small (albeit growing) community.

Shame, social pressure, and the threat of violence. These are the only things that will put a system in place that will protect women and prevent TIMs from invading female spaces.

That's just my opinion. If you disagree I'd be interested to hear an opposing position.