7/27/12

Press Release: In Support of UK Member ASA Complaint Against Cartoonstock "Tranny" Images

Press Release: In Support of UK Member ASA Complaint Against Cartoonstock "Tranny" Images

July 27, 2012
For immediate Release
Kelli Busey
Founder/ Co Administrator
Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies (DTAA)
817-210-2959

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The DTAA fully supports UK Member Janice Caroline McCauley in her complaint filed with the Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) against Cartoonstock. Janice Caroline McCauley, frustrated by empty promises and inaction by Cartoonstock is asking ASA to help expedite the removal of the highly problematic "Tranny Gift" images from the company website.

We support her efforts for the following reasons:

Cartoonstock, a highly visible Internet commercial enterprise promotes the use of "Tranny" on its website which is considered offensive and defamatory to transgender people. The cavalier use of this defamation dehumanizes us enabling the discrimination we find at every turn.

Although Cartoonstock has promised a 'review' of the cartoons the company's website still displays all of the images in question days afterwards.

For the sake of Clarity this press release will address the cartoons in question individually explaining what exactly is offensive about each image.It is the hope of the DTAA that after viewing these images you will lodge a complaint with the ASA as well. Residency in the UK is not required.



Transgender people are discriminated against in the workplace at a appalling rate. To a casual viewer the image suggests that the reverse also applies. What a employer doesn't wish to find out about employee, they are transgender or gender variant.



By association with the web page's name 'tranny' with transgender, the suggestion is transgender employees are simply men in dresses, or drag queens which feeds the lie that we are 'fakers' who's motivation is to invade female spaces putting unaware innocent cisgender people at risk.



This image is the most offensive of all, with the actions being undertaken by the person on on right being purely speculative. The most common assumption being that 'he' is standing up and urinating. The image also dehumanizes the transgender experience by targeting the most vulnerable of our community, those who for various reasons are forced into survival sex work. It also a validates the lie that the original (reads, the real reason) the vast majority of people transition is our sexual orientation.



The above cartoon propagates the misogynistic male concept that females are somehow less than males. It suggests that ridiculing anyone, including police officers, who are non gender conforming in the workplace is acceptable and expected.

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The complaint procedure is painless, only taking moments and is the most important component of this advocacy.

Click Here to file your complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority. UK residency is not required.

You can also add your voice to Cartoonstock: Stop using cartoons to ridicule Transgender people. It is not acceptable.

Click Here to view the original PR at the DTAA

7/25/12

Petition CartoonStock To Remove Vile "Tranny" Cartoons

Recently I was alerted to a petition started by Janice McCauley on Twitter and quickly added my name knowing nothing more about it than what the overview letter said.

Googling "Tranny CartoonStock" brought up the image on the left and a slew of other egregious "cartoons gifts"...

Then I went to the updates to see what progress had been made, this was posted 7/24/12...



As much as I applaud Cartoon Stock for their quick response I think we should keep up the heat and McCauley agrees especially since days later the adverts remain on their website and subsequent communication with Cartoonstock indicates they are still deciding whether any of their "Tranny Gift" cartoons are in fact offensive.

I hope you will support McCauley's extraordinary advocacy by signing her petition
Cartoonstock: Stop using cartoons to ridicule Transgender people. It is not acceptable and join with us on the
Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies Action

Hopefully soon I can post thanking CartoonStock but until then heat, heat and more heat please.

Iranian Nuclear Speaker Systems Hacked Thunder Struck

Not transgender related but this rocks.....



Sources inside Iran report:

News of the attack comes from Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at Finnish computer security firm F-Secure, who says he recently received a series of emails from a scientist working at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI):

"I am writing you to inform you that our nuclear program has once again been compromised and attacked by a new worm with exploits which have shut down our automation network at Natanz and another facility Fordo near Qom."

The Iranian scientist goes on to say that they believe the attackers used Metasploit, a common hacking tool which provides a variety of ways to penetrate supposedly secure networks. "There was also some music playing randomly on several of the workstations during the middle of the night with the volume maxed out," says the scientist. "I believe it was playing 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC."

"Black Madam" Sings New Tune: Come On Into My Prison


Dispelling fantasy with reality.

The woman inviting you into her kitchen in this video, Padge Windslowe, doesn't have a problem catering to ones vanity even if kills you, until now that is. Windslowe been charged with third degree murder of Claudia Aderotimi, who died after getting silicone injected into her butt.

Some of the other ingredients found in kitchens like Padge Windslowe's include paraffin, petroleum jelly, Fix-a-flat and super glue to close the needle holes. Come On, roll the dice. You may get a plump ass and big tits or you might just get you some death.



More at usnews.msnbc.msn.com

7/24/12

Report "Hot Tranny Mess" to Facebook



I have several daily google alerts that searches the web for different words, one of them being the defamation "Tranny". All the usual suspects showed up today, mechanics seeking help with transmissions, lowlife pornographic human trafficking sites, but this one with the facebook page caught my eye.










This is a screen grab of the google alert:



Following that link I found this on the "About" page:



Without knowing who the page owner is I gave the person the benifit of the doubt and posted a link to the Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies article Transgender Girl 10 Years Old Asks 'Don't Let This Kill Anyone Else" about Livvy James, the young transgender lady who reached out to the world trying to stop people from using that defamatory word before someone else died from the effects. That message was deleted moments later without any conversation.

Why not call it "Hot Drag Queen Mess"? Because to misogynistic people men are by default respected and conversely womankind or any representation is not a physical threat, therefore not respected. In fact womamkind are a joke to many gay men and suprisingly other woman as well.

The individual who owns the page couldn't care less if children are dieing for his self gratification.

Angry? Disturbed? A parent of child a child who has tried or god forbid, killed themselves because of the onslaught of defamation in our heartless society?

Take action.

Copy this link http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender/ and Paste it on the "Hot Tranny Mess" facebook's wall then click the round star icon on the top right and report them to facebook.

7/23/12

16 year Old Ashlyn Parram Transgender Student Humiliated and Ostracised By Headmaster


Giles Academy Headteacher Chris Walls and teaching staff willfully broke the law, endangering the life of his 16 year old transgender student.
After banning Ashlyn Parram from taking examinations while she was dressed in female attire she brought him printed copies of the revised Equality Act 2010 which requires Schools such as her's to protect transgender students from Discrimination.


Despite having a printed copy of these laws in his hand Headteacher Chris Walls and staff mocked Ashlyn's feminine walk, told her gender diversity didn't exist, forced Ashlyn Parram to sit apart from other students, take physical education with boys resulting in her losing relationships with teachers, friendships with other students, even being being spat on and hit.

According to the Sun:

"Miranda and Ashlyn’s stepdad Graham, 43, have now lodged an official complaint over the headmaster’s conduct claiming discrimination because of Ashlyn’s gender and a failure to give her the correct support.

A school spokesman said: “Giles Academy is an Ofsted Outstanding school in a caring environment with robust equalities policies. The governing body of the Academy rejects all the allegations.”

Giles Academy Headteacher Chris Walls and his teaching staff really need to read the law and obey it but in addition they should watch this video found on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's web page