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'do it for the children'

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Nov 2, 2023
  • 4 min read

Newsflash: I don't know what you lot have been huffing, but the blunt truth is that I have spent YEARS fighting for the right to be allowed to be around children. And have spent the last several weeks re-establishing those things in the burbs. 😡 - That was humiliating; that was insulting, and that's why I'm particularly saying NO. Greg, that was bullshit. The burbs adjusted; I stayed the same, as I was legally entitled to express myself however I felt. Every time the spies messing with my feed implied that I was attracted to kids was another nail in the coffin of me saying no to their rehab. I want time to decompress after YEARS of proving that I'm safe. I mean, they didn't hook my dick up to a monitor, but it was that vibe regarding my porn feeds; that was probably illegal after the conversion therapy laws were introduced, so I'd love to get some real answers about what gave them the right to do that. Now I'm frightened to wank, though I still do so, and that's the fault of my enemies. - Let's all start from a sane, rational position: Amanda had a terrible transition, and that isn't something that a do-over can fix. That's something that therapy might fix: real therapy, not 'performance therapy' What should the Government do? The Government should work hard to ensure that there are more trans-positive therapists, and ideally trans-identified therapists. Plus the Government should subsidise those sessions once the GID diagnosis is established. Trans people aren't made of money, particularly trans adults. 🏳️‍⚧️ - Honestly, if you hadn't convinced me to detransition by 2021, why are you all still trying now? Oh, wait, because of your belief that it's 'only a fetish' My doctors do NOT believe that. They believe that I'm trans, and they believe that masturbating is healthy. If they believed I was a fetishist, my diagnosis would have changed, but it remained as GENDER DYSPHORIA. 😡 - Re: my war -- being around kids wasn't an implicit right once I started wearing dresses. In fact, parents regularly turned their children away from me for a long time; even now, it occasionally happens. Also, my script a) isn't for trans kids, b) isn't about trans kids, and c) disagrees with those trans kids about their hormones and puberty blockers, which I think is much like the assimilationist gays and seems odd to me. As a result of this ostracisation and shunning, I reject the idea that I should 'drag my way out of poverty' -- NO, pay me for my words and respect that is actually why I'm famous. Like, a lot of people hate my drag act, but my ideas are really starting to cook and even my enemies genuinely listen to my policy ideas now. The Dakumentary has plenty of trans me explaining transness, and that's why I'm not doing Tina. - It's not a debate: you're trying to force me without owning the rights; you lot jumped the gun and are finding out that I'm 29, and had been waiting for this moment where I got to establish my legal rights of ownership to my ideas. My idol never even listened to my initial songs due to legal reasons: I knew that songwriting and scriptwriting are very legalistic occupations, though that's definitely something that we fail to teach kids during school/uni. 👍 - For the conservatives: Yes, I'm genuinely sympathetic to the argument that trans is a meme and that the kids are radicalising each other, though I don't think that is an intentional outcome. It is a meme: it's a cultural expression, so hence is inherently a meme, and social media has made the trans process far more performative (which is why I thumbed my nose at most of those transition cliches). However, if their parents agree and the psychologists agree, then puberty blockers are totally the right call. If your kids are experiencing gender dysphoria, then you should consult with a psychologist rather than any faith-based bs. I'd also recommend that parents become actively involved with their children's trans research, as that's a way of ensuring they're all on the same page. I found another way, but when I was 15-22 or so, I thought a lot about hormones. It won't improve my life at 29, though. My body works and my shape works and my style works without any castration, thank you very much. 🏳️‍⚧️ - What I'm loving about Johnsonville: It's quieter than Welly and the people are friendlier. Plus the FOMO is dying now that I'm living outside Welly Central and realise that's a great excuse to avoid gigs. 🤣 I never liked the scene; I literally spent a decade in Wellington saying that I loved the city and wasn't fond of the people. The people have become more like me, but that's surreal and honestly I prefer to avoid that idol worship stuff as I'm a terrible role model.

 
 
 

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