i was doing my usual âjump down the TERF rabbithole to increase the database for shinigami eyesâ and i encountered a TERF that had deliberately added âTERFs DNIâ to her bio, and then she bragged about it in a post a little further down her blog.
while I knew right away that she was a TERF, because she reblogged exclusively from known TERFs and the posts were direct rhetoric, I think itâs important that I spread this information for people who are not as well-versed in the way TERFs operate on this website.
TERFs hide in plain sight. it is not unusual for a TERF to put âTERFs DNIâ or âTMEâ (transmisogyny exempt) in their bio. In fact, some joke that âTMEâ stands for âtransmisogyny enthusiast.â They do this in order to avoid being reported and banned. They also do this in order to trick people into feeling safe and following them. That way, more people will be exposed to transmisogynist rhetoric.
Just because someone has âthey/themâ in their bio does not mean they are not a TERF. Nonbinary people can be TERFs. GNC women can be TERFs. Donât let pronouns lull you into a false sense of security.
Crypto-TERFs are a thing. These are people who follow and reblog from TERF blogs, but avoid reblogging posts containing direct rhetoric so as to not be detected as transmisogynists. Someone might have a blog full of pretty pictures and art, but when you look at WHO theyâre reblogging that art from, it becomes very clear that they endorse those beliefs. They also serve as a bridge between the TERF community and tumblr at large. You may follow someone because they reblog poems or art, and then feel inclined to check out the blogs they got that content from. This is deliberate recruitment tactic. Â
TERFs will sometimes have an about page or a pinned post insisting that they âarenât a TERFâ and âsupport trans peopleâ but then proceed to write THE most transphobic garbage after it. The idea is to have someone skim the text, read the ânot a TERFâ part, and move on, while the rest of the text is intended to signal to other TERFs that they are, in fact, a TERF.
reblogs from other TERFs (obvi)
URLs that reference reproductive organs (like uterus, ovary, vulva, vagina, pussy, cunt, clit) are almost always TERFs. Iâm sure exceptions exist, but I have never encountered one. Also keep an eye out for âradâ and âradicalâ (in reference to âradical feminstâ/âradfemâ - which is what TERFs call themselves.) Also, a dead giveaway, but I HAVE seen it: âTERFâ or âTerveâ etc. in URLs.Â
TERFs are radfems. Radfems are anti-sex work, lesbian separatists, bioessentialists, and misogynists. They spend a lot of time attacking other women for shaving or wearing makeup, for doing sex work, for dating men, and doing other things they personally disagree with. They also believe that men are inherently predatory. If a blog is spreading radfem beliefs, theyâre either a TERF or a crypto-TERF. There is no such thing as âtrans inclusive radical feminism.âÂ
use of âTRAâ (trans rights activists), âgenderistsâ (transgender people), posts about âmen invading womenâs spacesâ (they mean trans women), use of the word âfemaleâ - ESPECIALLY âadult human femaleâ which is a well-known TERF slogan in the UK , use of this emoji đ (âonly two gendersâ), the phrase âsex-based oppressionâ, salem witch trial references (âweâre the daughters you didnât burnâ), and references to suppression (âi will not be silencedâ), mentions the âS.C.U.M. manifestoâ (a manifesto insisting that âthe male sexâ should be ELIMINATED. the author attempted to KILL andy warhol.)
bios containing: XX, radfem, adult human female, female, gender critical, terven (TERF), ex/former TRA, febfem (âfemale exclusive bisexualâ - TERFs who consider all trans men and transmascs to be women/female. they are chasers unable to reconcile their sexual feelings for men.)
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