Headlines: “Republicans Pounce: GOP far-right extremists force government shutdown as they move to take away your right to vote.”
These tactics always seem to backfire on the GOP. Again, would have been possible except GOP fucked up the 2022 Senate elections.
I used to think that the great push to prescribe children puberty blockers and hormones and subject teenagers to surgeries, and the explosion in adult medical “transition” procedures, was primarily about promoting a radical ideology. Gender ideologues want to replace Judeo-Christian moral values and the belief in objective truth with a culture based in radical individualism, irrationality, and a purported right to “personal recreationism” (a term I believe was coined by Leon Kass) — that is, to be physically remade to comport with how we feel about ourselves.
But, as a new report produced recently by the American Principles Project reveals, it is also about making a lot of money. How much? As is explained in “The Gender-Industrial Complex,” it’s “difficult to put a precise price tag on the process of sex-trait modification, given the sheer variety of procedures offered; the wide range in costs; and the additional unknowns of required follow-up, potential complications, etc.” The project “commissioned a market analysis by Grand View Research, a business consulting firm, to shed some light on that question.” The firm
examined two broad, interlocking parts of the gender industry: surgery and hormone therapy. The former includes everything from mastectomies and scrotoplasty to voice feminization, where the vocal folds are altered to achieve a higher pitch and thus a more feminine voice. It also examined how some of the key players are profiting. According to its analysis, the sex-reassignment surgery market size was $4.12 billion in 2022. That is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.4 percent from 2023 to 2030. [Emphasis added.]
There is gold to be mined transitioning people with gender dysphoria. Here are the study’s “very rough (and likely conservative)” estimates of the “complete sex-trait modification process” per individual:
Male transitioner: Total cost of fully transitioning, $87,300–$410,600, assuming “5 years of puberty blockers, . . . 60 years of hormone use (from age 16 to 76 — the average age of life expectancy), $1,000 total for hair removal treatment, and $200 total for vocal training.”
Female transitioner: Total cost of fully transitioning, $66,500—$605,500, assuming “5 years of puberty blockers . . . and 60 years of hormone use (from age 16 to 76).”
All of these interventions make for a multibillion-dollar industry. That kind of money is a powerful incentive in one direction. And with procedures on children increasingly pushing the market, the growth potential of the gender-industrial complex is beyond expectation:
Let’s assume the Williams Institute [on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy] is correct that there are roughly 300,000 people between the ages of 13 and 17 who identify as transgender. Based on data from the Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery, the cost of fully transitioning ranges from $124,000 to $140,450. Taking the smaller number and multiplying it by 300,000 still yields a market in excess of $37 billion. Yet even that number would seem conservative to some transgender activists. In an interview with Forbes, Robbi Katherine Anthony (who prefers going by RKA), the CEO of transition tech company Euphoria, said the sex-reassignment market could be as big as $200 billion. [Emphasis added; citations omitted.]
Holy cow!
The report names the pharma companies, hospitals, and organizations making big money in the industry, with financial details. It also discusses important concerns such as long-term health risks to patients and medical malpractice issues. It’s quite the eye-opener and demonstrates how the conjoining of big profits and radical ideology makes for a toxic mix.
hayeksplosives
on August 29, 2024 at 6:38 am
This is terrible. I wish it were more surprising.
I do think there’s another missing facet: the gender mutilators also are anti human. This is as close to post birth abortion as they can get, so they’ll take it.
They are members of the Movement for Voluntary Human Extinction.
Very well, thanks, though my supposed-to-be-on-vacation boss is coming in for the usual weekly senior management meeting this morning. Happily, I was able to quickly revise a big spreadsheet he needed for that purpose, further securing my (mostly) indispensable status. How are you?
I visited HyVee yesterday and got two six packs of 24oz bottles, and had 5 or 6 16oz bottles left from the supply I started out with. So I’m stocked on Diet Dew.
Woman arrested at Arizona city council meeting for criticizing the government. On one hand her rights were violated in an egregious manner, on the other I assume she’s gonna be rich.
Gender Traitor
on August 29, 2024 at 6:01 am
Gee, turns out that’s in Maricopa County. What a…surprise. 🙄
Suthenboy
on August 29, 2024 at 6:03 am
That’s funny. Dumb girl. She was supposed to put toe prints on the windows, not the gear shifter.
Suthenboy
on August 29, 2024 at 6:15 am
Ooops. Was supposed to be a reply to Sean.
Ownbestenemy
on August 29, 2024 at 6:35 am
It works here also
Ownbestenemy
on August 29, 2024 at 6:37 am
on the other I assume she’s gonna be rich Big assumption.
hayeksplosives
on August 29, 2024 at 6:43 am
Hi folks. I decided to take PTO until Tuesday.
It was either that or homicide, and I figured PTO was less paperwork.
Ownbestenemy
on August 29, 2024 at 6:45 am
Enjoy the long weekend! Glad we wont see news of a mass homicide event in WA
hayeksplosives
on August 29, 2024 at 7:05 am
😘
Not Adahn
on August 29, 2024 at 6:52 am
I am certain that the reason this place isn’t constantly Strangers on a Train is that everyone knows that everyone else here is either a Fed or a tulpa.
hayeksplosives
on August 29, 2024 at 7:03 am
🤔
Tres Cool
on August 29, 2024 at 6:54 am
suh’ fam
whats goody
UCS Im sorry I missed your triumphant return to the (937)
hayeksplosives
on August 29, 2024 at 7:08 am
My coworkers and I did a fantasy draft last night. Met up at a bar at 5. Me vs 11 dudes.
Pretty fun. Never had done the live, in- person draft. Much smack talk. Good team building for work.
I picked up the tab, which was incredibly low. Bunch of lightweights!
⬅
too fucking real
too fucking scary
I like the Hitler quote in the text behind Kamala.
Ah, was wondering what that was
I like leaving easter eggs, I’m a regular fuckin eastah bunny ovahere.
Thanks, bunny!
That woman’s voice makes me regret being able to hear.
Well done. I go vomit now.
Do it!
Headlines: “Republicans Pounce: GOP far-right extremists force government shutdown as they move to take away your right to vote.”
These tactics always seem to backfire on the GOP. Again, would have been possible except GOP fucked up the 2022 Senate elections.
Sincere, honest and ready.
The voice is the real Kamala, has to be.
Great stuff, CPRM
Well, that caught on quickly.
On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 email from me to sugarfree:
FIRST!
whycome no zoom for you?
😂😂
Got an e-mail from Sir Digby today, he says hi.
Tell him to get his butt back here.
Sink into the muck.
Not a naked participant.
still in DFW?
I would have liked to see him this summer
yep
Good stuff
Cheers!
Disturbing, but not surprising.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-gender-industrial-complex-makes-billions-annually/
This is terrible. I wish it were more surprising.
I do think there’s another missing facet: the gender mutilators also are anti human. This is as close to post birth abortion as they can get, so they’ll take it.
They are members of the Movement for Voluntary Human Extinction.
This formatting (or removal) is getting pretty frustrating….
I have always suspected that Luxembourg is responsible for sneezing.
Good morning, my fellow Brutals!
🌄🗿😁
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PQHPYelqr0E
🎶🎶
The clocks are lying to me. It’s clearly quarter past 6, but they want me to believe it’s quarter past five.
It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
1015 UTC.
Nobody uses that weird timezone, not even the people in the UK.
Doesn’t IT use UTC? How do the computers communicate with one another?
TCP/IP
It doesn’t require the machines to be clock synchronized.
“The clocks are lying to me.”
Those fuckers do that to me every day. It’s a bit bothersome.
“the clocks are lying to me”
Not as much as the calendar is.
Depends on the systems. ATC systems use UTC
Good morning, Sean, U, and Stinky!
How goes?
Very well, thanks, though my supposed-to-be-on-vacation boss is coming in for the usual weekly senior management meeting this morning. Happily, I was able to quickly revise a big spreadsheet he needed for that purpose, further securing my (mostly) indispensable status. How are you?
I ate too many carbs yesterday, so I’m sluggish.
Hope there’s lots of protein at the hotel breakfast bar (and you’re able to procure your preferred form of caffeine.)
I visited HyVee yesterday and got two six packs of 24oz bottles, and had 5 or 6 16oz bottles left from the supply I started out with. So I’m stocked on Diet Dew.
😁👍
https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2024/08/police-officer-arrested-after-woman-says-he-urinated-on-her-during-country-music-legends-show.html
Clearly, just a training issue.
Some people pay for that.
Maybre it was just raining?
He was probably showing his appreciation for Kenny Chesney’s performance…
https://abc7chicago.com/post/range-rover-ends-schuylkill-river-after-was-accidentally-shifted-gear-police-say/15239642/
Set those parking brakes when doing car play.
That was an Always Sunny episode, not the best but solid.
Have y’all seen this?
https://youtu.be/YEJVzXJrkPo?si=0rDbdtfUA9-SwDWa
Woman arrested at Arizona city council meeting for criticizing the government. On one hand her rights were violated in an egregious manner, on the other I assume she’s gonna be rich.
Gee, turns out that’s in Maricopa County. What a…surprise. 🙄
That’s funny. Dumb girl. She was supposed to put toe prints on the windows, not the gear shifter.
Ooops. Was supposed to be a reply to Sean.
It works here also
on the other I assume she’s gonna be rich Big assumption.
Hi folks. I decided to take PTO until Tuesday.
It was either that or homicide, and I figured PTO was less paperwork.
Enjoy the long weekend! Glad we wont see news of a mass homicide event in WA
😘
I am certain that the reason this place isn’t constantly Strangers on a Train is that everyone knows that everyone else here is either a Fed or a tulpa.
🤔
suh’ fam
whats goody
UCS Im sorry I missed your triumphant return to the (937)
My coworkers and I did a fantasy draft last night. Met up at a bar at 5. Me vs 11 dudes.
Pretty fun. Never had done the live, in- person draft. Much smack talk. Good team building for work.
I picked up the tab, which was incredibly low. Bunch of lightweights!