Then I was shouted at for not having doneg something else that isn't my job and which doesn't have to be done till Friday and I spent the afternoon feeling frumpy and hard done by.

Not helped by discovering that Johann Hari, otherwise good and wise egg, thinks that all would be well between the transgender community and Julie bindel if only we weren't so rude and uppity. Or, as a much wiser than me friend, wrote

In the end, what you are arguing is that we are making a good argument in the wrong tone of voice. As I am sure you are aware, this is a standard trope of arguments about prejudice and is a classic derailment technique

So I probably wasn't ever going to spot the minor sarcasm in your post.

keep to the Fen Causeway