Spectator article: Aimee Challenor and the danger of transgender politics

[TimeLady]

Not by our friend James this time. Thank you, Melanie .

Also mentions Bradley, Madigan and self IDing prisoners

blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/08/aimee-challenor-and-the-danger-of-transgender-politics/

I despair at the comments below the line though.by

[SonicVersusGynaephobia]

I don't think Aimee's name was Ashley.

Still reading.

[Ereshkigal]

I think it's a similar name but not quite.

[TimeLady]

Yes, I noted that too.

[Wanderabout]

I wonder who that cabinet minister was. And why they are trying to advance Self-ID.

[Wanderabout]

Ashton

[SonicVersusGynaephobia]

"Once Aimee had decided on the dress and female identity, his trajectory into the contemporary establishment – the Greens, Stonewall, the Pride movement and the embrace of the Guardian – was swift and unproblematic. The notion of scrutinising his behaviour towards actual women, let alone his background, was out of bounds. So, while the Greens have disciplined a party activist, Olivia Palmer, for allegedly heckling a trans woman on television, they’ve been oddly equivocal about Aimee."

I liked this part. Glad they are making a point about the double standards.

[Ereshkigal]

Apart from the changing pronouns and the need to get the correct name of Aimee's blocklist, what a good article.

[AncientLights]

She refuses to call Challenor , Bradley and Madigan 'she'.

[hackmum]

It seems to finish a bit abruptly.

[Ereshkigal]

My thoughts too, Ancient

[carceralfeminist]

Oh... they are going to take that article DOWN for the misgendering.

[2BorNot2Bvocal]

It's still there for the reading.

[Wanderabout]

They won't take it down Carceral

They might change the gendering.

[carceralfeminist]

You're probably right Wanderabout
It's certainly a very different pronoun approach than other journalists have used...
I wonder what the response will be.

[LemonJello]

Heavens! Think that’s the first time I’ve seen Jess Bradley and Lily Madigan called ‘he’ by MSM! You’re a brave woman Melanie!

[Wanderabout]

Will be interesting to see.

[thebewilderness]

Ashton is Challanor Juniors birth name

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

That's a very heartening article. It's nice to see someone else sticking their head above the parapet.

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

She wrote this too blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/of-course-a-man-hasnt-had-a-baby-lets-not-pretend-otherwise/ (paywall)

[shakeyourcaboose]

Off topic but wanted to bring attention to a post on site stuff where HQ are giving access to unnamed academics from unnamed university for unnamed research to collate information on how MN users post ....(tinfoil hat at the ready!)

[shakeyourcaboose]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/3351160-Heads-up-some-academic-research-taking-place

[thecatfromjapan]

Every time I see a MSM commentator speaking up, I feel like covering my house in bunting.

[Charliethefeminist]

Thank you Melanie I love you muchly

[HavingALittleBabyToolshed]

Her choice of wording is very interesting.
Where did someon see that she was being made to change the pronouns?

[Pumpkinsarepurple]

That doesn't pull any punches, however I can't see this being allowed to stand in this form for long.