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Feminism: Sex & gender discussions

Preferred names for streamlined feminist sections on MN.

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FOJN · 16/06/2021 08:42

MN have stated they intended to streamline the number of sub forums on the feminist board. They have proposed that one section is called sex and gender. Many of us feel that any section dedicated to discussing sex based rights should include the word feminism. There are multiple threads running discussing this issue but I thought it might be useful to have a single thread where @MNHQ could see the preferences of regular users in the hope we can agree on a board title which accurately reflects the subjects being discussed.

This is not a discussion thread, it's intended to collect the suggestions for board names in one place.

Two sub sections will remain in the streamlined feminist topic. The stated intention is to allow room for discussion about women's sex based rights on one and a second for more general feminist discussion.

How would you prefer these sections to be titled?

My preferences are:

Feminism and Women's Rights
Feminist Chat

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McDuffy · 16/06/2021 08:45

Mine are "how much traffic to this site is driven by FWR" and "how many paid subscribers are you going to lose over this?"
Grin
(But I like your suggestions if they have to do this, which I hope they don't)

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Datun · 16/06/2021 08:47

Yes, I like those.

Whatever the outcome it needs the word feminism. Maya Forstater has fought for women's right to speak about their legal status. And she won.

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Nellodee · 16/06/2021 08:49

Feminism and Women’s Rights

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ErrolTheDragon · 16/06/2021 08:50

Feminism and Women's Rights
Feminist Chat

If there have to be two sections then that seems about right

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SimonedeBeauvoirscat · 16/06/2021 08:51

Full fat feminism and Feminism lite

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highame · 16/06/2021 08:52

Slight amendment from me. Gender Wars (coming to a cinema near you). or, Sex - The Final Frontier

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Catabogus · 16/06/2021 08:52

Gender critical feminism

and

General feminist chat

?

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Helleofabore · 16/06/2021 08:54

I agree FOJN.

The name of the board should directly be linked to the fight for women's rights. If it is called anything else, it shows that Justine as well as all those who mounted the email campaign, still have little understanding about this fight.

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 16/06/2021 08:54

Keep it how it is. It is not popular and if MN proposed a change in any other context that posters vehemently disliked (as most do regarding this) then they'd back off. Once again there are different rules for FWR.

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SunnyintheSun · 16/06/2021 08:55

I still think it’s utterly unnecessary and disappointing but if MNHQ are going to capitulate to a few noisy males voices over this then those two suggestions sound good. Or Feminism and sex based rights.

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JoodyBlue · 16/06/2021 08:57

I think if I hadn't been following this conversation I would be pretty unclear as to the difference between the two.

How about:
Feminism and Women's Sex Based Rights
Feminist Chat

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SolitaryBee · 16/06/2021 08:57

The Full Moo and No Gender Woo

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HoldontoOneMoreDay · 16/06/2021 08:59

Feminism and Choosy-choosy-second-wavey Feminism for me please!

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StrawberryLipstickStateOfMind · 16/06/2021 08:59

Feminism: Women's Sex Based Rights

Lib-Fem

Not offensive to anyone surely? I'd imagine the first would basically carry on much as this current board with a full range of topics. Few of us would be interested in the lib-fem board, and those that were so keen on it who never bother to start any threads anyway will be free to talk about how porn and sex work is liberating to women and various 'be kind' sentiments

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HoldontoOneMoreDay · 16/06/2021 09:00

Or Be Kind and No, You Be Kind?

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GiantToadstool · 16/06/2021 09:03

Feminsm and womens rights (but will that jsut create endless discussions of "but what do you mean by women?)

And feminism chat.

I suspect everything will end up in feminism womens rights anyway... if we're allowed to no longer tiptoe within it then that could be in our favour.

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 16/06/2021 09:03

Scientific Reality Feminism
Feminism chat
Feminism campaigns

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 16/06/2021 09:05

Girls rights... Specifically for discussion abouts sex based rights in schools and society. Or even just Children's Rights.

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 16/06/2021 09:06

If they insist on splitting I don't really mind what the two boards are called other than they both need Feminism / Feminist in the title somewhere otherwise it feels like another of our words is being taken away.

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Borka · 16/06/2021 09:10

@EndoplasmicReticulum

If they insist on splitting I don't really mind what the two boards are called other than they both need Feminism / Feminist in the title somewhere otherwise it feels like another of our words is being taken away.

I think this too
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OhHolyJesus · 16/06/2021 09:11

@Nellodee

Feminism and Women’s Rights

I like this too.

Feminism is about women's rights and sex is pretty bloody central to this and where threats to feminism and women come from, and gender ideology is at the root of why this board split it happening.

I also like

Femalist discussion for the new board and Feminity chat as a slight rename for the existing board, as suggested on another thread.
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BlackeyedSusan · 16/06/2021 09:16

lib Feminism and rad feminism
Or as in the op. Rename feminism chat fwr as that is what still appears in the web address when you hover over it and create a new chat board.
Agree both need feminism/feminists

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Signalbox · 16/06/2021 09:17

Feminism: FWR
Feminism: Chat

Or

Feminism: Women’s Rights
Feminism: Chat

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GoldenBlue · 16/06/2021 09:17

I quite like

Feminism and Women's Sex Based Rights

We need to be clear that for this group feminism relates to adult human females not all that aspire to feminity

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StrawberryLipstickStateOfMind · 16/06/2021 09:18

I actually don't want the board for those who want to shunt us off to some hidden area to be able to call itself 'feminist chat'- given they've wanted to take that title away from us and shunt us onto a board with no reference to women or feminism in its title.

If @MNHQ want to separate the boards, then we need to be able to keep feminism/women's rights in our title. Disgusting if this gets taken away.

If others want a different board then call it Lib-Fem, so it's clearer to all what the discussion is likely to be on each board and people can ignore the one that they're not interested in.

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