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Men violently preventing women from congregating, communicating and networking, is what the Taliban do. Why is it happening in the UK?

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SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 10/10/2025 12:27

The FiLiA Women's Liberation Conference was targeted overnight, the attackers even live tweeted the violence.

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25532194.live-brighton-centre-vandalised-feminist-conference-begins/

Local politicians are so far silent.

This is literally terrorism, using fear and violence to shut down legitimate peaceful discussions.

Video of the incident: https://x.com/TransBashBack/status/1976555969439223934

Live: Venue vandalised and protesters demonstrate at feminist conference

The Brighton Centre has been vandalised as a feminist conference begins there today.

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25532194.live-brighton-centre-vandalised-feminist-conference-begins/

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KTheGrey · 10/10/2025 12:47

Interesting that they have moved from noise and intimidation - sometimes physical assault - of women to vandalism. Because recent history suggests that police stand about like lemons when women are being intimidated, so that’s worked pretty well for the misogynists; however, the police can be less inert when it comes to vandalism in public spaces. Perhaps they have better / clearer instructions from the higher ups.

The comfort I get from this is that the women might be in less danger, and misogynist activists are slightly more likely to find themselves facing legal consequences. Is it an extinction burst? I am hoping so.

HothouseFlower · 10/10/2025 12:45

Male aggression.

Women gathering to talk without them is seen as a threat.

DoubtfulCat · 10/10/2025 12:43

I think the public has definitely seen through them though

I think so. Pronouns in email signatures and TWAW stickers in the loo have quietly disappeared in my workplace, and people are a bit more open about showing that they may respect a person’s choice of name, but they don’t for a minute believe that they’re of the opposite sex.

LooseCanyon · 10/10/2025 12:43

At least this time the men in dresses have been so violent against property that even the Brighton police are going to have to pay attention.

LooseCanyon · 10/10/2025 12:42

Men gonna men 🙄

FirstCuppa · 10/10/2025 12:40

I'd also like to reiterate that this is not a left wing thing - you cannot get further right wing than a group who want to take rights away from 51% of society.

We need to stop enabling their division of the left.

FirstCuppa · 10/10/2025 12:39

Terrifying. Why are these men like this?

Do they think wearing a dress somehow means this isn't a violent crime that proves they are just men who hate women?

They've come back like a bad smell recently and I'd love to know why. Really was a nice break for a while. I think the public has definitely seen through them though, largely because it's so bloody obvious they don't even like women.

DoubtfulCat · 10/10/2025 12:35

Yes, it’s outrageous. It’s from the same misogynist stable of “logic” that negates MVAWG and minimises warning signs. Men who commit DV are far more likely to commit other sociopathic crime like mass murder (there’s a strong correlation in lone-gunman mass shooting crimes in the US, and I believe the Manchester Arena bomber also had a history of VAWG.)

You don’t see other groups behaving in such ways and having their behaviour minimised and excused. It’s clear that this is a men’s rights movement.

StElwicksNeighbourhoodAssociation · 10/10/2025 12:33

Also it hasn't been on any major news channels or papers that I can see.

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