Germaine Greer

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IamTheWhoreofBabylon · 23/10/2015 22:57

i never post here but I'm watching Germaine Greer on newsnight
Crazy, the woman is not allowed to discuss feminist issues without being forced to discuss transgender issues
Disclaimer- I really like GG
Am I reading this correctly? Why does she have to fight for a different groups issues

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PlaysWellWithOthers · 23/10/2015 23:11

This is about a bunch of uni students who believe that, because Germaine has said some things that make some people feel sad inside, which apparently means she's never allowed to talk about anything else either. Because that's what university is supposed to do for young people, close their minds and never expose them to anything or anyone controversial.

I am really bloody cross about this whole no platforming thing now. The Uni that no platformed Julie Bindel for the same reason as Cardiff students want to no platform Greer, were quite happy to allow one of the most hateful men on the planet speak, until they were shown recent tweets where he slags off the very people who wanted Bindel and Greer no platformed. Unlike them, he's never apologised.

It's ridiculous. I don't agree with about 1/3 of what Greer says, but she should be allowed to say it, especially as this had zero to do with TG issues in any way.

I suspect I'm just going to be called hateful and mean again though, so.... meh.

(and welcome to FWR, we're actually pretty nice here)

whatdoIget · 23/10/2015 23:10

That should be 'to be'not 'robe'

whatdoIget · 23/10/2015 23:09

I haven't seen the interview but I agree that feminism does seem robe all about trans women now. I see them as being a subset of men, not of women, so I find it hard to see how their issues are seemingly so relevant to feminism tbh.

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IamTheWhoreofBabylon · 23/10/2015 23:07

But why should it not be acceptable for her to concentrate her energies on those born female and socialised as women
Surely issues facing transgender women are very different

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NiNoKuni · 23/10/2015 23:06

There's been an awful lot of that no-platforming going on. Silencing uppity women. And you are kind of forced to take some kind of stance on transgenderism if you want anything to do with feminism these days, in my experience.

But I did laugh so hard when she went 'Bugger it!' - sheer brilliance

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