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Julie Burchill - I knew I was right...

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CircleSquareCircleSquare · 19/04/2018 11:08

blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/i-knew-i-was-right/

“If only the trans-lobby had an iota of self-knowledge and respect towards women who have come by their consciousness through the long hard slog of growing up female rather than by the skill of the surgeon’s knife. And if only the likes of Mumsnet and the Guardian – who are belatedly taking on the trans-lobby – had had the nerve to be feminists five years ago.”

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2rebecca · 19/04/2018 11:22
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IWannaSeeHowItEnds · 19/04/2018 11:21

She probably does mean Hadley Freeman. People are starting to wake up to the clusterfuck that is self ID. Better late than never.

OvaHere · 19/04/2018 11:20

In defence of MN users (Julie may be referring to to HQ) I was reading old posts on this board recently and a small number of intelligent posters spotted what was heading our way with TRAs as far back as 2010, so eight years ago.

Ohforfoxsakereturns · 19/04/2018 11:18

I pretty much agree with that paragraph - except the reference to The Guardian. I’m confused by that. Unless she means Hadley Freeman?

Yarnswift · 19/04/2018 11:10

The guardian?? Since when were they gender critical..? They’re fully mired in TRA ideology. They’re about as feminist as a brick