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A moment of pause to venerate Janice Turner

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EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 25/10/2018 13:48

twitter.com/VictoriaPeckham/status/1055425954988859392

A moment of pause to venerate Janice Turner
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PlinkPlink · 25/10/2018 22:01

I'm slowly joining in on this.

Went to the shop at the weekend. I used to buy The Guardian every day. Last weekend, I did not. I got The Sunday Times and a local Herald.

I won't be buying The Guardian anymore.

Fuck you, The Guardian. Fuck you.

SpartacusAutisticusAHF · 25/10/2018 21:36

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thecatfromjapan · 25/10/2018 21:36

Love Janice. 💐

TallulahWaitingInTheRain · 25/10/2018 21:26

Anyone feeling depressed over this should check out #GuardianSongs on twitter, it might cheer you up

SeaRabbit · 25/10/2018 21:21

^Can anyone cheer me up by telling me how badly they are doing financially ? They need to go bust, ideally whilst owing Owen Jones some salary payments.

I say this as a once devoted Guardian and Observer reader.^

Me too. Another one who subscribes to The Times because of their stance on trans issues. I am also post-menopausal and am not concerned that I no longer have periods but bitterly resent use of this hideous term.

arranfan · 25/10/2018 21:21

Interesting - Christine Burns made a clumsy attempt to out Janice Turner as having made a substantial volte face from something she wrote 4 years ago.

Almost uniformly, the comments are along the lines of, "Someone does more research and changes their mind in the light of it: starts out supportive, gains some experiences and grows".

twitter.com/christineburns/status/1054707090911039495

re:

twitter.com/window_truth/status/1054686522719551489

VickyEadie · 25/10/2018 20:43

Post menopausal woman here. Never offended by someone saying or writing 'women' to describe women who menstruate. "Offended", FFS!

Waterparc · 25/10/2018 20:28

Thank you

HermioneWeasley · 25/10/2018 19:55

Love Janice! Her bravery and journalism have been pivotal in public awareness of the issues

Haworthia · 25/10/2018 19:42

Of course it isn’t offensive to women who no longer menstruate, for whatever reason. It just isn’t. This idea that all language has to be completely inclusive at all times, otherwise it’s “problematic” or “triggering” is just fucking garbage. How did we get here?

I’m with Gulags. Sometimes it feels hopeless. And amongst all this I feel like my educated female friends would disown me if I dared to go public with any of this.

AspieAndProud · 25/10/2018 19:38

I’m going to email them a response to their e-begging.

Dear Guardian

I would like to donate £5 per week so you do not have to sell your organs to keep the paper running. However, I will be deducting 10p for every stupid article you publish. This week you already owe me £40.

OrchidInTheSun · 25/10/2018 19:33

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Janice 😍😻🤩

AspieAndProud · 25/10/2018 19:32

Andrex have just put out a poll to see whether shitters really prefer puppies to toilet roll.

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 25/10/2018 19:28

Janice is magnificent. I loved hearing her voice recently on the radio, speaking sense as always.

LaPufalina · 25/10/2018 19:26

I've kept my Times subscription on mat leave despite making other financial cuts, because of Janice.

Velella · 25/10/2018 19:19

I've ceased buying the guardian after some twenty years and now have a subscription to the Times.

ErrolTheDragon · 25/10/2018 18:46

Apparently to say women would be offensive to post menopausal women. Really?

Bollocks. Hm, are they allowed to say 'post menopausal women'? Maybe nonfemale 'women' who will never go through the menopause are happy for that particular group to not be 'inclusive'.

Theweasleytwins · 25/10/2018 18:34

Funny lady😊👏

Not every woman menstruates

IdaBWells · 25/10/2018 18:23

And I already took out my subscription to The Times months ago because of Janice and the fact that this newspaper would be willing to publish and support her!

rightreckoner · 25/10/2018 18:21

No women are offended. It’s men who want to be women who are offended at the use of the word woman to describe women. It’s Trans Exclusionary .....

IdaBWells · 25/10/2018 18:21

Does the Guardian understand why Posie put up her posters and why we supported her with our HARD EARNED CASH now?

Bunch of wankers, I absolutely detest them.

nottakingthisanymore · 25/10/2018 18:14

The responses to the tweet are quite baffling. Apparently to say women would be offensive to post menopausal women. Really? How is it different to a question like ‘women were asked about post natal care’ this excludes those who haven’t had a baby but it’s not offensive. People who are offended need to get a grip.

2BorNot2Bvocal · 25/10/2018 18:09

Big fan of Janice Flowers

Deeply annoying is that the Guardian journalist is a woman. She chose to use 'menstruators'. Fool.

ProfessoressWoland · 25/10/2018 17:54

Thank you, Janice, I'm another one who has moved my subscription from the Guardian to the Times, and I told them why in the cancellation feedback form.

FlaviaAlbia · 25/10/2018 17:26

"I wonder how many women have taken out subscriptions to the Times because of Janice's journalism? Now that would be an interesting stat for the things MNers buy thread."

Me too. Janice is brilliant.

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