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Janice Turner - article in the Times about Mermaids

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feministfairy · 22/12/2018 01:13

Excellent column from Janice:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-ideologists-are-spreading-cod-science-m8n0pdbq3?shareToken=eb2c06153578d29f71c393769844ab17

And Lucy Bannerman / Gabriella Swerling covers the the Martina story:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/navratilova-trades-volleys-with-trans-athlete-in-twitter-row-zhc0tq0bl?shareToken=9f16b69427d0ce67f3dc77392f6eae37

Well worth my subscription!

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vicviking · 22/12/2018 05:59

Great article.

I wonder what people who have been trained by mermaids think when they read it. Did they harbour these thoughts during the session too? Or were they happy to swallow this crap whole?
I hope there is some buyers remorse on this training and organisations start asking some serious questions about the who they are letting indoctrinate their staff and students.

FlaviaAlbia · 22/12/2018 04:50

Thank goodness someone's had the bravery to put the whole thing in print. Much respect to Janice!

Bowlofbabelfish · 22/12/2018 04:32

Oh my, that pulls no punches. Janice, you’re brilliant.

womanformallyknownaswoman · 22/12/2018 04:08

Thx for share token and brilliant analysis by Janice - I love great reporting Xmas Smile

Let’s hope some critical thinkers in positions of power start to engage those brains on this issue and funding by public bodies

Yeahnahyeah · 22/12/2018 03:51

Lol @ faministfairy.

Yeahnahyeah · 22/12/2018 03:51

Succinct. Thank you faministfairy and others for using your share tokens.

Pythagonal · 22/12/2018 03:47

Brava Janice, Lucy and Gabriella!

shetheyhim · 22/12/2018 01:55

Thank you Janice! It’s so demoralising watching the other narrative play out - that anyone questioning the potential grant to Mermaids is a vile, cruel bully wanting to deprive vulnerable children of a chance to meet for tea and biscuits. Thanks for explaining that the innocuous sounding uses for this £500k grant will actually propagate such sexist, damaging tosh as evidenced in that 90 minute ‘training’ video.

theOtherPamAyres · 22/12/2018 01:53

That article shows why she is an award winning journalist.

Admiration and Flowers, Janice

silentcrow · 22/12/2018 01:51

Janice, you are brilliant (and so are the rest of your team supporting you, I appreciate the courage it takes to publish against the grain). Thank you for picking up on that training session. You've just made it a lot easier for those of us in education to combat the influence of Mermaids.

NotMeOhNo · 22/12/2018 01:39

Amazing article by Janice - thank you Janice!

NotMeOhNo · 22/12/2018 01:34

They should have put a picture of Rachel on the podium, but otherwise an excellent article.