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Eton College has a Feminism society

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GabrielleNelson · 22/05/2019 12:05

... and they had an outing recently to a girls' school to explain gender theory to them. Not a joke, it seems.

www.etoncollege.com/newsarticle/etons-feminism-society-meets-with-students-at-st-marys-ascot

Glosswitch has a good thread building on Twitter about this. Julie Bindel says she is going to use it for the start of her next book.

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R0wantrees · 22/05/2019 13:25

The text says that Eton boys spoke "gender theory, and how one’s gender can act as their identity, with the perception of transgenderism gradually being more widely and positively perceived in today’s society."

We can't see what was said but phrases such as 'can act as their identity', 'the perception of transgenderism' give room for a diverse discussion. I'd also like to think that the girls picked them up on any relevant points.

Its Queer Theory not feminism.

Do look aout for Selina Todd's recent speech from WPUK London when is released.

Its very relevent.

Melroses · 22/05/2019 13:02

I expect it will be useful to them when they grow up to be women.

walkingtheplank · 22/05/2019 13:01

I'm not sure I can get overly irate about this.

Is it wrong that Eton has a Feminism Society - that's great surely? It's not that boys went to a girls school to talk at them. It was two groups talking on 2 topics, with the girls happening to host. I assume they alternate.

The text says that Eton boys spoke "gender theory, and how one’s gender can act as their identity, with the perception of transgenderism gradually being more widely and positively perceived in today’s society."

We can't see what was said but phrases such as 'can act as their identity', 'the perception of transgenderism' give room for a diverse discussion. I'd also like to think that the girls picked them up on any relevant points.

Glosswitchs's thread is just a study in inverse snobbery - as is Julie's predictable comment. You can only be a feminist if you're a woman and working class/socialist... apparently.

sackrifice · 22/05/2019 12:48

Every day more utter nonsense.

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