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Green Party Women Facebook group

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Muststopfaffing · 14/12/2019 13:11

Can’t see another thread on this, apologies if I missed it.
Sorry I can’t work out how to link to FB but Green Party Women’s page has issued a statement asking people to refrain from using the term T*rf in light of FPFW report on its use by Green (and other parties) candidates. They’re getting a lot of kickback from TRAs but it’s quite extraordinary reading their new stance and recognition of misogyny and institutionalised sexism in the Greens!

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BeyondVotesForFlube · 14/12/2019 14:40

Chanellor was the first to use "nonmen" - at the time a party darling so the rest ran with it. Chan used it both personally and via the group account/s chan was running at the time - lgbtqiabc iirc, and possibly young greens.

TiredofthisBS · 14/12/2019 14:20

You never know they may have a period of reflection and come to the conclusion that calling women 'non-men' probably wasn't the most stellar of ideas.

TheCrowFromBelow · 14/12/2019 14:17

Is it still ok to call me a non-man though?

TiredofthisBS · 14/12/2019 14:09

Heartening to see, little to late mind you. The comments are encouraging. Anti- science and accusations of transphobia soon shut down. Some proper eyebrow raises though (want to say something else but will probably get deleted.)

BeyondVotesForFlube · 14/12/2019 14:06

From what I have gleaned elsewhere - the GPW page was in the past run by TRAs. It took its time - and yes significantly pre-election would have been handy, but here we are - but following activity within the party's membership it is now under the control of women.

Apparently on twitter, the TRAs are refusing to relinquish their account, so a new one either has been set up or is coming.

I wasn't part of the discussion and only half-read it on Facebook, so I apologise in advance if any of this is inaccurate Grin

ScrimshawTheSecond · 14/12/2019 14:05

Good illustration of what happens to women who speak up in this debate.

  • Ask that people not use the term 'TERFS', show evidence of the violent rhetoric attached to the term & its history as a pejorative.
  • Receive multiple furious attacks demanding the sacking/expulsion/ejction for 'transphobia'.

Yep, it's all perfectly reasonable.

MockersFactCheckMN · 14/12/2019 13:50

Small disturbance in a rockpool, all very Lilliputian.

DeeZastris · 14/12/2019 13:48

Maybe they should have done this before the election 🤦‍♀️ Big fucking late now to realise women have the vote.

DuMondeB · 14/12/2019 13:43

www.facebook.com/647628982020559/posts/2641351582648279/?d=n

I think this might link to the post - looks like some TRA comments have been deleted?

birdsdestiny · 14/12/2019 13:21

Dont feel so bad about voting for them now