Piers Morgan on Twitter

I have been trying to find statistics for take up of cervical smears today, with the mangled language, compared to a few years ago when the campaigns would be targeted at ‘women’.

I am sure that very recently there has been news of the lowest take up ever for smears. I know what my guess for the reason for that would be. But before i say anything on Twitter I feel only statistics will be accepted, not just my memory.

Can someone point me to the research about women not knowing if they have a cervix please? I've seen this mentioned before but not sure where the data comes from.

Nobody ever points out that not everyone knows if they have a cervix

Haha this is a great point. A) some people have no idea what a cervix is and B) how the fuck do you know if you've got a cervix if you haven't had a smear test or had kids? Surely you can only assume you have one because... you're female?!

As someone commented on the CNN Twitter post, why is it only women that are being erased?

Of course, the wokesters are all 'god, look at this, the transphobes have got dinosaurs like Piers Morgan on their side, blah wokey blah.'

Whereas what should give them pause for thought is, 'blimey, even Piers Morgan thinks women are being oppressed here? Something's up.'

The way things are going is a disaster for women's health.

I wonder will women have to die needlessly before a new plain English campaign is instigated?

For so many years women's bodies and bodily functions were taboo. Is that our future as well as our past?

We briefly thought that learning anatomically correct words and learning about our bodies was empowering. It would be great if every woman knew that she had a cervix. I don't think we are there yet. How will we get there if this Newspeak prevails? What about women for whom English is not their first language? I can imagine many native speakers wouldn't know that they are "cervix havers".

Now must we be silenced again, will our daughters and granddaughters be ignorant about their health needs, incapable of seeking advice for problems they cannot name?

More blue ticks are speaking out....

twitter.com/IainDale/status/1289088973734924291?s=20

twitter.com/tombennett71/status/1289115904895311873?s=20

The fact that one never sees this phrase, or its counterpart "men and transwomen" must be telling us something. One could not logically be accused of transphobia with them and yet nobody uses them.

Oh so innocent! Of course it would be transphobic to say women and trans men. Because some women don't have a cervix because they have a penis. There is no statement you can make about women which isn't transphobic.

I wonder what would happen if I put an "I ❤️ Piers Morgan" poster up at Edinburgh Waverley Station. Do you think it would be removed?

This is all so pointless, why cant we just accept that sex and gender are two different concepts and take it from there.

Sex is binary, male or female and gender is a spectrum ranging from high femme to masculine. Sex based rights and protections are maintained regardless of your gender because they are related to your biology not our self expression or identity.

Female does not equal femininity and male does not equal masculinity. It really seems that simple to me. And hopefully it will help people who are struggling with gender roles and their sex too.

fuck knows why "individuals with a cervix" is better than "women and transmen"

The fact that one never sees this phrase, or its counterpart "men and transwomen" must be telling us something. One could not logically be accused of transphobia with them and yet nobody uses them.