So an advert popped up on LinkedIn with a link to the second in a series of (male) authors who are blogging about diversity and intersectionality.
It was the male holding a massive rainbow flag that caught my eye.
These last weeks I've also seen Andrew Moffatt and his school Trust heavily promoting the diverse child and chairing events discussing the Equality Act and loosely labelled 'gender' discussions/tweets.
Shaun Dellanty seems similar to Moffatt in his approach when 'training' educators.
Diversity Role Models, at my child's school is led by a male who may or may not self identify as female.
Stonewall's steering committee, once pictured a couple of years ago...the same story.
Why is nobody (the schools, wider society, organisations) asking why it's only males fronting these discussions, centering their experiences?
Am I allowed to find this offensive as a female? Males cornering the market on diversity. Their qualification being they're gay, or self ID as female, lecturing women like me, who've had nearly 50 years lived experienced of living in a patriarchal society.
Once again Males are dominating the female space with self centred agendas and ego. And this is acceptable as it's in the name of diversity. In fact, if I criticise this, it's me who is in the wrong.
So we sit in our work training sessions being told by those with penises how hard they have it (no pun intended).
I'm sorry this is a rant and not very eloquent, but please help me feel like I haven't gone insane.
Where are the women?
The Telegraph column about the middle aged man transitioning, Sam Smith's gender fluidity...
Why are they all so special yet me, frazzled with 2 kids, caring for ageing parents and being called a Karen by misogynist pricks, could tell the world exactly how it feels to be female.
Rant over. Thanks for listening.