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Staniland Question is so good. Can we think of others?

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aliasundercover · 17/02/2021 11:10

The Staniland question:
Do you believe that male-sexed people have the right to undress and shower in a communal changing room with teenage girls?
is so clever. The fact that so many people refuse to engage with it - let alone answer it - means it's a quick, powerful, way of showing how ridiculous the TWAW position is.

Can we think of any others that would be as effective? Maybe we could come up with 5 or so really sharp questions that TRAs could refuse to answer. My first thoughts are something along the lines of:
Why is it racist to identify as another race but stunning and brave to identify as another sex?
I'm sure somebody can word that better.

So any suggestions? The questions need to be short and clear.

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aliasundercover · 17/02/2021 11:21

"What is the difference between a man and a woman?" is a great question, but it doesn't work on TRAs - they simply answer "a woman identifies as a woman, a man identifies as a man".

Now that's a rubbish answer of course, but the question hasn't forced them to openly admit something they'd rather not - which is why so many refuse to answer the Staniland question.

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midgedude · 17/02/2021 11:20

If a twenty year old is wearing a dress and had blood between their legs should you be worried ?

DialSquare · 17/02/2021 11:20

Cross post. Thats a better way of putting the question aliasundercover

talesofginza · 17/02/2021 11:20

"If we ended up with a Parliament which was half men and half transwomen*, would we have achieved parity in political representation between men and women?"

*adapting noun as preferred.

wellthatsunusual · 17/02/2021 11:19

Do you believe that women should be allowed to have boundaries over who touches them in a medical setting? Should they be allowed to specify that they will only accept a female nurse/doctor rather than someone who 'identifies as a woman'. And if not, how do you square that with the notion of informed consent in medicine? Do you not believe in informed consent?

AmericanSlang · 17/02/2021 11:19

I think there was a good version of this question based on healthcare: do you think your vulnerable elderly mother should be able to request and be provided with a female healthcare professional for intimate care?

DialSquare · 17/02/2021 11:18

Why is it (rightly so) unacceptable to identify as a different race but acceptable to identify as the opposite sex?

We never get an answer to that one.

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aliasundercover · 17/02/2021 11:18

I've just realised why my question isn't very good: It doesn't require a yes or no answer. Anything that allows someone to waffle loses something.

Is it possible to identify as another race? might work better.

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merrymouse · 17/02/2021 11:15

"What is the difference between a man and a woman?"

I like this question.

merrymouse · 17/02/2021 11:15

I think Helen Staniland is great, but I don't think the question is effective on people who don't already 'get' the problem.

The problem is that many people genuinely don't mind mixed sex spaces.

You have to be able to make the leap to understanding why somebody else might experience a situation differently, and that is something that many find very difficult.

Mermoose · 17/02/2021 11:13

"What is the difference between a man and a woman?"

I think this is better than asking 'What is a woman?' because it side-steps the tiresome bad faith arguments against any clear definition of 'woman'.

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