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Terf war embroils Guardian HQ | article from The Spectator

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NonnyMouse1337 · 09/07/2021 16:49

www.spectator.co.uk/article/terf-war-embroils-guardian-hq

Mr S hears word that the editorial floors of the Guardian and its Sunday sister the Observer have become riven with tensions over the perennial problem of trans rights. WhatsApp groups are ablaze with talk that Observer commentator Sonia Sodha could become the next feminist hounded out of the group, following Suzanne Moore’s purging in November.

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EmbarrassingAdmissions · 09/07/2021 17:48

I would hate to see Sonia Sodha go, although skilled and insightful writing will always find an outlet.

If Sonia Sodha is forced out, how long will Susanna Rustin last?

KohlaParasanda · 09/07/2021 17:44

I'm a long time Guardian subscriber and took out a Times subscription last year to avoid getting too comfortable in my left of centre echo chamber and to try to understand why the things that mattered to me were not the things that mattered to most of the electorate. How things change.

I would hate to see Sonia Sodha go, although skilled and insightful writing will always find an outlet.

Lonel · 09/07/2021 17:44

I cancelled my subscription and convinced my dad to cancel his too - and he had subscribed/been a regular reader for 50 ish years.

MellieBellie · 09/07/2021 17:36

Found the archived version for those of us without subscriptions.

archive.is/Y6qgo

TerfWar · 09/07/2021 17:30

Poor little OJ, how can he bring himself to take the Guardian Group's paycheques?

Oh wait...

ArtemesiaK · 09/07/2021 17:24

I wish I had a subscription so I could cancel it! My partner does, but I don't feel that I can ask him (I could tell him, though!).... Is there another newspaper I could recommend to him? He's a feminist ally (he'd better be...)

MaudTheInvincible · 09/07/2021 17:21

The graun lost another 2% circulation year on year, to May 2021. Down to less than 109k now.

MellieBellie · 09/07/2021 17:18

Does anyone have an archived version? I've read all of my free articles. Thanks.

Also, solidarity with Sonia. I was watching her on tv yesterday and she's very thoughtful and articulate I think that would be the last straw for me as far as The Guardian goes. I don't subscribe because of their poor coverage of womens issues. If Sonia is pushed out, I'll be deleting the app and splashing out on a subscription elsewhere.

HecatesCatsInFancyHats · 09/07/2021 17:14

Solidarity with Sonia Sodha, who writes good honest sense.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 09/07/2021 17:10

Just reinforces how right I was to cancel my subscription. I occasionally take a look at an article (and take great pleasure in their fretful messages - you've read 28 articles this year !! ). Yes I have idiots - and I'd still be paying for them if you understood the basic tenets of free speech.

BaronMunchausen · 09/07/2021 17:04

"One Guardian feminista tells Steerpike: 'What does it tell you when that they go after a woman over this, but steer clear of the man who actually edits the Observer [Paul Webster]?"

In other news, Owen Jones's stance on women's rights has received the support of Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins.

Burn the witch!!

PronounssheRa · 09/07/2021 16:54

Oh, FFS

ScreamingMeMe · 09/07/2021 16:52

Poor Sonia.