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'they've got an absolute army behind them' - women's cooperative constellation in Scotland

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DomesticatedZombie · 11/02/2022 11:01

An interesting paper on grassroots organising in Scotland in light of GRA reform:

'a new women's cooperative constellation has been established in Scotland around the issue of the Scottish Government's proposed reforms of the Gender Recognition Act. This constellation includes women politicians, researchers, journalists, writers, and activists from all sides of mainstream political opinion in Scotland. The constellation works together to support its politician members, share information and form a supportive community. The constellation acts together to show support for those in the public eye, such as politicians or members being publicly attacked, to make them aware they have ‘an army of women behind them’. The role social media plays has been an important one for the formation and continuance of the constellation, particularly during the pandemic. It has been game-changing in allowing women to identify each other, communicate, arrange to work together and show public support for others. It has also been important in raising awareness of the issues, both with politicians and the general public'

www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/scot.2022.0394?fbclid=IwAR3eShVOpPKmEnKSeKcU4PFfaJv18aESlYls2_qrmIDXo0XW7WtmUyImTFM

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Theunamedcat · 11/02/2022 13:37

ID Hmm

Theunamedcat · 11/02/2022 13:37

Oooh a writer is among us

Potentially

How do you check I'd on the Internet

SarahPedersen · 11/02/2022 13:35

Hello. I am really pleased that you have found my article (and very grateful to Scottish Affairs for publishing it - you will understand that not all journals are open to articles discussing gender-critical feminism.

And you are quite right, it is a reference to Nancy Fraser's concept of subaltern counterpublics.

I argue in my book about Mumsnet that the feminism boards here are a perfect example of such a counterpublic, where women can circulate and discuss issues such as GRA reform in a way that is often counter to the discourses supplied by mainstream media.

DomesticatedZombie · 11/02/2022 13:19

Thanks, well-informed vipers!

I can now nod and pretend to understand. Grin

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EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 11/02/2022 12:17

re: subaltern, it's a reference to Nancy Fraser.

The term subaltern counterpublic was conceptualized by Nancy Fraser (1997) as “parallel discursive arenas where members of subordinated social groups invent and circulate counterdiscourses, which in turn permit them to formulate oppositional interpretations of their identities, interests, and needs” (p. 81).

counterpublic.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/an-introduction-to-counterpublics/

WorkingItOutAsIGo · 11/02/2022 12:15

It’s not military language per se: it comes from post colonial studies and describes the position of the subjugated, colonised people. So not far off really!

Thelnebriati · 11/02/2022 12:06

So its a co-operative, but thats too baffling for people who declared war on women.

HelloKeith · 11/02/2022 11:24

Constellation >> Island >> Army >> Nest Grin

Do we get ranks now? Can I be a Major, I can't pronounce Subaltern.

Goatsaregreat · 11/02/2022 11:17

Great phrase OP - they've got an army of women behind them

Ignoring the military terminology, what is being seen is the consequences of telling women we are no longer women and our bodies have been repurposed as support persons for many types of men - some of them predators.

DomesticatedZombie · 11/02/2022 11:14

' : a person holding a subordinate position specifically : a junior officer (as in the British army) '

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IcakethereforeIam · 11/02/2022 11:12

Is it like a battlefield commission?

DomesticatedZombie · 11/02/2022 11:03
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DomesticatedZombie · 11/02/2022 11:02

'As far as the UK debate on the subject of potential reforms of the Gender Recognition Act is concerned, the parenting site Mumsnet has been identified as functioning as a subaltern counter-public for the expression of gender-critical feminism, which has been censored from other parts of the Internet such as Twitter and Reddit'

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