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The Times 11/2/22 Women-only carriages ‘would make ScotRail trains safer’

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Gastonia · 11/02/2022 23:19

I don't have a share token. The article starts: "Ministers have been urged to consider creating female-only ScotRail train carriages after vowing to make the network safer for women."

Of course, the comments note the irony about this... I just had to cut and paste one exchange between two readers below, as it made me smile.

Mark Patrick: Well that's fine, because I will simply go into these carriages and if anybody questions me I shall say that I self identify as a woman (but only on trains). And what can they do? I will hoist them by their own ridiculous petard.
Stuart Whitby: So you're a trains-woman then?

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/women-only-carriages-would-make-scotrail-trains-safer-jw287tx55

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AwkwardSquad · 12/02/2022 06:45

This is ridiculous. Sort out the problem - male behaviour - don’t sequester women! Yet again, the onus is on women!

Lockdownbear · 12/02/2022 06:26

Oh and then consider any predator knows which carriage lone women will appear from.

Seriously they need to think before they let their bellies rumble.

Lockdownbear · 12/02/2022 06:24

What happened to equality?
You have women carriages, you also need men only carriages.
On a short train 3 car set, does that mean the middle carriage is families and couples and the non-binary.
Is it like the swimming arguments on MN up until age 8, kids are allowed in the same sex carriage as their parent?
Oh tough shit if the middle carriage is full your 9yo boy should be in the men's carriage not in the ladies.

And you have sexed carriages is it bio sex or gendered!

lovelyweathertoday · 12/02/2022 06:15

I can't see this as a good thing. Better would be a carriage for men only and more guards/CCTV on the other carriages with a view to actually prosecuting men who assault women.

Otherwise the main space will be predominantly male and any woman who reports an assault will immediately be asked why she wasn't in the women-only section.

Linguini · 12/02/2022 06:07

I remember when Corbyn suggested this and everyone leapt in to say it was a shit idea.

Linguini · 12/02/2022 06:05

A trains-woman oh my god 🤣

Monitaurus · 12/02/2022 05:48

I can already see the elephant sized problem here, and specifically in Scotland. However these facilities work well in other countries around the world and are used all the time. Bring them on, but ensure there are sex based rules. For all those who don’t mind, the other carriages are still available.

Goatsaregreat · 12/02/2022 00:35

That little thread under the comment that Gastonia 's quoted made me roar with laughter.
Sometimes the discussions below are much better than the article.

Goatsaregreat · 12/02/2022 00:33

The comments are so funny with the majority making points similar to Crouton19
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www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3c6f5e52-8ac6-11ec-8600-c48a9935f856?shareToken=4439b3c8536c1aaa32b3af8066c36599

Crouton19 · 12/02/2022 00:29

So men might be predatory on trains but not in prisons, hospital wards, changing rooms, DV shelters. Right-o.

Whatdayisitnow · 11/02/2022 23:22
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