Matt Walsh 'What is a Women?' trailer released

I agree with @DaisiesandButtercups . My approach now (and always really) is to look at the coherence of arguments and issues on a case by case basis. If we don't do that we deny people the liberty to be nuanced in all areas of their life. In other words grown up. I expect I would disagree vehemently with MW on the issue of abortion. But we're not talking about that here.

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Strange bedfellows indeed.

I look forward to watching this. I am now reading, watching and listening to all sorts of voices I previously would have blocked out due to disagreements on a variety of issues. I find I am much more open to people I previously would written off and seeing common ground and shared humanity where I might not have before. Thanks to the taking over of my left leaning bubbles by queer theory and gender identity ideology I have had quite an epiphany about how closed and prejudiced, even disparaging I was becoming to anyone outside of that bubble.

I will be interested to hear his perspectives and those of his interviewees. I am curious to know where I would be in agreement with him and where I wouldn’t.

Good points EarthSight.

According to Matt Walsh the answer to ‘what is a woman?’ would be someone of the sex who doesn’t have the right to bodily autonomy. I’m sure there will be good content within this programme but I just know his arrogant, pompous tone will annoy the shit out of me.

@IcakethereforeIam Yes, unfortunately. Matt Walsh and many like him all of a sudden care about women's rights.....but what's underpinning that might be very different form what what underpins the thoughts and feelings of most women's rights campaigners (who actually deeply care about women, minus any religious motivations).

Some right wing men are motivated by a patriarchal attitudes or sense of ownership over their wives and daughters. They like everything orderly and in its place......and probably prefer that place for women to be mainly in the home. Some have issues with gender non-conformity as it makes them feel uncomfortable. It might even go against their religious beliefs.

I'm mainly pointing this out to readers on here who might not think we're aware of these issues. We are aware of them, and many if not most of us are not comfortable at the idea that the other main people being very critical and vocal about this issue are people who have beliefs we might find problematic with regards to women's rights.

Well done him though for making this documentary. I hope it's good or amusing to watch.

Thank you for the explanation @EarthSight and @MagnoliaTaint. I suppose at least he's consistent.

This is why Matt Walsh and his ilk alarm me. Our interests might align in this one area but he brings his own issues. Like the frog and the scorpion, but this scorpion can swim.

@IcakethereforeIam If he's particularly religous, he won't be doing yoga. A lot of people see it as a physical practice with a few harmless 'OMs' and meditating, but yoga, as you probably know, derives and contains spiritual components which are not compatible with Catholicism or Christianity. They view it as akin tp black magic or a gateway to devil practices.

Downward bad-dog!

We had parents at our school who objected to yoga due to their Christian beliefs.

This looks good, I'll definitely watch it

What's he got against yoga?

I think I might give it a miss, just the trailer made me sad and angry. I hope it does well. I hope it peaks a few people, a lot of people.