The meaning of women shaking their heads has changed

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hallouminatus · 21/07/2022 11:48

Powerful blog from Steph today.

"She then touched on general LGBT+ issues and totally out of the blue, said, "trans women are women, & trans men are men."

And to my amazement, virtually all the women in the audience shook their heads in agreement..

The meaning of women shaking their heads has changed

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hallouminatus · 21/07/2022 12:16

FemaleAndLearning · 21/07/2022 11:54

Do you have the link to the blog for those of us not on Twitter?

I'm not on twitter but can see the tweet here: nitter.net/PlaceSteph/status/1549689722380984320#m
It includes a link to the blog but the blog itself has "nodded" instead of "shaken". I guess it's been edited.

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knittingaddict · 21/07/2022 12:15

Just seen that this is a person from the UK. No idea what they mean then. They did indeed shake their heads and meant no and Steph is misrepresenting? Steph is writing for a US audience and used US language? No idea.

knittingaddict · 21/07/2022 12:12

In the US? They frequently use shake instead of nod on the US podcasts I listen to.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 21/07/2022 12:03

I don't think the women in the audience meant what Steph thought they meant

Helleofabore · 21/07/2022 11:57

Ahhh. They are having a great day! They also tweeted that despite Semenya’s medical condition clearly pointed out in Sean Ingle’s article, that Coe’s statement will lead to ‘natal females’ being excluded from sport.

FemaleAndLearning · 21/07/2022 11:54

Do you have the link to the blog for those of us not on Twitter?

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