Kellie-Jay Keen (AKA Posie Parker) appreciation thread

Speaking generally, not accusing anyone of trolling specifically on this thread.

It's not the busiest thread because many of us have seen how these threads get trolled by outsiders and derailed, and cause massive unhelpful bunfights, so I imagine people are giving it a swerve.

It's a bit of an echo chamber if only appreciative comments are allowed, but if you must.

It's not the busiest thread I've ever seen, have to say.

Why post on an appreciation thread then?

Start another if you feel the need to state that you have no appreciation.

Ah yes of course. Thanks inkjet

Debbie Hayton.

Struggling to think, DH? Any clues welcome!

I'm a huge fan and really admire her so much. Agree with all the sentiments here. I love the way she just cuts through the crap and speaks so clearly and articulately.

Posie Parker has literally argued that giving up the right to access legal abortion in the USA would be a worthwhile sacrifice if it helps achieve her goals.

Like all extremists she is prepared to accept real and tangible harm as the product of her activism.

It rather reminds me of the unnamed US military official who told reporter Peter Arnett that it was necessary to destroy the village of Ben Tre in order to save it during the Vietnam war.

I have no appreciation for Posie Parker and her many ‘friends’. The only emotion she makes me feel is dismay.

I appreciate her most for refusing to collude in a lie.

I think you are on the wrong thread.

I think she opened my eyes to how much I wasn't critical thinking about anything.

I appreciate her for that.

I’m a big fan too. She usually remains fairly classy when other women slag her off too, saying how much she respects them etc. I also appreciate her unequivocal no to men speaking for us. I thought the likes of DH being in the press a good thing initially but I no longer see him as an ally, partly down to KJK.

I find it hard to reconcile her public persona with how she posted on Mumsnet a long time ago. I'm absolutely not in the business of outing or doxxing her but something doesn't add up for me.

There are aspects of her campaign, mainly some of her dubious affiliates, that I just don't like even though I class myself as GC as anybody.

I love that woman! She is plain speaking, gutsy, powerful and gets the job done. I find her so inspirational. She speaks so calmly and with absolute authority. She is a marketing genius. I've been to several of her Let Women Speak events and spoke to her at each one she is so honest and lovely. My daughters have met her too and Kelly Jay was so good with her, so kind and compassionate.

Bloody love her. She’s shifted the narrative, she’s enabled us all to speak plainly and concisely. Nobody can mobilise women, boots on the ground, like she can.

As someone said above, we can’t wait for collective agreement on everything…the house is on fire.

Only a few years ago, KJK was accused of transphobia for refusing to use preferred pronouns by some prominent feminists - now the majority refuse, she has shifted the conversation.

I agree she's an absolute powerhouse.

I vehemently disagree with her on some things. While there are some people I'd step back from because of that, she is so doggedly a single-issue activist on something that if gone, fundamentally undermines everything else, that I support her.

I find her refusal to wince in the face of TRAs inspirational.

There are many angles through which this needs to be fought. She's got a very important place amongst those at the forefront. Even if they disagree with each other or don't like each other!

I can only concur with all the above comments!

Yes. She couldn’t care less about optics and that is so refreshing and freeing. So much of the feminist movement is all about “if we say/speak to/do/are seen with such and such - then opponents will make it look like we mean/intend such and such”. So bloody stifling. But she just gets on with it.

Amazing woman, talks common sense.

I love how she can say so much in so few words

Right to the heart of the matter, absolutely clear and steadfast in her message

Some fools have tried to take her down over the years but they don’t measure up to her articulate delivery

I find her forthrightness really helpful too, if I am feeling chicken myself. But I especially appreciate that she doesn't shut out women who don't think or do or believe the "right" things.

Huge admiration for KJK. She makes things happen, speaks clearly and brilliantly - you just can't argue with her, gives confidence to and platforms ordinary women.

To me, she's an absolute doer, not just a talker and I take my hat off to her.

I love KJK.