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Is anyone else surprised that so-called feminists still think that TWAW?

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AnnaQuayInTheUk · 17/04/2025 18:37

Several friends who have been quite pro TWAW in the past are today posting all over social media that they are devastated by yesterday's ruling, that they are Trans Allies, that TERFs should be truly ashamed etc etc.

These are women who also describe themselves as feminists. I thought they'd be lying low today, or maybe even giving a measured response to the ruling, but it seems to have triggered them into an extreme of Trans allyship.

I'm having to hold myself back from.descending into a slanging match with them.

Is it possible to be a feminist and believe that TWAW or should you stop claiming that title if you won't accept the SC ruling?

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Lovelyview · 17/04/2025 23:16

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I assume that question is aimed at me? I do know one of her friends who ids as non-binary. I knew her as a she so pronouns are tricky. For some reason it's easy to remember a new name but not to call a she they/them. But dd also misgenders her by mistake because it's completely counter intuitive. The rest of them are uni friends who I haven't met. It's interesting that a fellow student who is a trans man got to share accommodation with my daughter on a field trip - because of course females share accommodation.

Annascaul · 17/04/2025 23:14

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:12

"99% of sex offenders are male"

And how many of those men do you think are cis as opposed to trans? Trans women are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.

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Trans women’s level of offending is actually proportionally higher than the general male population, I believe?

lady69 · 17/04/2025 23:14

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Same sex attracted people you say? Adult human males who are attracted to other adult human males and adult human females who are attracted to other adult human females? No one on here has any issue with adult humans of either sex hooking up with who they want, gay, straight, bi. It’s all good. Biological sex defines sexuality doncha know! Sex as defined by law. .

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:14

LonginesPrime · 17/04/2025 23:12

I’m after gay people, and one of my first thoughts when I heard this ruling was that perhaps lesbian venues will be allowed to exist again now.

Bless, you think the right wing will stop at Trans people

Derbee · 17/04/2025 23:13

I think TWAW feminists have a lot on common with trans women, and become default allies.

You cannot put on a dress and become a woman. You cannot be a feminist whilst approving of men eroding women’s rights and safety.

They are both pretending to be something that they’re not, hence the shared experience.

LonginesPrime · 17/04/2025 23:12

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I’m after gay people, and one of my first thoughts when I heard this ruling was that perhaps lesbian venues will be allowed to exist again now.

Annascaul · 17/04/2025 23:12

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 22:55

No point in wasting my time arguing with people so full of hate who spend their days bullying minorities. This is why people say you lot are like Trump supporters.

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Trans women are men.

This is a simple fact, it’s neither bullying nor hate.
I agree you’re wasting your time arguing, though.
You’ve come to the battle of wits unarmed.

everythingeverything1981 · 17/04/2025 23:12

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Oh boo fucking hoo, if acknowledging reality makes peoples life harder, so be it.

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:12

BunfightBetty · 17/04/2025 23:10

The patronising won’t wash either. It’s the kind of debating tactic that teenagers use.

I don’t need to read the Mail, as I’m capable of interpreting basic stats.

99% of sex offenders are male. Women are 14 times more likely to be sexually assaulted in mixed sex changing facilities than they are in single sex ones. So you advocating for men to be In women’s spaces is you saying that you are happy for more women to be raped than would otherwise be. That men’s feelings are more important to you - and should be more important to society - than women’s safety.

Why do you think that women should be raped so men’s feelings aren’t hurt? Please explain.

"99% of sex offenders are male"

And how many of those men do you think are cis as opposed to trans? Trans women are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.

BunfightBetty · 17/04/2025 23:10

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:02

What terrible encounters did you and your daughter have with trans people? Or were you just told to feel that way by the Daily Mail?

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The patronising won’t wash either. It’s the kind of debating tactic that teenagers use.

I don’t need to read the Mail, as I’m capable of interpreting basic stats.

99% of sex offenders are male. Women are 14 times more likely to be sexually assaulted in mixed sex changing facilities than they are in single sex ones. So you advocating for men to be In women’s spaces is you saying that you are happy for more women to be raped than would otherwise be. That men’s feelings are more important to you - and should be more important to society - than women’s safety.

Why do you think that women should be raped so men’s feelings aren’t hurt? Please explain.

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:09

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thirdfiddle · 17/04/2025 23:09

Oh, it didn’t take long for the TRAs to arrive on the thread did it?

There seem to be more than the average number of visitors to the site today, making points that were debunked somewhere around 2013.

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:07

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TheDevilWearPrimarni · 17/04/2025 23:06

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 22:30

Because believe it or not, not all feminists get off on bullying a tiny minority of already marginalised and vulnerable people.

Sounds like your friends actually have something called empathy for people different to them.

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Oh, it didn’t take long for the TRAs to arrive on the thread did it?

Lovelyview · 17/04/2025 23:05

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 17/04/2025 21:41

Gosh @Lovelyview that must be tough.

At the moment we avoid the topic. Since I've recently realised that I've been wrong/misguided/misinformed about many things in my life I can't really blame a young woman for not understanding something I feel strongly about. She has trans/non-binary friends so I understand she feels she's sticking up for them.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/04/2025 23:03

They're not men, they're trans women. Why are you so hateful towards tiny minorities who are already vulnerable?

Sweetie. A court just ruled that transwomen are men. That's not hate. That's the law AND reality. Cope

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:02

BunfightBetty · 17/04/2025 23:00

Have I got caught in a time slip and been whisked back to 2018?

These silly attempts to shame women into fawning over anyone with a nutsack don’t wash anymore. I’m not going to do myself, my daughter or other women down just to vie for being seen as a good girl by men and dick-panderers.

What terrible encounters did you and your daughter have with trans people? Or were you just told to feel that way by the Daily Mail?

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 17/04/2025 23:01

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Y force teaming just proves trans demands cannot stand in their own merit. Denied.

BunfightBetty · 17/04/2025 23:00

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Have I got caught in a time slip and been whisked back to 2018?

These silly attempts to shame women into fawning over anyone with a nutsack don’t wash anymore. I’m not going to do myself, my daughter or other women down just to vie for being seen as a good girl by men and dick-panderers.

Annascaul · 17/04/2025 23:00

LonginesPrime · 17/04/2025 20:43

The thing that surprises me is that they’re essentially pushing for transmen to be denied maternity rights (which would have been the consequence of this judgment going the other way).

Such a weird thing to be ok with if you want to show support to the trans community.

Trans men are women, so they matter just as little as any other women.
It’s all about the men.

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 23:00

WhatWouldTheDoctorDo · 17/04/2025 22:56

Glad it’s not just me. A number of ‘feminist’ friends have posted similar trans ally posters. And most infuriatingly, a number of them included comments about about how men are the threat and they feel safe with trans women. No mention of trans men. Lots of ‘I’ve never felt my rights threatened’… lucky them, but not a young athlete among them. I find it unfathomable that these strong intelligent women I know, can miss the point so spectacularly.

Also, the media reports I’ve caught today are all about the impact of the ruling on trans women, again, no mention of trans men, and certainly nothing about what it will mean for actual women.

Because most people's lives haven't been affected by trans people at all. The media blow up a few isolated cases and gullible people think it's an epidemic when they've never had any problems with them in real life.

TempestTost · 17/04/2025 22:59

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 17/04/2025 22:45

@LadyBracknellsHandbagg that's a good point.

I remember being very surprised years ago when a colleague told me he was a member of the Conservative party. I'm a social worker and couldn't get my head round the fact that a fellow social worker was right wing.

It's a bit like turkeys voting for Christmas

People who are tight wing leave social work because they get treated like shit by other workers, and often in social work schools, not because they don't believe in helping people.

BunfightBetty · 17/04/2025 22:58

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 22:44

They're not men, they're trans women. Why are you so hateful towards tiny minorities who are already vulnerable?

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‘They’re not men’??! What are you on?!

They’re male. By definition. Men.

Micaela64 · 17/04/2025 22:57

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WhatWouldTheDoctorDo · 17/04/2025 22:56

Glad it’s not just me. A number of ‘feminist’ friends have posted similar trans ally posters. And most infuriatingly, a number of them included comments about about how men are the threat and they feel safe with trans women. No mention of trans men. Lots of ‘I’ve never felt my rights threatened’… lucky them, but not a young athlete among them. I find it unfathomable that these strong intelligent women I know, can miss the point so spectacularly.

Also, the media reports I’ve caught today are all about the impact of the ruling on trans women, again, no mention of trans men, and certainly nothing about what it will mean for actual women.