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Woman's Hour presenter is being social media abused for her interview with the CEO of an endometriosis charity and her use of the word woman

When is this madness and bullying going to stop?
Emma was right -well done

Yes thanks @Helleofabore I realised I'd made an error there.

Only when the law changes

Currently the GRA informs all this

Thanks for the link. I've sent positive feedback, I think Emma did a great interview.

No feminist would use phrases such as '10% of people experience endometriosis' which is what this charity did, under Jodie's leadership.

Just to clarify. It is 10% of WOMEN who are diagnosed with endometriosis. By saying it is PEOPLE, that makes it not only something that is common that male people can be diagnosed with, but at the same time is grossly inaccurate and halves the prevalence of the medical condition. (ie. it is 10 out of 100 women with it not 10 out of 100 of men and women).

That someone who is doing supposedly a Phd in the topic would think that is appropriate is a very good indication that this person seems to more concerned with other activism than facts that will help women.

YANBU it was a brilliant interview.
I fully support Emma.

that bbc link feels a bit like raising one's head above the parapet. But needs must!

I think she was brilliant. I really hope she made some of the ‘Be Kind’ brigade stop and think.

The charity certainly didn’t do themselves any favours by doing a ‘Meet Steph’ section, right next to an unattributed quote about it being mad that they’d reached their 40s without anyone considering that it was endometriosis they were suffering from. The charity had to confirm that the quote was actually from a previous user of their services, rather than Steph, so I suspect I wasn’t the only one who rolled their eyes at the implication that Steph would be suffering from it.

I love Emma Barnett. She's just what Woman's Hour needed.

I haven't listened to this episode yet as I was worried my blood pressure would rocket. I knew she'd have flak for it - she knew she'd have flak for it, too. It's so ridiculous that a female presenter on Woman's Hour should be told to go along with the idea that a man is a woman.

But has the head of the Prostrate Cancer society changed language to remove the word MAN?

Made it "gender neutral" and dehamanize men who suffer horribly with this condition.

Does it peanlize any men for using the word MAN in that circumstance.

Does it repremand them for their cis privillage in the disease?

That was rather the point of the interview I think?

Well done Emma - when she took over WH I thought she was a bit more of a 'beee kind' type of feminist, however I think because she has suffered personally from endometriosis and has talked about how it has affected her, it must be galling to then sit in front of someone who is using your condition to further their own personal agenda and expects everyone to play along. I think this is a clear example of the reality of this nonsense ideology when it plays out.

I also will never understand women like Jodie who play along with this stuff, what exactly does she get out of this?

Emailed BBC to applaud her.

Feedback sent to the BBC
fully support Emma

Love Emma Barnett too!
I heard the interview and loved how when they mentioned the 29 men Emma said that's just whataboutery 😆

I will be sending my support for Emma to the BBC
#teamemma

I heard this interview when it was broadcast yesterday and found it absolutely rivetting. I'm not always a fan of Emma but during this interview she asked the questions which I am sure many women listening wanted to ask, and was incredibly well-informed, both when questioning the transwomen CEO and the (handmaiden) charity founder. As a PP had said, if the CEO had explained why they were the best person for the job and what their vision for the charity was, it would perhaps not have been quite as bad, but the CEO's insistence on not using the word "woman" when discussing endo, and in highlighting that 29 men are known to have suffered from a male version of this disease (as compared with millions of women who suffer from endo) spoke volumes.

I hadn't heard of the CEO before but am not surprised to see the accusations above of mysogeny.

I've emailed the BBC in support of Emma, and hope other people will do the same.

It's great that so many are letting the BBC know that they support Emma. It does make a difference - there will be complaints going in, so if they can also point to lots of support it helps.

Thanks for the link. I have written to the BBC with support for Emma.

Also, Laura isn’t pretending to be a man! I think that’s the most egregious part.

My favourite bit was when they said ‘we need to de couple this from being a gynaecological issue’ WTAF?!!!

I know!
What the hell was that all about?
It was the most bonkers interview about a woman's health condition I've ever heard. Have they been on the magic mushrooms?
Thank goodness Emma knew her subject.

I'm sure the BBC is being brigaded. One moment while I get out the world's tiniest violin that the nasty lady didn't pander. Emma was brilliant.

It reminds me of a support group for PCOS that I requested to join on Facebook a while ago. Among the rules it was stated that nobody was allowed to mention biological sex, you couldn't discuss periods in case it upset trans women members, and if you were writing a post directed at the group you had to say 'hello everyone' you weren't allowed to say a general 'hey guys' or 'hey girls' etc

It's a bloody group for a condition which only affects women ffs but made women feel uncomfortable because there were clearly going to be males in the group

And we need to start being blunt about exactly what said males are in these groups and charities for.

I’m with Emma. She asked the questions I wanted to ask, and didn’t throw anything at anyone. Very professional!

I've filled in the feedback form. I was so effusive they'll probably think I'm her mother 😂

Is anyone emailing the charity to outline their disappointment at how they promoted themselves?

Just wondering if I ought to or if they'll track me down and stone me.