Thought "feminist" meant women standing with women, was I so wrong?

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Today, I really needed someone by my side. I was challenging in person some pretty dubious characters in respect of speaking truth in a difficult situation (think what you like). Sent a call out for "wimmin" to stand with me what did I find? Resounding echoes of silence........

Except........................

In a small corner of an otherwise unknown universe a saviour appeared.

In the form of an Anglican Chaplain, (yes a man) who lent his calm and compassionate self in a most trying situation, with no agenda, no dogma, just a desire to support and empower a person in pain.

Lesson learnt - never rely on the "sisterhood" they always let you down.....

That was the lesson you took away from that experience?

Cool story bro...

Yes that was the lesson I learned today

If "wimmin" are actually interested I single handedly took on a monster regarding the toxic "trans" agenda and amazingly the man I faced off against actually cried with the passion I emanated as I told my story

Feminism means believing that women are equal to men. I'm a feminist, but I don't believe in a universal sisterhood of women.

A woman tried to pull me to her side today when she broke the law on the grounds of 'sisterhood'. I laughed as I walked away.

WTF GF DFOD

Am I missing something?

D-oh forgive my being stooped, always figured that if wimmin needed support they could count on t'other wimmin. Got it wrong. Glad I'm not a feminist, too inconsistent for my liking

Why "wimmin"?

hipster - yeah you're missing something. This woman wanted empowerment from other women to tackle a hierarchical structure and found it wanting.

Eh? I’ve no idea what you’re talking about

Odd, cos I is being "ironic" d'oh

Without knowing what your dilemma was it's impossible to comment. You can't expect women to agree on every point just because they are women.

One thing for certain - is an Anglican chaplain has patriarchy on their side - the same can't be said of 'wimmin' .

How did you advertise for women to support you?

What on earth? Why winmin?

You're basing all this on one day?

Is this a Turing test?

At the moment, my conclusion would be: it's a machine.

Mystifying.

I think you are saying that some colleagues/friends did not support you in some discussion you were having? About trans issues? And someone cried when you put your case?

And for this reason you think women cannot be relied on to support you? Ever?

How strange and reductive and solipsistic.

And what the scare quotes and the word ‘wimmin’ are doing....dunno!

What be da fuq you tryin to say?!

Somebody’s missing details and I’m not in a position to supply them. You?

Or don’t bother.

Wild stab in the dark here, but were the feminists you reached out to of a differing opinion? Would that explain it?

Maybe they didn't have a clue what you were on about either.

Yes, uhn, being a feminist must mean you are trans-exclusionary. Except of course it doesn't

Is this a Turing test?

I think someone's been drinking the Toilet Duck again.