My pronouns badge for Brighton council workers.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-43336081

This has actually really wound me up. You'd end up feeling obligated to wear the fucking stupid badge and then you are declaring your "gender".

If we keep this up, I will not choose "woman" because I don't identify with any of the shitty stuff that "woman" now means. I identify as having a vagina. That's it. It would be nice to give the majority of people the option of changing the meaning of their "identity".

I've recently had a number of questionnaires that asked my "gender", but with a free text box. I have tended to go with something along the lines of:

My sex is female. My biology is woman. My gender is an oppressive and damaging imposition by society, primarily with the patriarchal aim of suppressing women, and as such I reject the entire concept of gender.

My sex is female. My biology is woman. My gender is an oppressive and damaging imposition by society, primarily with the patriarchal aim of suppressing women, and as such I reject the entire concept of gender.

I'd do that but I feel like the people who only know half of what's going on will get confused and think you're calling yourself non binary.

Hmm. Do you think I need to switch to "gender is made up oppressive bollocks, and I am defined by my biology"?

I have been thinking about this recently.
I don't know if we could use this to make a statement.
Maybe we could all aggree on a simple response, and when it comes up a lot it could get others thinking.
Somthing like, sex not gender
Or maybe go for ' Spartacus '
I'm happy to be told I'm talking nonsense.

I'd do that but I feel like the people who only know half of what's going on will get confused and think you're calling yourself non binary.

This may well have happened to me with a recent survey I filled out. The analysis expressed surprise that ~10% of respondents were non-binary as they had ticked the 'other' box for gender. I'm guessing I wasn't the only feminist to do that and write in an explanation.

My pronouns are vagina/vulva

I'd take the blank one and put my name in the gap.

You know, like a name badge but somehow different!

Pshaw!!!

I'd take the blank one and write

obvious

I feel quite angry about this. I have worked in services for vulnerable people and I am very concerned that vulnerable users needs are being put second to lefty batshit narcissism. If a very mentally ill person, a confused older person or a child being taken into care see these on council staff and get confused or intimidated if confronted by a man who has a female pronouns badge. How do they navigate this. They may become scared of saying the wrong thing or can be bullied because they accidentally said he. A delusional person may feel they are being tricked etc how is this supposed to work in practice in a school meeting for example.

The act of requiring these badges is a violation of the GRA.