Guardian and manfriday! Finally, thanks Hadley!

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/31/man-explains-what-means-be-woman?CMP=ShareiOSAppp_Other

Whoop!

I'm pretty sure Hadley's here

The comments on the fb page are appalling and quite dim. And misogynistic.

how do we email her direct? I can't find an email address?

Well done Hadley

And well done Amy aka @YesItsADebate and Hannah aka @SwearyG for peak-transing her

all round

#proudtobeamumsnetter

Thanks Bore, I wasn't sure of Amy's mn name!

Yay for Hadley! But have still lost faith in the Guardian. Once it's gone, it's gone.

Stupid person hasnt read it but knows its bad 😀 Reminds me of my kids saying "yuck, ive never eaten mushrooms but I know I wont like them"
https://twitter.com/beautifularielm/status/980026856043962368?s=21

Thanks Hadley

Hah the Facebook comments are a lot like that too. Men getting uppity at the headline without actually reading the article, where she pretty much does NAMALT for them.

Accordingly to the Guardian contact page it is Firstname.lastname@ theguardian.com

Hadley Freeman is an excellent and competent journalist.

There is understandable concern about being on the wrong side of history. But I’ll tell you what has never put anyone on the right side of history: shouting women down.

Piss I may pop on later and point out how to be a critical thinker.

The comments on Facebook are quite shocking - but the most shocking thing is that the majority of comments that are critical of the article are from men.

And one woman who has commented in a fairly neutral way has apparently been reported to her employer by one of these ‘heroes’

Thank you Hadley!
Great article that I've shared on FB where I've been out as gender critical for a whole week! Had a few tentative likes on links, a few comments from supportive men, and a spectacular slating, flounce and block from a 'right on' female relative (handmaiden type) but mostly silence from everyone else - but if I can peaktrans a few of them, even if they don't admit it, it'd be great

This is something women and trans women will have to work out between themselves.

Male people need to make room for male people who do male differently.

Telling female people they need to work stuff out with TRAs is like suggesting counselling for an abusive relationship.

But great work all the same, Hadley

YERSSSS.

Thank you Hadley!!!

but the most shocking thing is that the majority of comments that are critical of the article are from men

How ironic, but entirely predictable. They're doing exactly what she said.

I had to read the article twice to check it said what I thought it said!

Thank you, Hadley.

I can't see the article on Facebook.

What is the twitter feed like?

Twitter has a lot of women saying thank you to her and a lot of men complaining. Also some (mostly younger) women complaining, including someone who says Hadley now has blood on her hands(!). Also some complaints about how awful Mumsnet is.

Am pleasantly surprised to see a fair few men agreeing with her too; one bloke I know who I didn’t think of as gender critical or engaged with feminism in any way retweeted it and said she’s right.

Hadley you are a wonder. Well done, thank you and solidarity 💪

Owen Jones on Twitter chucking his toys out the pram about this. For a change.

He is the real victim of course. It is all about him. And he is being targeted by Hadley not because he is a brocialist but because he is gay.

twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/980069260591583235

Just seen she is trending on Twitter, give her some support if you can!

Thank you Hadley!

Hadley Freeman's article is great.

However, elsewhere in the very same paper today.....

So the Guardian's KoolAid consumption hasn't exactly decreased.

This is such an important article and Im adding my huge thanks to Hadley.
I truly believe that we must untangle the focus to highlighting women's concerns, and how some very powerful TRAs have framed these as 'anti transgender people'. These TRAs have driven the narrative incredibly effectively by deliberate misrepresentation, abuse of twitter mechanisms (mass blocking) and fuelling the genuine fears and horrific experiences of many in the transgender community. The deliberate polarisation of 'anti-trans' vs 'evil terfs' denies much needed & respectful debate.

"I also find the pretence that critics of trans rights are being silenced mystified" says Owen Jones (he means mystifying, obviously).

He clearly hasn't been paying much attention, then, has he?