Article on Maria Maclachlan Court case

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Any one see this?

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/12/radical-feminist-warned-refer-transgender-defendant-assault/

The asked that preferred pronouns be used

Ms MacLachlan replied: "I'm used to thinking of this person who is a male as male."

Martin Ponting?

@Juells I puzzled over that bit. What does it mean? Extract feminised labour? Or maybe I don't want to know.

Mumsnet scarf?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5613057/Model-punched-feminist-smashed-120-camera-violent-brawl-walks-free-court.html

I don't know either

I think carceral is rapidly becoming one of my least favourite words.

extract feminised labour from trans women

Wasn't that the ones Ada was making hundreds of cups of tea for?

It's just incredible that people calling themselves feminists object to locking up violent men (or people, I suppose). It shows how far some branches of feminism have been warped.

It means Dr Cable is trying to position specifically gender critical women as part of the oppressor class over trans identified males within a marxist framework. I think!

It's just incredible that people calling themselves feminists object to locking up violent men (or people, I suppose). It shows how far some branches of feminism have been warped.

YY.

@LangCleg Good point! When Ada said 'we must show no mercy', I assumed something a bit more dramatic than.. a ladylike making of cups of tea.

@Ereshkigal Thinking about it, he might have meant that by being gender critical, women deny transwomen the status of ordinary citizens and so force them into prostitution. But I may be off the mark there.

That may well be it. But most of these transactivists see sex work as empowering though, which makes me pause.

Good point! When Ada said 'we must show no mercy', I assumed something a bit more dramatic than.. a ladylike making of cups of tea.

The DH is now saying, "Can I call it forced feminisation every time you tell me to put the kettle on? Because I feel you should say please more often."

I know I shouldn't be laughing.

Lang

That Mail article is interesting. The attack was described as "a brawl" that occurred "when protesters clashed over the rights of trans women."

Women weren't protesting about the rights of trans women, they were protesting about women's rights. Totally different.

You can laugh at him. Don't laugh with him. It encourages him to no good effect. (In case you hadn't guessed, I am typing this because he is reading over my shoulder.)

It also says he slapped her when it was a punch.

Women weren't protesting about the rights of trans women, they were protesting about women's rights. Totally different.

They weren't even protesting. They simply wanted to talk.

So it's not 450 fine. It's 150 fine, 250 costs, and something else.

Sorry, yes CunningOperative, you're right of course. Just got discombobulated by the nonsense.

Glad they were found guilty. Had thought the fine very low but glad to read above that it's not.
Utterly shocked that the judge directed a witness to lie.

Ok i missed a whole page
I'm back to thinking the fine was crazy low.
also think lang should drink more tea

If you are sworn to tell the truth in a court of law then you tell the truth.

Basic.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder FFS? So someone has trouble with 'authority figures' & gets brownie points for it?
It is not a good look to make fun of a mental health disorder.

According to MayDay4Women the Judge took into account Maria's inconsistent use of the preferred pronouns in court when sentencing.
Don't whether this happened or not, but in any legal proceedings you should always show the judge the utmost respect.

Utterly shocked that the judge directed a witness to lie.
It is not going to help anyone's cause to make clearly false and derogatory allegations against a living person. Either MN moderators are going to have to work overtime or else MN will end up being sued.