I am S p a r t a c u s

[PermissionToSpeakSir]

I am a woman.

I was a girl.

I am an adult human female.

Something a man can never be.

I am a woman.

People refer to me has her and she.

Sometimes said with deep contempt and misogyny.

I am a woman.

Something a male will never be.

I have a vagina and uterus.

I menstruate and have given birth.

I am a mother.

Something a male will never be.

I have been insulted, assaulted, belittled, dismissed, held back, intimidated, stereotyped, terrorised, mocked, shamed, humiliated because I am a woman.

Something a male can never be.

I feel insulted, appropriated, offended, anxious, tense, depressed, hurt and under siege, when a male claims to be a woman or anyone says a male can be female.

It is not civil or respectful to treat me this way.

I am a woman.

I am Spartacus.

Erm it's defined in the posts just before yours

Rhubarb is the queen of crumbles, I like a bit of orange zest and some grated fresh ginger in the fruit.

Also the crumble topping must have brown sugar, Demerara for preference cause it gives a nice crunch.

It's not impossible to define though. Many people have done so. Your apparent inability to comprehend the definition notwithstanding.

Floisme

Your post made me chuckle and out of interest I googled "trans dog". It should not be surprising to anyone that the first hit is an article in the Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/28/my-dog-molly-underwent-gender-reassignment-surgery

'Woman' has been so impossible for you to define.

No it hasn't. We're perfectly happy with the definitions of woman and female that already exist. They serve their purpose well and accurately. The fact you don't like them and want to redefine them is your problem, not ours.

Adult human female
Adult human female
Adult human female
And finally
Adult human female

It's not really crumble weather though, should we be more seasonal and discuss berry fruit recipes...?

Shouldn't people get strikes for just being boring?

Ok, time to report this arsehole.

Ooh, thanks TerfsUp, I'm now busting to be in a situation to deploy that knowledge in real life.

Infertile women are women - nobody has ever said otherwise. Men, however, are not, and cannot become, women.

CertainHalfDesertedStreets

I've heard of, but never read that poem.

I've always loved your name. It has conjured up a wonderful image.

It's a bit magical that the part you wrote out seems to fit perfectly with that one line. As if it was suddenly very familiar based on the impression of certain half deserted streets.

Lovely.

GhostTess

I infer from your killer logic that you believe one of two things.

a) biological sex does not exist

Or

b) infertile people are a different biological sex to fertile people

Or is it something else? Which?

that claim infertile women aren't women you're doing that by comparing them to male people

the continued assertion from some members of this thread that claim infertile women aren't women.

No one has asserted any such thing. That's your misunderstanding.

If I have 2 feet, but one of them is injured, am I no longer bipedal?

Agreed that if there's anything comments should be deleted for it's being dull.

Including especially the continued assertion from some members of this thread that claim infertile women aren't women.

Go on, quote where someone said that.

I'm no linguist but have come across no definition that sounds correct

Reality doesn't care if you don't think a definition sounds correct.

The definition is adult human female.

Knock yourself out trying to shoehorn yourself into that definition but reality says otherwise.

I've just started using coconut sugar in my crumble. Gives a lovely crunch, and was a revelation to me. Yum.
Also, crumbles are not just winter food. I make a lovely summer berry one with cinnamon (and oats)

Thanks for the article NotBad

So the dog was intersex - I'm not surprised Guardian headline writers don't know the difference. Mind you they're not the only ones.

Ooh the coconut sugar sounds lovely!

what is coconut sugar?

Toetotoe

If you can't define what a woman is, how can you be sure?

I have got a huge sack of oats - by accident. I was wondering if anyone could suggest what I can do with them.