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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

DD 13 asked me if I was a T**F

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NotZenEnough · 18/10/2018 22:11

She was talking to the cool, woke babysitter this afternoon and said, 'my mum doesn't think someone can be born in the wrong body'. Can't get to the bottom of it because DD thinks I am THE most annoying person on the planet and won't tell me everything but I think babysitter told her I must be a T**F. Babysitter just finished A'levels, (politics social sciences type) very bright young woman, I thought brighter than this, but she also told DD there are lots of different types of feminist. One type isn't really feminist, they just hate men!
I really like this babysitter (although I will try not to use her again), but the worst bit is that it just feels depressing that clever young women who should be thinking for themselves are swallowing the misogyny so wholeheartedly, I know there are some brilliant inspiring young people on twitter, but not enough.
Daughter seems to have really gone off me now.

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Lollipop30 · 21/10/2018 00:16

Another here not heard these terms before! Tbh I don’t get why it’s a big deal just have a normal debate with them both about your different views.
Reading from here I reckon I’m probably a terf too and happy to back up my reasons to anyone who wanted to call me it in a derogatory manner.
I also agree with babysitter saying there’s lots of different types of feminist and one type isn’t feminist at all they just hate men. There are, and my mother and auntie are the latter. They happily slag off all men and call it feminism.
I wouldn’t be happy though if she had been specifically talking about you.

ShriekingBanshee · 21/10/2018 00:26

This: ... male-bodied people sharing intimate spaces with female-bodied people
I think the point is to completely avoid that point, isn't it? Olennas
..and I reject labels. Halloween Hmm Hmm..useful for diagnosis...

noeffingidea · 21/10/2018 11:02

I'd have to tell her not to discuss feminism with my daughter though, in case she gets her ideas from sites like Jezebel and Teen Vogue. Some of that shit is harmful to young women IMO. It's really not her place as a babysitter to get into that area.

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