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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Woman's Hour week beginning 19 November

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SomeEnchantedEaring · 13/11/2018 12:15

WH will be discussing the difference between sex and gender next week. Sounds promising. I'm fairly certain Jane Garvey said it would be on Monday's programme. She also admitted to using the terms interchangeably and incorrectly at times.

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arranfan · 13/11/2018 13:27

I'm tempted to sing, Hallelujah but I'll bide my time until broadcast because, "There's many a slip" etc.

LizzieSiddal · 13/11/2018 13:30

Great! Just such a shame they didn’t do a lot more if this before the GRA consultation closed.

I was just listening to Jane’s Podcast and she mentioned how much she hates gender stereotypes.

NeurotrashWarrior · 13/11/2018 17:16

Jane, if you're here, 👀 well done.

SonicVersusGynaephobia · 13/11/2018 19:08

Good.

I get the impression Jane knows she cocked-up the GRA discussion, tried to redeem herself when discussing transitioning children, and is now having another go.

arranfan · 14/11/2018 10:03

The BBC has been colluding with people to gaslight their listeners: they have strayed very far from their remit by doing this. I'd be pleasantly surprised if Harvey and others made a wide-ranging 'mea culpa' for their part in spreading this convenient mis-use of language.

For many people, having created the confusion, it's now a case of it's Canute. I am expecting the argument that it doesn't matter what the origin was, "Everybody is now confused by the ambiguity and mis-use that modern usage just reflects that confusion and they no longer have distinctive meanings".

There's a reason that language and wrong think are so essential to creating the supportive environment for totalitarianism.

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