Janice Turner - article in the Times about Mermaids

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Excellent column from Janice:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-ideologists-are-spreading-cod-science-m8n0pdbq3?shareToken=eb2c06153578d29f71c393769844ab17

And Lucy Bannerman / Gabriella Swerling covers the the Martina story:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/navratilova-trades-volleys-with-trans-athlete-in-twitter-row-zhc0tq0bl?shareToken=9f16b69427d0ce67f3dc77392f6eae37

Well worth my subscription!

Agreed. A couple of people have said so but no response from him - also recent increase in numbers esp young girls.

Just want to add my THANK YOU JANICE and Lucy Bannerman and Andrew Gilligan for all your excellent writing on this, today's article was excellent and when I figure your how to use the share token thing I will be sharing it.

Janice well done. More pressure needs to be put on the IOC to make a ruling regards transwomen competing against women-the 2020 olympics are fast approaching.
I hope RM realises what a prize twat they are and retreats back to competing against men.

Someone just emailed us Mermaids accounts for year end 31 March 2018. If anyone is interested - don't know how to share a document here.

Janis 1 - punches pulled 0

That is a fabulous article. Thank you Janis.

Haven’t read the other one yet but will do in a bit when I get time.

Thank you Janice and team.

And thank you whoever got the recording of theMermaids 'training' session. Bonkers. Dangerous ideology based on sexist stereotypes. And jellybabies.

If Mermaids are so convinced by their cod science they should be delighted this training session recording is out there. I hope it's heard widely and by the Big Lottery Fund.

LiverpoolReSisters

All you can do is copy and paste a link. Or a screenshot, using the paperclip icon.

Or just say if there is anything worrying in them?

Hilda - re sharetokens, do you use the website, tablet app or mobile app? I've only managed to work out how to do it in the iPad app - one of the icons down in the right hand corner, then choose whichever medium you want but to just get the link use mail and then c&p from there.
(I believe c&p'ing sharetoken links posted on here would work, don't know if there's any copyright/legal reason not to, if you're a subscriber anyway at least.)

The Times has done great investigative writing on this issue. Well done, Janice!

I hope RM realises what a prize twat they are and retreats back to competing against men.

RM will get their arse kicked though. We know it, RM knows it.

Liverpool Resisters. Very interested. Can you DM?

Thanks Janice
Hubbie just brought the Times and I'm leaving it open in the loo where DD2 will see it. DD2 thinks I'm overreacting over this.

No DD2 it's the biggest child protection issue going.

Mermaids' accounts and annual report are publically available here on the government website.

beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1160575&subid=0

Mermaids don't have a leg to stand on!

Great stuff to wake up to today! Thank you Janice, Andrew G, James Kirkup, Sanchez Manning et al.

Today is the first day after the Winter Solstice, the days are lengthening now, imperceptibly at first but more and more glorious light penetrating the gloom every day.

There's an analogy there

It would have been good if Janice Turner had picked up the glorious error in the Mermaids training about humans having "up to 42 chromosomes".

It's 46...

You'd hope most Times readers wouldn't need that one pointing out!

You'd hope most Times readers wouldn't need that one pointing out!

I know - but it adds to the 'this is a load of unscientific bollocks' for the non-Times readers!

Janice's article is outstanding - such clarity

if anyone can read that and not see Mermaids for who they really are, they need their head examined

Also that Dr Helen Webberley is actually currently suspended by the GMC and not permitted to practise as a doctor anywhere in the UK

"Feminists are constantly accused of being on the wrong side of history. Yet Mermaids, with its clownfish and jelly-babies, is clearly on the wrong side of science."

Hear hear.

For anyone who's interested, here's a link with the number of chromosomes for each species. Humans have somewhat fewer than a potato. Those with 42 includes pandas and rats.

Sorry, forgot to paste the link, it's not cunningly hidden!
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Listofforganismsbyychromosome_count.html

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