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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Equal as We Are, radio 4, 13.45

6 replies

womaninblue · 13/02/2020 16:10

Caught this while having lunch.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f6bf

A discussion about the novel Pamela and a reflection on sexual harassment and the plight of women over the centuries abused and misused by older, wealthier, more powerful employers. Discussion led by Laura Wade who sounded young but is apparently 42 and whose tagline for the programme is 'Dispatches from the gender trenches.' Presumably this is the millennial way of referring to the sex war that most of us on this board have been aware of and fighting for many years, long before Me Too.

The presenter talks of 'asymmetrical gender dynamics' not sexual and sex-based power and oppression. The reason Mr B kept harassing Pamela was because of her sex, not her gender. He wanted to stick his penis in her vagina, not comment on her performance of femininity.

It's almost as if the new, younger generation of presenters are terrified of using the word sex,

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Mossyrock · 13/02/2020 16:34

Infuriating. What does 'asymmetrical gender dynamics' even mean? It's gobbledygook to those of us that understand 'gender' as 'culturally constructed sexist stereotypes'.

RheaRanged · 13/02/2020 16:36

I think a lot of people don’t know there is a difference between sex and gender. They honestly think they mean exactly the same thing.

Melroses · 13/02/2020 16:38

Totally with you there. Sex is obviously far too scary these days.

I gave up on this programme earlier on this week.

Melroses · 13/02/2020 16:39
Lordfrontpaw · 13/02/2020 16:44

So what’s ‘sex’ then?

midgebabe · 13/02/2020 17:02

Sex is that which must not be named clearly. And magic wands let us change it at will

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