God, I love you lot. Do you know how brilliant you all are?
Thank you all for this.
I'm weeping.
I'm fine, though, my loved ones are fine, and I'm simply having a case of collywobbles over the CV situation.
Like others who have only recently realised the severity of the situation, I'm reeling a bit as I begin to absorb what's in front of us. I got a bit of a pasting on a thread last night whilst I was feeling especially fragile, and hyper aware of the vulnerability of my loved ones to this virus. As it happened, I'm not made of steel, so I shattered a bit.
Thanks to those who tried to bat away some of the gleeful bootkickers. I saw and appreciated it.
I'll put a pin in my feminism for a short while as I refocus my efforts on whatever I can do during this health crisis. Which won't be much.
For what it's worth, I think gender critical feminists are the "early adopters" of critical thinking processes. Posters here have the intellectual curiosity to challenge received wisdom and research themselves. And they have the courage to say unpopular things when they reach their own conclusions. And the intellectual integrity to persevere in challenging misinformation. You all amaze and inspire me.
If any of you brilliant women haven't yet applied those skills to the CV situation, like I hadn't a week or so ago, do. My head was down and I wasn't paying attention. I really am now. I'm probably late to this realisation, and I hope you all are way ahead of me.
Stay safe, you brilliant best of vipers.