I think I'm becoming a feminist

[GoldenBlue]

I've always called myself an egalitarian. But with the recent erasure of women with comments like menstruaters I think I am becoming a feminist.

I am grossly offended by being reduced to a bodily function.

I'm also offended by being called CIS and feel I'm being reduced to a sub type of women rather than simply being a women.

I'm afraid about the erasure of free speech and deplatforming of women with views that some loud voices disagree with.

I'm concerned about the innate sexism associated with gender identity that seems to set us back 50+ years with old fashion views about what a 'real woman' likes and how she behaves. I don't want any of us to be out back into traditional gender roles.

I'm afraid for vulnerable women and children in refuges where male bodied people may be allowed inappropriate access.

I'm angry that male bodied people being given access to female prisons and the risk thus entails

I'm worried about the risks to female sports opportunities being lost to male bodied participants

I sympathise and support trans men and women and support gaining 3rd spaces for those that do not feel comfortable in their appropriate single sex spaces.

And I'm concerned that I can't speak out against this without risking my job (public sector). It just feels that all sensible debate is shut down.

I'm struggling against my own learned behaviour to be kind/nice/shift up. But it is slightly easier to defend vulnerable women and children than it is the fight for myself.

It is interesting times, I feel I need to step up but it is a bit scary

[quote cheeseismydownfall]@goldenblue, me too. I've been gradually become more aware over the past six months, and now I am WIDE AWAKE and actually quite ashamed at my failure to engage in all the issues that you describe before. I've sent more emails to politicians in the past 48 hours than in my entire (middle aged) life before.

For those of you who have been walking this path for a long while, do you feel that there is a real change happening right now? Are women like me (who have always thought of themselves as sensible, middle of the road liberals who naively trusted left-wing politicians and pressure groups that tout equality were protecting our rights at the same time) suddenly waking up?[/quote]

Yes, the tide is turning.

There is a LOT of work still to be done. But every time someone understands and sees, another small victory is won.

They cannot eradicate us all.

Being too afraid of repercussions if we speak about it is what proves to me it's wrong.

Yes.

Stating material reality can get you fired.

Wtaf??

This is an extremely dangerous state of affairs for everyone.