www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/20/the-eva-wiseman-column-what-life-lessons-can-we-learn-from-femininity-coaching
Struggling to make sense of this article.
the feminists I know empathise deeply with trans women, partly because of that same itchy fear – we know what it is to want to move freely through the world without being harassed, policed or insulted, but we also know predators feel no need to put on a disguise.
Harassment is not an indicator of sex. Plenty of men are harassed. I'm happy to show them empathy, but that has no bearing on their sex.
The remark about predators seems to assume that women who want access to single sex spaces in situations where they feel vulnerable are worried about men who wear dresses, not just plain old men, however they identify.
I remind myself there are a thousand different ways to be a woman. And fine, if one of those ways means a woman thinks she’ll be more loved if she cleans the oven and refrains from swearing, then girl, fucking go for it.
But there is only one way to be a woman who is advised not to drink alcohol by the WHO, or targeted for rape in Tigray (both reported in June, but apparently there is no special month when women can claim to be more delicate). Meanwhile surely men can clean ovens????