Fair not equal

[Shedbuilder]

I've heard 'fair not equal' used on both sides of the gender argument.

Transallies have used it to me with the meaning 'okay, transwomen aren't women, they're not entirely to be considered equal (ie the same) as women, but we need to be fair and include them.'

I've heard GC feminists use it to argue against, say, Laurel Hubbard in the sense that 'we're demanding fairness and requiring us to treat LH as a woman (our equal) is not fair.'

Is this a deliberate tactic to sow confusion? I'm very wary of the phrase now and always try to pick it up by asking the person who's used it to clarify what they mean.

I think it is an attempt to sow confusion. Corrupting language has been quite an effective strategy for gender ideologists so far.

The trans allies argument is back to front. TW deserve equality but not at the expense of women. What is fair about giving biological males access to female spaces, sports etc? What is unfair about providing separate spaces for the safety and dignity of everyone?

The fairness argument is very relevant to sport. If LH had been born female they wouldn't be competing at the Olympics, in their particular, at the age of 43. That they can compete at elite level against women 15 - 20 years younger is evidence of the advantages of male puberty and physiology. Separating most sports by sex gives women the opportunity to compete at elite level in their sex class.