The hit job on KJK & the wider 'criticism' of GC spaces as a hot bed of white supremacists/christian fundamentalists is all the same naval gazing waffle that is not reflected in the experiences of women who are out doing the work, connecting with the public & trying to get wider exposure of the madness that we're are all grappling with. As I've said already 7/8 years I've been involved, from being in groups, working on things that have made a difference in moving the dial, attending meetings, events, gatherings, parliament, MP/MSPs etc. and I've certainly come across some odd balls along the way. I've seen disagreements & I've seen arguments, people falling out & people making utter fools of themselves. What I've not seen is any mission creep within those grassroots groups & women, slowly or quickly, descending into right wing religious zealots hellbent on usurping the aims women are fighting for into anti abortion or anti LGB people/rights. The febrile imaginations of those who keep pushing this crap as though it's a serious problem just illustrates how out of touch they are.
Thats why the likes of WPUK, JCJ, the Brighton group mentioned (name escapes me & I'm not scrolling back), Filia & anyone else I've not remembered who are now 'hotbeds' of socfems obsessed with 'talking about this very bad thing' are out of touch with all their theorising & hand wringing over the guilt by association crap. This isn't happening in the groups that are operating. It's just not any reflection of the reality of women involved in this, who are busting their arses to do what they can, to make even a tiny bit of difference.
The women who attend the LWS events are amazing. When you've seen a woman stand up & speak her truth in public for the 1st time, it's a special moment to witness, and the power in that is immeasurable. Making it your mission to shit all over that, because is personal animosity towards the women who organises those gatherings, is contemptible IMO.
It's also absolutely shameful that the likes of TWVs have been blocked by groups who claim to espouse all the correct opinions over their care for women & women's rights. Again, the comments upthread using personal insults against a woman who has more integrity in her fingernail than those who consistently attack her or block TWVs from events, shows that it's all performative. Because difficult women are always treated like pariahs, and it's all the more galling that it's women who are high on their own self proclaimed virtue who can be the most viscous with it. And I agree, commissioning an entire publication of your own magazine on the 'problem' that is KJK, with all the thought & planning that goes into that, and not once have a moments doubt that it's a bad move, shows an alarmingly skewed sense of judgement & perspective.
The notion that the biggest problem we've all got is sleeper cells of right wing religious extremists/white supremacists embedded within grassroots women's groups, KJK or TWVs & their views or opinions is just pure fantasy. At some point, the hyperbole has to fizzle out, surely?