Fabulous Reem Alsalem on it again - onslaught on women specific language

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She’s so brilliant!

She is indeed a wonderful woman. I'm so glad she's on our side.

Wonderful! Thank you for posting.

How on earth is she keeping her job, she seems to represent everything that the UN is determined to destroy.

She is like a rock - “In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” [which was originally said by someone with a glaring gap in his own principles, but I like what it says]

I hope she has strong support around her, personally and professionally, because she's carrying so much weight and taking so much pressure on our behalf, and I hope she knows how much she is admired and appreciated.

That is superb.

Here's the text and link to her tweet;

Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls

''I am very concerned by the increasing onslaught on women-specific language, which seeks to erase the reality of womanhood itself and deny its innate and sex-related specificity. A number of influential media outlets, organizations, academic and health institutions, and experts are complicit in what can only be described as a new form of #ViolenceAgainstWomen. It must be stated that words such as "non-transgender women”, "cis women" and the like do not reflect any UN- or otherwise internationally-agreed standards. I call on media and all stakeholders to uphold the dignity of women and respect their human rights.''

x.com/UNSRVAW/status/1863493277510476180

If it makes you feel any better, that quote is almost certainly not Jefferson.

Good. Unpleasant man.

That does make me feel better thank you, it's such a strong quote that I try to live by - which is more than can be said for Jefferson🙄

I couldn't agree more with her, I'm also filing away, for future use, that the concept of the demeaning appellations for women that are being bandied about left right and centre is violence against women, I never thought of it like that but she's right it is.