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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Finally got round to reading Abigail Shrier

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PotteringPondering · 22/01/2025 18:26

Finally got round to reading the UK edition of Abigail Shrier's book, Irreversible Damage: Teenage Girls and the Transgender Craze.

It had been on my radar since it first appeared in the States in 2020, but I hadn't made time to read it. I'd even wondered if events had slightly overtaken the content.

What I wasn't prepared for is how beautifully written it is, and what a quietly devastating case she builds up. It's full of not only clear thinking, but also warm humanity, and telling anecdotes that every parent will recognise.

Gosh it's good. If anybody else hasn't bothered with it, please do.

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GiraffesAtThePark · 22/01/2025 20:44

It’s on my reading list. Her newer book about therapy and the bad effects it can have looks interesting too.

FinallyASunnyDay · 22/01/2025 20:51

Loved Irreversible Damage. It got me interested in this whole area. Bad Therapy is a bit more strident and polemic; I think Jon Haidt's Anxious Generation is better.

PotteringPondering · 23/01/2025 08:42

FinallyASunnyDay · 22/01/2025 20:51

Loved Irreversible Damage. It got me interested in this whole area. Bad Therapy is a bit more strident and polemic; I think Jon Haidt's Anxious Generation is better.

I agree – Jon Haidt is excellent. I heard him speak when he was in London a few months ago.

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GreyAreas · 23/01/2025 15:00

I gave up on bad therapy

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