The very first claim in the piece - "As feminists we reject the TERF notion of a woman. That our gender and therefore our roles in society are determined by biology is a sexist idea that we have spent our lives rejecting" - shows they just don't understand basic feminist theory. https://twitter.com/glosswitch/status/999718178484834305 …
Yes, this is absolutely true. Although, they're probably being disingenuous about that because they know it will annoy the radfems more than anything to link their biological class with gender essentialism.
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I'm not sure. I think they probably don't understand the theoretical basis of 2nd wave feminism, or, if they do, they don't want to think about it too closely, because it'll subvert their self-identity is everything mantra. I could be wrong though! :)
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There's probably some of both. I spent months trying to get the gender-critical feminists & the trans activists to see they were arguing against things the other didn't believe but just succeeded in pissing off everybody.
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That must have gone well!


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So much of the war between the radfems & trans activist feminists takes place in deliberate misunderstanding of the other's view You're a biological essentialist coz you see 'woman' as defined by biology You're an MRA coz you're supporting men's (trans women's) rights over womens
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Ironically enough, it's pretty much an action replay of the fights in the early-1980s (over pornography, for example), but the balance of forces has shifted against the radfems. (Back then the more liberal feminists felt bullied & excluded.)
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Yes! And that's still going on too. I also got involved in that which looks like: Women are exploited! Listen to women! *drags out sex worker who agrees with her* Women are in control of their own sexuality! Listen to women! *drags out sex worker who agrees with her*
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