I am continually perplexed by the Anglophone divergence on transphobia. Why is there so much more TERF representation in the UK elite than in their US and Canadian peers?
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This isn't the whole answer but one factor is that in USA/Canada had a space for "theory" (Judith Butler etc.) which the UK academy was much more resistant to (because of the stranglehold of analytical & empiricist traditions). Very different elite schools
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@katiejmbaker has a great piece on the UK's "road to TERFdom": https://lux-magazine.com/article/the-road-to-terfdom/ … She focuses on the role of Mumsnet.2 replies 3 retweets 29 likes -
thanks for sharing :)
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Thanks for the piece -- very clarifying.
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