TERFs believe that woman is an “adult human female” - I see this definition everywhere. TERFs equate womanhood to sex, something that has historically put women behind men.
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Let’s go back a few steps - why does feminism exist and why are we constantly struggling against the patriarchy? Because of exclusion. If we are excluding, we are reinforcing the patriarchy.
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How does the sex-based definition of womanhood view those who have had surgeries to remove, or have been born without, the organs seen as vital to this definition of an “adult human female?” Are they forever put into the “other” category? If no, why?
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@MForstater's article to demonstrate the “practical harms and risks to women and girls” is shockingly similar to the arguments that were made to keep women out of the military and reinforced segregation in the US.https://medium.com/@MForstater/international-development-lets-talk-about-sex-eb9de927c787 …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
These arguments are based on fear of the “other” and potential extreme dangers that are NOT useful for women’s empowerment conversations. Exclusionary feminism does nothing except perpetuate the current social hierarchy.
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Hi Sarah - thanks for engaging again. I am not a radical feminist...(1/)
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And as the Economist notes "TERF" is a used as a slur to incite violence against women and to try to shut down opinion. https://terfisaslur.com (2/)pic.twitter.com/NcITE4K4La
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Anyway to answer your question... "how does the sex-based definition of womanhood view those who have had surgeries to remove organs, or have been born without them” Are they forever in the" other" category (3/)
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Seriously no. I've never heard any one say this. Women who've had a hysterectomy are women. Woman who've had mastectomies Women who are infertile. Women with MRKH born without a vagina. All women. (4/)
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Women who've suffered FGM and had their clitoris excised. Still women. It was done to them because they *are* women.
Post menopausal women are women. (5/)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Yes in most situations men and women should be treated equally with no segregation or differentiation based on people's sex. (7/)
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