Is there a feminist or group of feminists who is/are prepared to sit down with me & have a discussion about the issues surrounding trans women? I really don’t want to misrepresent either side in this.
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Not believing trans women are literally women and denying they exist at all are two very very different things.
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What does literally mean? I’ve heard feminists say trans women are men. That sounds to me like saying trans women, in one sense, do not exist.
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I don’t think Twitter is the best medium for this - if you are genuinely interested in what gender critical feminists think, and are willing to set aside the preconceptions that you obviously have, I think an offline discussion would be really fruitful.
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“...preconceptions you obviously have” You maybe right in your views on gender politics, you may be more knowledgeable than me but you’re not bloody mind readers!
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No, and it’s possible that you’re accidentally straying into the use of phrases which are frequently levelled at us in an attempt to paint us as bigots. It’s an unbelievably thorny area, no doubt about it. And like I said, Twitter isn’t great for things like this :/
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Thanks! You’re right, and thanks for being reasonable. That whole denying existence language gets to me!
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Knowing that women and trans women are different, and supporting for eg women's right to female only spaces, is not denying anyone's existence.
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