The state of academic “gender” studies these days.
Very much looking forward to a lovely lazy Xmas break and then to cracking on with my article about why ‘sex’ (as in ‘biological’ not desire) is no longer applicable to contemporary feminist theory and activism.
— Sally Hines (@sally_hines) December 15, 2018
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8 responses to “Tear it up and start over”
Ya know, what with all this right wing anti-choice, anti-birth control, pro-groping and pro-sex with underaged girls, ya’d thing biological sex would be MORE important in contemporary feminism.
You would, wouldn’t you.
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I’m greatly looking forward to reading Sally’s assertions being decimated over at MumsNet.
Well, Sally Hines can sod off with that shit. Does she think the victim of e.g. a groping can simply end the groping by switching to male on the fly? Or can a muslim woman in Saudi / Iran identify her way out of being forced into a black tent? It’s bloody ridiculous.
That’s going to be some weapons grade twisted logic and delusional/wishful thinking. Sounds about as plausible and sensible as…
Gee if only I’d known how easy it is to protect myself on a street late at night. I’m putting away my knuckle keys and identifying as a man. a big, burly one too.
‘We modern feminist women-with-penises say that biological sex is not relevant to our brand of feminism’.
No shit, Sherlock! I’m just shocked that they aren’t re-branding themselves as ‘femmeinists’.