And now we can combine our two themes of the morning.

So now I am being blamed for so many women’s negative experiences with health care providers. I received this lovely message on Instagram this morning, one of many. pic.twitter.com/d5CNviqsAH

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) December 1, 2019

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Some further responses from Jen Gunter:

I explained how tweets about abortion were used to imply that is how I regularly tweet. I explained the claim of credible research about vaginal yogurt was false. I showed the claims about tea tree oil were false. I explained I had written on obstetrical violence 2.

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) December 1, 2019

I explained that personal anecdote is not scientific. I pointed out how the data on alcohol in pregnancy was mischaracterized. I explained the patriarchal roots of vaginal steaming and the biological implausibility of effectiveness and the potential harm. 4

— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) December 1, 2019

I pointed to my extensive body of work that shows I have acknowledged repeatedly

Jennifer Block is angry that Scientific American removed her bad hit-piece on Jen Gunter.

.@DrJenGunter called for the removal of my @sciam piece, which argued that her approach to women’s health is authoritarian and bullying. This response proves my point. It’s not anti-science to acknowledge people's lived experience. I stand by my piece. https://t.co/Vyg0yQtbiN

— Jennifer Block (@writingblock) December 1, 2019

Of course it’s not “anti-science to acknowledge people’s lived experience,” whatever that may mean, but it is anti-science to substitute “lived experience” for properly conducted research,

Upon reflection, I should have asked @DrJenGunter for an interview. Perhaps it could have started more of a dialogue (now she has blocked me). I didn't (nor did @sciam) think it

Yes this is definitely an important hill to die on – the freedom to call women you don’t like “evil little cunt.” Our ability to reason and argue and discuss will wither and die without that freedom! Freedom freedom FREEDOM.

Back from a 7 day ban for calling Priti Patel an evil little cunt.

Having reflected on my actions and searched my soul as to why I would say such a thing….

I hearby reconfirm my opinion that Priti Patel is indeed an evil little cunt.

You can’t ban me for telling the truth

— Political Nuisance (@PoliticalNuisa1) November 30, 2019

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