I spend a lot of my time studying American politics and consider myself well versed in the current Woke/non Woke, Republican/Democrat divide. I seem to have made the mistake of assuming that well educated Americans know and understand the social and political tensions that absorb us on this side of the Atlantic.
The Trans movement in the UK, particularly in Scotland, have de-platformed J.K.Rowling for having the temerity to suggest that there are only two sexes; male and female.
Recently, the Scottish prime minister called it a day after failing to push through proposals allowing formerly male rapists, now self identifying as trans women, serve their time in women's prisons.
In Ireland recently, a piece of legislation, primarily concerned with women's health issues, manage to draft the act without once mentioning the word "woman". A remarkable tour-de force in linguistic somersaulting!
North of your border, your Canadian brothers and sisters run the risk of appearing in court if they do not comply with mandated speech rules.
I have no desire to ill treat or traduce any person who genuinely feels to be outside the the normal male/female grouping and I hope they will do the same and not get all hot and bothered if I question their (to my mind) more extreme demands, and........perhaps more relevantly....that of of their spear carriers.
“New found nervousness around the use of the word “woman” ?????
😳😳 Invitation to anyone who feels this and would like to enlighten the rest of us……
I spend a lot of my time studying American politics and consider myself well versed in the current Woke/non Woke, Republican/Democrat divide. I seem to have made the mistake of assuming that well educated Americans know and understand the social and political tensions that absorb us on this side of the Atlantic.
The Trans movement in the UK, particularly in Scotland, have de-platformed J.K.Rowling for having the temerity to suggest that there are only two sexes; male and female.
Recently, the Scottish prime minister called it a day after failing to push through proposals allowing formerly male rapists, now self identifying as trans women, serve their time in women's prisons.
In Ireland recently, a piece of legislation, primarily concerned with women's health issues, manage to draft the act without once mentioning the word "woman". A remarkable tour-de force in linguistic somersaulting!
North of your border, your Canadian brothers and sisters run the risk of appearing in court if they do not comply with mandated speech rules.
I have no desire to ill treat or traduce any person who genuinely feels to be outside the the normal male/female grouping and I hope they will do the same and not get all hot and bothered if I question their (to my mind) more extreme demands, and........perhaps more relevantly....that of of their spear carriers.