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I thought said incident is how attacks on her began but it looks like the trigger was her sarcastic objection to phrase "people who menstruate". Either way I c
by throwaway290 3y ago
I thought said incident is how attacks on her began but it looks like the trigger was her sarcastic objection to phrase "people who menstruate".
Either way I can't really blame her if making a tweet about media allergy to word "woman" prompted death threats. Platforming, don't know enough to comment right now (though AFAIK people are not going out on protests against Joe Rogan like they did against her and we all know the characters Rogan is platforming...)
I consider myself mostly left but I think the world should be big enough for both trans people and women-referred-to-as-women (who have their own long going battle for equality) to coexist. If it is wrong please let me know why. But for now if someone treats using word "woman" as equivalent to attacking trans people then I write that off as "ideological issue" since it's obviously not attacking trans people. Looks like Rowling couldn't write that off and needed to comment because she was personally attacked and also felt the need to defend women as she is one.
Hope that helps clarify how people can be completely pro trans equality and yet be frustrated with some of what's happening as ideological agenda pushing.