TERF/SWERF! Or how I learned to stop worrying and love no-platforming

[Adam]

This is about the no-platforming and violence directed at radical feminists.


FTA: I can’t remember the exact words, who said it or when, but the general message was: courage isn’t the lack of fear, but doing something even when you’re afraid. I am writing this with lots of fear about a backlash that will almost certainly happen. However, I’ve reached the point where I can’t stay silent any longer and need to muster whatever courage I can and do what I think is right, regardless of the cost.


http://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/0...

[James]

Malobee wrote: "I am a bit perplexed as to what your purpose is behind creating this thread? Is this something that you are trying to promote? Are you interested in starting a discussion on the topic? Do you have ..."

Couldnt agree more. In my opinion people with those ideologies should not be given a platform to speak. Its counter intuitive to gender equality and inclusiveness.

[Gerd]

Seeing how we don't get much information about what her views are, it's difficult to judge the decision to remove her.

Also you would think that in these times organizers would first do their homework and then invite/hire a speaker and not the other way around.

[Gerd]

Malobee wrote: "I feel like I must have missed something in the discussions here based on this comment.
..."

It's in the article.
Apparently this is about the removal of a speaker after another group complained about her views, only never get to learn what these views are.

[Adam]

I posted this in the sense to show a view (that I share) as to how feminism (female oppression in a very patriarchal society) is being marginalized in a wave of comfortable.

I don't know what people with gender dysphoria and sex workers (read prostituted women) are going through, but I can empathize. But in the same sense I empathize with human females (by evolution) that feel that, and show that, they are being shoved to the side for stating an opinion (no matter if ones feels it is cruel: Arguably there are women that can be bigots to ones with gender dysphoria/sex workers, just as there are transgender and sex worker activists that call for the murder and rape of women) and being no-platformed (Ironically as shown in the above article) because of it.

Debate to find the truth (buried in this group about a person mentioning social structure only limiting to two gender [not sex] boxes when there may be none) is also being no-platformed.

Finding the truth is never meant to be comfortable.

[Jeremy]

Feminism is about all people being treated equally regardless of gender. TERFs are the anthisis of that ethos, looking to exclude based upon gander identity and sex. Seems simple to me.

[Pam]

commenting to dust off this thread given the book we are reading now.


Any additional thoughts?

[Vern, Our Shared Shelf Moderator]

Pam wrote: "commenting to dust off this thread given the book we are reading now.


Any additional thoughts?"
Thanks for dusting off this thread Pam!