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[–]Susiesmum 41 insightful - 2 fun41 insightful - 1 fun42 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I'm amazed that there are so many openly GC comments on that thread! Hundreds of women speaking out about their experiences.

Edit: There's one woman saying that TRAs are encouraging people to disrupt a fundraiser for Vancouver Rape Relief, along with self defence classes that they run.

[–]materialrealityplz 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

British women seem way more open about it. I follow so many British women on twitter about it, lol, even though I'm Canadian and try to find Canadian women...

[–]Veneficca 31 insightful - 1 fun31 insightful - 0 fun32 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I read Mumsnet, I notice women are much more forthright in saying what they think - compared to a typical American lefty commenter section, where women craft sentences with visible effort not to offend anyone or get called out. There tend to be more opening apologies like "I realize I'm just a white cis privileged nobody, and please don't hate me, but just possibly I've noticed..." The difference fascinates me. Their threads are quite bold and refreshing.

[–]Marsupial 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think woke culture is primarily a thing among the American left-wing. It is a thing in Europe as well but I think not quite to the same extent and I've certianly not seen the same kind of TRA movement. Tbh most people I come across view homo/bisexuality as ok but transsexuals still as fucking weirdos.

[–]yishengqingwa666 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They don't call the British Isles TERF Island for nothing. :)