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[–]Sun_bear 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm so disappointed to realise Cordelia Fine has swallowed the TRA cool aid by the looks of things. Her book delusions of gender was such an important read for me.

[–]anonymale[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't know what her personal position is on the subject of gender identity but it doesn't seem to me from that piece that she is now an advocate of the ladybrain hypothesis. A year ago she was among a dozen signatories to an open letter protesting cancellation of gender-critical philosophers: a courageous position for any academic, especially a female one, to take these days.

She does use the words 'cis-sexist' and 'transphobia' in that piece, in the context of pointing out the hypocrisy of condemning 'politically correct science' while tolerating cancellation of feminist scientists. Is the use of those words what disappointed you?

[–]Sun_bear 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, particularly cis-sexist. I suppose I can't imagine someone using cis-sexist in that context and not being on board with at least some TRA talking points.