Is the U.K. the best place for women?

submitted by Britishbulldog from self.GenderCritical

Was reading Saidit this morning and two stories were about other countries being mysogynistic. Namely the US and Norway. As a Brit, the things women face even in other ‘westernised’ countries shocks me. Now I know the U.K. is far from perfect (rape convictions are low, DV is an issue, FGM happens in some communities- we’ve a very LONG way to go) but feeling this madhouse may be the best place to be a woman. We don’t seem to have laws designed to shit on women here and we have a strong Radfem movement that may be able to keep the genderists at bay (that’s a small issue compared to the things above but it’s threatening to remove practically all our hard-won rights). Interested in your thoughts.

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[–]macaron 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think every country has it's disadvantages and advantages. We read the worst about every country here, without the good stuff.

Canada seems like a bad place if you just focus on trans stuff, but... I'm quite happy here.

[–]MinisterOfTerfery 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know, I would have to experience living in other places to be able to accurately answer that question. Just from the outside, the US seems to suck for everyone, regardless of your sex really.

I think what you say here: "that’s a small issue compared to the things above but it’s threatening to remove practically all our hard-won rights" contradicts itself. How is removing all our hard won rights a small issue? I would argue that's it's the biggest issue of all and it's only getting worse with UK rugby recently allowed trans women to compete in women's categories.

I am in the UK and I got more hopeful after JKR spoke up, but I now see that TRA movement has money behind it and medicalizing children benefits big pharma. I believe it's going to get better eventually, but it will probably get much worse first and a lot of women, children, female athletes etc. are going to get hurt in the process.

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

  1. Rotherham etc.
  2. Holbeck

Those two things alone tell me something’s wrong in the UK. Also weren’t there quite a lot of “rough sex” defence claims winning in the trials of murdered women, at least until the law was only very recently changed?

Kellie-Jay Keen also recently did a video on YouTube about the abysmal sex education going on in UK schools—very kinky and not at all good for girls growing up in porn culture.

Nowhere is good for women. There is only “bettter” and “worse.”

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

No its a failed nanny state.

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

I've lived in several countries and now live in the UK. I've been here for 10 years now. I certainly haven't done a major analysis of laws affecting women around the world, but I'm pretty happy with what we've got in the UK. Could be better; could be much, much worse.