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

Julie Bindel isn't a "political lesbian" as you define it.

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

She is on record saying that she is a political lesbian and believes in political lesbianism. Why do you think she is not one?

[–]LilianH 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

She came out at age 15 and has only been with women. I believe actions speak louder than words.

Also she defines "political lesbian" differently than most people do.

https://twitter.com/bindelj/status/1188786800883617792

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

I believe actions speak louder than words.

Your application of that truism in this context is misleading. It is entirely possible for Bindel to be a bisexual woman who mistakenly claims herself to be lesbian. A bisexual person who chooses to only date one sex is still bisexual; that doesn't erase their bisexuality.

Furthermore, as jay-day already pointed out, she emphasizes that she believes that she chose to date women and doesn't believe in homosexuality. Who else can "choose" which sex to date but a bisexual?

Also she defines "political lesbian" differently than most people do.

She defines it exactly in the way that is typical of the homophobic radical feminist "political lesbian" concept... She says:

It ["political lesbianism"] is acknowledging the reality of compulsory heterosexuality, and being proud to reject heterosexuality in favour of lesbianism

She believes that homosexuality is a choice (and a lifestyle, as I already noted in my post). "Compulsory heterosexuality" is the idea that straight women are pressured to be straight because of societal influences and can choose otherwise if they'd like. I'm literally parroting her own words back; not sure how else I could explain it to you.