Students at historic all-female Wellesley College - which counts Hillary Clinton among alumni - demand admission for trans men

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

Serious question, what effect do we think womens' colleges becoming co-ed will have on women that belong to cultures that forbid co-ed habitation?

We're all entitled to how we feel about these cultures, but that doesn't change the fact that they exist.

For example, my mom fell down a YouTube rabbit hole of watching vlogs from this Orthodox Jewish woman: she shares aspects of Orthodox Jewish life that outsiders would otherwise not be privvy to, such as specialized Jewish hotels, and weddings.

Their culture segregates unmarried women & men to the point the swimming pools at their hotels are far away from the hotel complex, and with segregated swimming hours.

This lady is so proud of her culture, and you can hear her smiling as she talks about how great it is to have a place to go where it's just women, and they can talk freely.

By allowing men into womens' colleges, it means women who otherwise would have attended a prestigious college now won't because the college is hostile to their culture.

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By allowing men into womens' colleges, it means women who otherwise would have attended a prestigious college now won't because the college is hostile to their culture.

This is kind of seems like where society is at in general right now. We have divided everyone into little identity groups, all of whom are hostile to everyone else, and have declared ideological warfare on each other and demand everyone else conform to it. I don't think this has been healthy for society

[–]LyingSpirit472 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Serious question, what effect do we think womens' colleges becoming co-ed will have on women that belong to cultures that forbid co-ed habitation?

Considering these things are being espoused by people who truly believe every marginalized group are innocent little cinnamon rolls who are only tricked into allying with the patriarchy, and all it takes is some can-do gumption and Girl Power[tm] to turn even the most patriarchal culture into the same as their beliefs...they answered the question. They truly believe they can fix that culture with things like this, the women in that culture will welcome them as liberators, and that it's not cultural appropriation in the least.