I think I’m far from alone in being utterly baffled that the most controversial, divisive and aggressively contested question of our age has become ‘what is a woman?’ This is closely followed by ‘can a woman have a penis?’ The leaders of both main political opposition parties think they can indeed have that particular appendage! The Prime Minister drew both praise and condemnation when a video of him mocking that view surfaced on Twitter. There was also a viral secretly recorded audio clip of a teacher castigating two girls for simply stating ‘if you have a vagina you’re a girl, if you have a penis you’re a boy.’ Of course there is a sizeable group who try and dismiss the heat around this debate by claiming it’s manufactured ‘culture wars’ nonsense. They, (including many MPs), claim the majority of ‘ordinary people’ don’t care how one answers these questions and are focused on the cost of living crisis, failing public services and even the threat of nuclear war. However I think they’re wrong. I believe a growing majority is not just baffled by attempts to rewrite basic biological facts but angry and concerned. The push back is also coming from both the political right and the left, from those of orthodox religious faith and atheists. This should be a positive opportunity to reach across tribal lines for a common cause. Yet I’m increasingly concerned that the tribe to which I instinctively belong, the socially conservative right, are no longer representing my views when it comes to ‘defining’ women. Indeed many who call themselves traditional conservatives seem just as confused about the nature of womanhood as trans activists.
An excellent piece Romy. I have a lot of issues with Matt Walsh.....while I applaud his efforts to expose the dark underbelly of the rainbows and glitter of the lgbtq+ brigade, I don't agree with many of his views (he takes a very hard line against gay people for instance). I'm afraid I'm guilty of using the "men can't have babies" line 😂 as they don't have the equipment, and I have always qualified it with "they don't have the equipment".....but yes, women are of course so much more than brood mares. I have a responsible job, I'm a wife, a mother and a daughter to 2 elderly and increasingly frail parents. I'm a sister, an aunt, a friend and a karateka (learning karate). I refuse to be pigeonholed by anyone. I have never owned anything pink and until my boys outgrew the habit, was still climbing trees in my 40s! Sorry I'm rambling 😂 What annoys me most though, is this: blackfsce is now recognised as being incredibly offensive. But men can't see that woman face is equally offensive?
'A person who has both female and male chromosomes pairs (47XXY, 46XX/46XY, 46XX/47XXY or 45X/XY mosaic) can also have both testicular and ovarian tissue.' https://www.babymed.com/pregnancy/hermaphrodite-can-they-get-pregnant
An excellent piece Romy. I have a lot of issues with Matt Walsh.....while I applaud his efforts to expose the dark underbelly of the rainbows and glitter of the lgbtq+ brigade, I don't agree with many of his views (he takes a very hard line against gay people for instance). I'm afraid I'm guilty of using the "men can't have babies" line 😂 as they don't have the equipment, and I have always qualified it with "they don't have the equipment".....but yes, women are of course so much more than brood mares. I have a responsible job, I'm a wife, a mother and a daughter to 2 elderly and increasingly frail parents. I'm a sister, an aunt, a friend and a karateka (learning karate). I refuse to be pigeonholed by anyone. I have never owned anything pink and until my boys outgrew the habit, was still climbing trees in my 40s! Sorry I'm rambling 😂 What annoys me most though, is this: blackfsce is now recognised as being incredibly offensive. But men can't see that woman face is equally offensive?