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UK supreme court rules that legal protections for women don't apply to trans women even if they hold gender recognition certificates. (www.theguardian.com)

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TERF island making it official, JK Rowling already celebrating.

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[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Why is UK so TERF-y?

JK Rowling the cause or a symptom?

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The best theory I've heard so far is that the UK never had a revolution or something similar, it's always just concessions to the working class just before they just guillotine everyone - historically. As such, feminism in the UK sprouted largely not from some sort of class based consciousness but from like proto-girlboss bullshit of aristocratic women, as such, the underlying theme isn't liberation, it's keeping your place in the hierarchy.

[–] chickennuggies@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago

YUP This is the correct answer!

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