Thread by @MForstater

This is a terse press release from @fawcettsociety

It's good @Samsmethers said something but her quote makes no sense alone

What was she commenting on? How was @Womans_Place_UK
being referred to? By who?

fawcettsociety.org.uk/news/comment-o…

Take a look at the URL: "comment-on-denunciation-of-a-womans-place-as-a-trans-exclusionist-hate-group"

There's the original title of the post!

But somewhere along the line it was neutralised to "Fawcett comments on the sex, gender and identity debate"

So now we have a statement which leads with the unnecessary both-siderism "Trans people are targeted with violence, abuse and threats" .... "(and so are women)"

and doesn't say ANYTHING about the actual threat to women in this case (of bring kicked out of their political party)

How about a full article ? An Op Ed? @Samsmethers @fionamac2017 @gemrosenblatt ?

There must be someone at Fawcett who is angry at Labour leadership contenders pledging to kick women out of their party for talking about their rights.

#thisisnotadrill #yoursilencewillnotsaveyou

We get it. You're scared. You will get push back from lib fem supporters, & funders & "allies"

That's what a debate looks like!

Don't be the org that sells twee calendars of suffragettes. Be one that stands up for women today.

Or let funders & "allies" buy & bully your silence