Inspired by thoughts of my mother to write about 'fauxminism' - not an original idea but worth discussing. My mother, BTW, was a bra burning feminist in the 60s and 70s. Fought for legal personality for women: right to have a credit card, a bank account in her own name. 1/x What is fauxminism? No formal definition but I see it as a movement that claims to empower women while actually benefitting men. It's most insidious harm - it persuades women to campaign for it. A startling example is seeing young women chant 'sex work is work'.
2/x

For those who say ‘not every woman has a story about creepy men’ here’s one that happened to me yesterday.
Was standing at the bar in the nice hotel I’m staying in. Middle aged man tries to strike up conversation. I try the slight smile and ignore him technique. 1/ He goes on talking as if I had embraced him. About what he’s going to have for dinner, what time his reservation is in the restaurant. And how busy it is so I may end up begging him for a seat at his table. I haven’t said a word. 2/

Sandy Brindley is trying to save her job as CEO of Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS). Many calls for her to go following the excoriating report on @EdinRapeCrisis.
Brindley is not a solo act - Rape Crisis Scotland - her employer has trustees. Who are they and where are they?
1/x @EdinRapeCrisis OSCR = Scottish Charity Regulator. It doesn't set requirements for trustee qualifications but it is fulsome on the obligations of trustees. A couple of relevant excerpts from their published guidance.
2/x oscr.org.uk/media/3621/v10…

Some facts on the trustees (technically directors
of the governing body) of Edinburgh Rape Crisis.
7 directors currently listed on Companies House.
2 trustees appointed in 2021
3 trustees appointed in 2022.
2 trustees appointed in 2023
🧵 1/x (currently being covered by @tribunaltweets)
1 trustee born 1970
1 trustee born 1989
1 trustee born 1990
1 trustee born 1996
1 trustee born 1998
2 trustees born 2000
2/x

Inspired by the #FarewellMarks trending today, I thought I would write a thread about everything that we boycott in our household. Usually it's because of gender ideology and woman hatred. But a few special mentions for other reason, including 'bad dad' ads and the like. 🧵 @marksandspencer is part of my Terf origin story. I was browsing the website looking for some new knickers. Started reading reviews; they were like soft core porn, obvs written by men. And 'upvoted' by other men. I wrote to M&S, found someone on their web team. 2/

@bindelj @rachelh1711 As an American, a feminist and the daughter of a feminist I'm going to express a contrarian view. You are confusing desirable outcome with process. Roe vs Wade said only that the states could not ban abortion and that they had to consider the health of the mother and the unborn @bindelj @rachelh1711 when making laws about abortion. Even my mother, a bra burning 2nd wave feminist said 'shaky precedent, good outcome'. In 50 years American women have accepted the failure of passage of the Equal Rights Amendment,,not achieved decent maternity pay or protected the rights of 2/

@KonstantinKisin Even good men don't 'feel' this issue the way that women do. I pass silently over those handmaidens who can hold luxury beliefs. My OH of 35 years was critical of the trans movement and saw it's danger before I did. But here's a story about him. BTW he's a good man. 1/ @KonstantinKisin I acquired a shiny bright red raincoat about 10 years ago. It immediately attracted attention and 'remarks' from men (strangers to me). The attention included men touching me - my arm or my shoulder without invitation - and the 'oooh ahh love' cat calling and whistles 2/