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Watching a live webcast debate between Susan Stryker (visiting Harvard Professor) and Julie bindel (b!tch of this parish) on either "Feminist perspectives of transgenderism" (SS) or "All trannies should just die now" (JB). (They're on a break so I'm here). Surprisingly, both sides actually have interesting things to say.

Naturally I quarrel with JB's positions but at least she's saying it in a way that's comprehensible rather than offensive. If she'd said this originally she wouldn't be enemy (enema) number one for the TG community, but we would still dispute her positions, but could probably civilly agree to disagree. Interestingly a friend of mine had an email correspondence with her v recently and she said that, without the restraint of the public sphere, JB's views are actually quite abhorrent and vindictive although, obviously, she will not reveal what she promised JB would be a private correspondence. But here she's showing a more reasonable face.

Equally I don't necessarily agree with SS' positions either, although our differences are more nuanced.

ah, they're back. CUL8R

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 10:51:55 AM EST
Damn, gotta go out. So I'll be holding the fort here all weekend talking to myself.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Dec 5th, 2008 at 11:21:14 AM EST
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