Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by hackinthebochs on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:11PM
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There is certainly a longstanding cultural thread of defending traditional manhood through explicit castigation of male deviants, but notably the source of the explicit castigation is largely from other males. The pushback against trans-women's acceptance as women isn't largely driven by men. It is pretty evenly distributed, or perhaps even more driven by women. The point is that these seem to be distinct phenomena driven by distinct concerns.
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by eropple on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:01PM
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> perhaps even more driven by women
Can you substantiate this? It doesn't match my understanding of the situation either from a cultural or an interpersonal perspective.
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by hackinthebochs on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:12PM
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I don't have any hard numbers, but it is the impression I get from various organizations and legal challenges to trans legislation in the UK. The organized opposition seems to be largely driven by women.
Those currents run deep, and run through to today. And that's not to say that "but a guy might go in the girls' bathroom!" is not what bigots say, because as a prima facie claim that's certainly common--but I very much doubt, were we to see some unvarnished honesty, that bathroom fears are actually a primary motivator rather than a convenient battleground.