All in favor
Oh yes, it’s all about the waves.
Meaning, presumably, that “second wave” feminists (you know, the old stupid out of date washed up wrong boring ones) are all opposed to trans rights.
But what “rights” are we talking about?
It matters, because the gender critical feminists I know are not opposed to trans rights, meaning, the human rights that all people have. What we’re opposed to is the new version of “rights” that includes a mythical right to have one’s personal self-definitions, no matter how counter-factual, accepted and endorsed and “validated” by the rest of the world, with no exceptions and no limitations.
But we don’t see that as being opposed to trans rights, because we don’t see that as a genuine right at all, but more like an abusers’ charter.
But Ronson, embarrassingly, just tosses the undefined “trans rights” label out there and announces that we are not in favor of them. I would expect him to be able to think more carefully than that.
I’m a fan of Jon Ronson, and have read many of his books. I, too, am disappointed.
Someone who supported Trans Rights 15 years ago could be against Trans Rights today without changing their views at all. You would think that ought to tell him something about Trans Rights.
Such a shame that they are in tension with women’s rights then, otherwise I – and many others – would be right there with you lot.
[Third wave feminists are all in favor of trans “rights”.]
I think this assumes a status that is not necessarily in evidence. Their may be a tendency amongst third wavers to be in favor of these imagined “rights” but “all in favor of” I think not so much.