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Be Careful What You Wish For
“Gender Critical” Feminists may exalt motherhood — but they are playing a dangerous game with women’s rights
The recent onslaught on trans people has seen self-identified feminists taking on board some dodgy politics. In bed with the far right and Christian fundamentalists, they re-assure themselves — and friends — that this is an alliance of convenience, to be ditched when the “trans menace” is eliminated.
Defining women as mothers, and going large on motherhood is quite another matter.
It is wishful thinking, that overlooks the plans these groups have for women as a class. It ignores the fact that fascism is for life — and not just for Christmas (other seasons are available).
Now read on.
That old pianist joke
Ah. Wishful thinking! It is natural to wish. So, popular culture is awash with cautionary tales of the price paid when you wish first and think consequence second. One of the earliest (adult) jokes I remember, from my local student rag mag, was the tale of yet another man who walks into a pub and… pulls a miniature piano and twelve-inch pianist from his pocket! (yes: it’s an old and very bad pun about male wish-fulfilment and a hard-of-hearing genie!).
