The Barbara Katz Rothman quote is so important to refer to women, because sometimes women need to be able to argue the child’s case *to the father*. Sometimes we have to be strong in defending our children’s needs against their father’s selfishness, because we are far more likely to put our children’s needs first. My husband is good and kind, but he puts his own needs first. If women are not strong then our children are easily sidelined if we can’t stick up for them. Maybe all other readers have selfless husbands, but frankly, those are not the worldwide norm. Men don’t need any more cultural empowering as a general rule in my opinion, and especially not within their own families.
I do so agree. I also had a very insightful comment from a single mother about the quote, saying how all the 'inclusive' changes to 'parents' etc was very alienating for single mothers. Another example of inclusivity not actually being inclusive!
The current “ inclusivity” movement is obviously about destroying women’s boundaries. It makes men into victims if they can’t violate women’s protective boundaries should they choose to. Men’s boundaries, particularly around language, meanwhile remain intact.
Brilliant. So well written & clear. When I first started noticing this nonsense I was utterly confused & thought transwomen were indeed women. Our media orgs MUST be clear & use factual sexed language…as they do when describing male health matters
Thank you Milli! You hit it out of the park again!
Thanks! x
The Barbara Katz Rothman quote is so important to refer to women, because sometimes women need to be able to argue the child’s case *to the father*. Sometimes we have to be strong in defending our children’s needs against their father’s selfishness, because we are far more likely to put our children’s needs first. My husband is good and kind, but he puts his own needs first. If women are not strong then our children are easily sidelined if we can’t stick up for them. Maybe all other readers have selfless husbands, but frankly, those are not the worldwide norm. Men don’t need any more cultural empowering as a general rule in my opinion, and especially not within their own families.
I do so agree. I also had a very insightful comment from a single mother about the quote, saying how all the 'inclusive' changes to 'parents' etc was very alienating for single mothers. Another example of inclusivity not actually being inclusive!
The current “ inclusivity” movement is obviously about destroying women’s boundaries. It makes men into victims if they can’t violate women’s protective boundaries should they choose to. Men’s boundaries, particularly around language, meanwhile remain intact.
Brilliant. So well written & clear. When I first started noticing this nonsense I was utterly confused & thought transwomen were indeed women. Our media orgs MUST be clear & use factual sexed language…as they do when describing male health matters
I think so many people get confused by it, it's insane that it's even being defended.