Politics, RattleBag and Rhubarb, The Sex Wars

Intersectional Lunacy and Knee-Jerk Nonsense

 A bunch of angry shouty men showed up to protest the Standing for Women  Let Women Speak event in Leeds as is their wont when women gather anywhere to talk about their lives. Inspired by the barbarism of Hamas, this particular crew had a new mantra to add to their mindless repertoire of bleats : “From the river to the…

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RattleBag and Rhubarb, The Sex Wars

Language Matters and the Mother Tongue

Lots of appropriately scornful responses to the charity Oxfam’s Inclusive Language Guide  published this week. First of all, it’s 92 pages long. You can read and download at the link.   I can’t say I’ve scoured every page and possibly some of it may be both sensible and helpful in providing respectful ways to talk about a whole range of…

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