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What is a woman? Common sense vs culture wars

2025/7/3
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主持人: 我认为Riley Gaines的故事是共和党反跨性别运动的代表。她从最初支持跨性别者，到后来将跨性别女性与掠夺性男性相提并论，这种转变令人震惊。她的故事也揭示了激进化和货币化的过程，她通过反对跨性别权利获得了政治资本和经济利益。她利用自己的平台传播有害的言论，将性虐待受害者与跨性别运动员相提并论，这是令人憎恶的。这种激进化转变与主流政治和媒体中的现象相似，极端主义正在进入主流。 Riley Gaines: 最初，我表示完全支持我的跨性别竞争对手，以及她的过渡和游泳生涯。我认为她遵守了NCAA的规则，问题在于规则本身。但后来，我的立场变得强硬，不仅反对跨性别女性参加女子体育运动，甚至将跨性别女性等同于掠夺性男性。 Simone Biles: 我认为你应该支持跨性别群体，找到让体育运动更具包容性的方法，或者创建一个新的途径，让跨性别者在体育运动中感到安全，也许在所有运动中设立一个跨性别类别。不应该将跨性别者排除在体育运动之外，而应该寻找方法让他们参与进来。 Dr. Rajan Basra: 极端分子想要摧毁细微差别，温和观点和理解，他们希望我们用非黑即白的二元对立思维思考。他们试图消除中间地带，将人们推向极端立场。

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This chapter explores the complexities surrounding the definition of a woman, examining biological, social, and legal perspectives. It challenges the notion of a simple, universally accepted answer and highlights the various factors that contribute to the concept of womanhood.
  • The question "What is a woman?" is often used as a tool of political and social manipulation.
  • There is no single biological definition of a woman that encompasses all cisgender women and excludes all transgender women.
  • The debate is often framed in a way that pits cisgender and transgender women against each other, obscuring other important issues.

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'What is a woman?'

The question that has plagued British media and politicians over the past decade culminated in a Supreme Court ruling that declared ‘womanhood’ was based on biological sex. Now, finally, WE KNOW WHAT A WOMAN IS.

Headlines told us this was a historical moment for women and feminism, but with misogyny becoming more and more mainstream and male violence on the rise, what has the ruling actually achieved? Three months on, Media Storm compares the real-life impact of the Supreme Court ruling and the impact promised by the British press - and assesses whether this biological definition has brought clarity or chaos.

Bridging the binary divide between cis and trans women presented in mainstream media, Helena and Mathilda are joined by Katy Montgomerie, YouTuber, metalhead, and trans rights activist.

What is a woman? Why is this question so dominant in today’s political climate? When did the obsession begin? Who has gained a lot… and who has gained nothing?

The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (⁠⁠⁠⁠@mathildamall⁠⁠⁠⁠)) and Helena Wadia (⁠⁠⁠⁠@helenawadia⁠⁠⁠⁠)) 

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