Delegitimising JK Rowling
My name is Pat Riarchy and I am a woman. I define myself as such, and that is enough. In the words of the great philosopher Descartes, “I think, therefore I am.” I am sure he would agree that because I think I’m a woman, I am one.
My name is Pat Riarchy and I am a woman.
I define myself as such, and that is enough.
In the words of the great philosopher Descartes, “I think, therefore I am.”
I am sure he would agree that because I think I’m a woman, I am one.
As I often say: if I put an egg on a Croque Monsieur, no one objects that it becomes a Croque Madame. So why is putting a wig on a man any different? No transphobe can answer that.
There is, however, one prominent individual who denies my identity and has single-handedly fuelled a global movement of hatred:
J. K. Rowling.
A woman who would be virtually unknown were it not for her need to generate attention through inflammatory remarks.
Opinion
Adapting 'tap the testicle' to the women's game
In a previous article I argued how 'tap the testicle' was the appropriate acceleration of the anti-racism campaign which commenced in 2020, and the natural successor to 'take the knee'. To be inclusive, it is important to develop a feminist equivalent.
Tapping the Testicle: My experience with institutional racism
In a previous article, I argued for 'tap the testicle' to replace 'take the knee' as the England men's team principle gesture of anti-racism. As a feminist alternative, I also suggested 'tap the tit' as a gesture for the women's game once the football season re-starts in August.
No more 'take the knee': Why England should 'Tap the Testicle'
Tomorrow, England play their first World Cup game, taking on Croatia in Dallas. They should continue their admirable anti-racist activism by replacing 'take the knee' with 'tap the testicle'
Believe all women apart from Mason Greenwood's wife
As a seventh wave post-revolutionary feminist, I live according to one overriding principle, which I will capitalise to leave the reader in no doubt about my sincerity: BELIEVE ALL WOMEN There is just one exception to this rule: Mason Greenwood's wife.