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Catherina

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6. RadFem still wants her
Thu May 31, 2012, 06:06 PM
May 2012

I agree with you. There's nothing radical or feminist about this kind of bigots.


The venue blocked her. I don't know what RadFem 2012 is going to do, move their conference so they can still have their guest or go ahead there without her. They still have her up on their website http://www.radfem2012.com/speakers.html

The venue is still getting hammered. Both these tweets are from yesterday. The last one sounds as if the whole event may get booted out of Conway Hall.

conwayhall ?@conwayhall
@AmberHolywood @terristange @LeeLysandra more info about our position on #RadFem & SJ coming soon, thanks for your patience.
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@TheRealSGM @FeministatSea More info on #RadFem soon. Suffice to say any bookings cancelled at our request are fully refunded. Thanks.
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http://twitter.com/conwayhall/status/207779580931616769


I've been really shocked at some of the things I've read about RadFem, and MichFest, this weekend. Julie Bindel is being her normal, hateful, transphobic self over this, throwing as much gasoline as she can to fan the bigotry.

I'm not impressed with one of the other speakers, Gail Dines either.

Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:42:16 -0500
From: Gail Dines <gdines AT WHEELOCK.EDU>
Subject: Re: Texts on Radical feminism
Radically Speaking is a great collection and students do well with the
articles. I also suggest anything by Sheila Jeffreys as she applies radical
feminism to a wide range of topics. Her new book on beauty is excellent. And of
course, Andrea Dworkin's books formed the back--bone of radical feminism today.

Gail

Gail Dines
Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
Chair of American Studies
Wheelock College

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/radicalfem.html
She sounds like any right-winger who says that Starry Messenger May 2012 #1
How is stuff like this not hate speech? Catherina May 2012 #4
Reminds me of the way stormfront folks talk about African Americans, Jews and LGBT. stevenleser Jun 2012 #13
After all the hateful comments and blogs I read from the RadFem defenders Catherina Jun 2012 #14
JFC that's evil obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #23
Good. Thanks for posting! yardwork May 2012 #2
Thanks for reading. And caring Catherina May 2012 #3
So she's too radfem for RadFems? Gormy Cuss May 2012 #5
RadFem still wants her Catherina May 2012 #6
Oops, thanks for the correction. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #8
I don't think you're missing anything Catherina May 2012 #9
Political lesbians? Oh my. I remember the first time I heard that from a rad feminist. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #10
You're so welcome but look at this, which is such a welcome difference Catherina May 2012 #11
No I hadn't heard of her. Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #12
Good on you for devaluing lesbianism. He loved Big Brother Jun 2012 #17
I would say that saying all women should be lesbians as a feminist cause... Neoma Jun 2012 #18
Good for you for bursting in to try to devalue a sister who has our respect n/t Catherina Jun 2012 #19
How is a straight woman a lesbian? Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #20
"Radfem political lesbians:" Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #21
Thanks, He loved Big Brother Vanje Jun 2012 #22
Don't even get me started obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #24
This have something to do with Lysistrata? Neoma Jun 2012 #15
Good one. It's Lysistrata imposing celibacy on all women Catherina Jun 2012 #16
Responses to RadFem2012 show our queer, feminist communities are standing strong against transphobia Catherina May 2012 #7
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