Whats spinster's deal? Their website just mentions "radical feminism" but seems most of their posts are anti-trans, though admittedly pro-female of a sort too in some sense.

This seems very unusual for a feminist group. Do they have some sort of origin story that might explain the consistency in their lean or am i just jumping to conclusions?

@freemo I'm not sure how to see the posts there without logging in, but based on your description I guess they are TERF's: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF . Key quote: "These feminists, mainly second-wave feminists, perceive trans men as "traitors" to womanhood and trans women as "infiltrators"."

This seems like a pretty natural stance for radical feminists that consider gender to be based purely on non-brain biology, but it still makes me a bit sad.

@timorl From what im seeing from spinster it does fit that description. They see trans people as effectively some sort of a sexist insult to feminists.

I agree though, totally makes me sad, I dont agree with it either. But I guess as long as they keep to themselves and arent actively trying to hurt and harass the trans community its not as bad as some of the other shit going on int he fediverse at least.

I dunno, leaves a bad taste in my mouth all the same.

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