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She's taken a weird and disturbing turn lately. She did a few videos about transgender and other lgbtq related topics. And well she had some seriously disappointing and eronious views on the subject. And was mostly regurgitatimg anti trans, terf talking points.

It's sad and disappointing thatnshe has started using her credibility in one field to make propogandaish videos on other subject she either ignores or is lying to profit off the terf grift.

It takes away from her well earned credibility in her field of expertise.

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> And well she had some seriously disappointing and eronious views on the subject.

You have to get specific if you want to convince anyone.

Not saying I support her views especially if they are hateful in any way, but disappointing/erroneous according to who/what?

TERF is a slur, albeit one that's probably welcome on HN.

Which is unfortunate, as those who would be most accurately described by that label, if it was taken literally and not used as a slur, actually have a sensible and thoughtful middle ground between the two extremes who are currently battling it out in the political arena.

> Which is unfortunate, as those who would be most accurately described by that label, if it was taken literally and not used as a slur, actually have a sensible and thoughtful middle ground between the two extremes who are currently battling it out in the political arena.

Perhaps not as many people self-identify as "TERFs" now that the term is widely viewed negatively, but as of a few years ago there were several subreddits on reddit where people identified themselves as TERFs (I'm not sure whether these subreddits still exist).

However, the prevailing view on these subreddits was that all men are inherently poisoned by testosterone and dangerous.

For this reason, I'm not sure it's actually a "thoughtful middle ground" as much as you might think.

I know the subreddits you're referring to (which now exist off-site), and that wasn't my experience of them. I considered these to be a supportful space for people, mostly women, to discuss and critique this recent ideological shift towards women and men being redefined as a 'gender identity' rather than a material biological reality, and the harmful effects this belief system has when implemented in law and policy.

One person who I feel exemplifies the sensible middle ground here is JK Rowling. She wrote a very thoughtful essay on this topic which I think is well worth reading, if you haven't already: https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-....

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