Feminist Current

Does Twitter hate women? Holly Lawford-Smith on 'Gender Critical Feminism,' hate speech, and the future of Twitter


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Twitter has a history of banning those who fail to toe the line in terms of progressive political orthodoxy. In particular, the social media corporation has banned numerous people for challenging gender identity ideology — for saying things like ‘men aren’t women,’ for example. Does twitter have a woman problem? Or are there simply activists working behind the scene to present their ideas as more prominent than they actually are? Will things change now that Elon Musk has bought the company?

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Holly Lawford-Smith, an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, about Twitter’s treatment of women, the impact of social media censorship, what the Elon Musk takeover could mean for women, and her soon to be released book, “Gender Critical Feminism.”

 

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