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Sep 13, 2021 · Julian Baggini reviews Kathleen Stock's controversial new book. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism, by Kathleen Stock (Fleet), $26.99/£16.99. Kathleen Stock believes that trans people “deserve to be safe, to be visible throughout society without shame or stigma, and to have exactly the same life opportunities as non-trans ...
Material Girls makes a clear, humane and feminist case for our retaining the ability to discuss reality, and concludes with a positive vision for the future, in which trans rights activists and feminists can collaborate to achieve some of their political aims.
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Apr 27, 2021 · This clearsighted analysis by a feminist philosopher of how gender identity theory negatively impacts women and girls feels radical – and even slightly dangerous.
Nov 24, 2021 · The cover of Material Girls features a picture of a young white woman with a satin band of pink flowers pulled over her eyes. So, other parts of Stock’s book are about being blinded to truths about sex and the deceptions that result.
Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism is a 2021 book by Kathleen Stock which explores issues related to transgender civil rights and feminism. The book reached number 13 on the UK list of best selling non-fiction charts.
Oct 16, 2021 · Commentary surrounding Stock’s new book “ Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism ” tries to pigeonhole her as a classic UK “gender critical” activist: deliberately misgendering trans people, mocking them and rallying against anti-discrimination protections.
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Jul 5, 2021 · By Dr Heather-Brunskell Evans. Kathleen Stock’s Material Girls makes a significant theoretical and practical contribution to gender identity politics and how to balance the human rights of people who identify as trans—she largely discusses “trans women”—and women.