So all the victims of the Southport mass stabbing were girls and women? But you wouldn't know that from the ways this is written (children, adults). Their sex is only mentioned in the direct quotes. For shame #sexmatters #invisiblewomen Seen in Journalism firebreak dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

A modest proposal debuk.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/a-m…

ICYMI: when men and boys perpetrate violence against girls and women, that needs to be clear in the language the media and politicians use. Gender neutral or inclusive terms aren't "impartial", they in this context they are distorting. My modest proposal: stop doing this!

‘Our children should be able to find joy in reading and have a nice place to do it. Let’s make that happen again.’ Yes! Fundraiser by Alex McCormick for Spellow Lane Library, attacked by rioters. gofundme.com/f/books-for-sp…

You can't rely on the British summer, but you can always make summer pudding

👊 "When girls & women are attacked by violent men, neutral #language is the enemy of clarity" debuk.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/a-m… by Debbie Cameron

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New on language: a feminist guide: why I have a problem with "culture talk" about the Taliban debuk.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/tal…

Might be the first time I've ever agreed with every word of an article in Glamour

X suffers badly from this kind of deliberate obtuseness. I was describing a visceral reaction, not a serious proposal. As I made clear when someone asked later in the thread, I oppose the death penalty in all circs. Even if I didn't I would hardly advocate its use in every case

Today, on the Global Day of Literacy, it has been 1,088 days since the Taliban criminally deprived millions of Afghan girls of their education. For over a thousand days, girls have been barred from schools, while the world stands by, busy normalizing this oppressive regime.

🤐 It's not just the Taliban who police women's language: "It’s hard to think of any civilisation in recorded history which has not placed restrictions on when, where and to whom women may speak" says Debbie Cameron debuk.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/tal…

Good piece by Debbie Cameron on two sorts of dubious responses to events in Afghanistan:

"we are the Christian Taliban". Exactly. wp.me/p6cBF3-6vD

Even the title #Nightsleeper is annoyingly tautological