Go fxck yourselves, Ted Talks

Anatomy of a shitshow

What woman with self-respect would attend an event that immediately erases them?

TEDxLondon @tedxlondon

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They would never do this to men. It would never even occur to them.

TEDxLondon @tedxlondon

@n1kk1m Why we're using 'womxn' No, that's not a typo: 'womxn' is a spelling of 'women' that's more inclusive and progressive. The term sheds light on the prejudice, discrimination, and institutional barriers womxn have faced, and explicitly includes non-cisgender women.

Thankfully, they’re currently being ratiod by women who refuse to be rubbed out.

Caroline - Real Feminists XX @radicalhag

@tedxlondon @n1kk1m All you're doing is denying half the population the ability to refer to ourselves simply and unambiguously, because dysphoric males demand access to our social category. That's not 'inclusive' or 'progressive'. Male supremacist and gender reactionary more like.

Tiffany ⚢ Woman4Women @Woman4W

@tedxlondon @n1kk1m Read the room: This is wildly disrespectful to women who don't want an X through our existence.

Juliet @Jsoosty

@tedxlondon @n1kk1m Cisgender is not an accepted term by many women. It tells us that we accept a socially constructed hierarchy which puts us at the bottom. I would ask you to stop using it.

Emma Palermo - I Stand with JK Rowling @worriedmumofone

@tedxlondon @n1kk1m Bye Ted Talks. Ain’t no one got time for abuse like that.