Baited Beth

I am currently 28. I picked up "be kind" feminism from uni and my peers and had never really challenged it. My peaking began when my mum and I clashed over @GetTheLOutUK in 2019. I couldn't fathom the idea of my mum being a bigot - it just didn't make sense.

@HJoyceGender A sit-oot-erie? As my Granny used to call them

I'm gobsmacked by now many synonyms, near-synonyms and related words there are to 'conservatory'. To be clear, I don't have any of them. Not a coldframe, cloche, lean-to, gazebo, greenhouse, glasshouse... I'm starting to think this is a new list of gender identities...

@NHSEnglandLDN How do I know if I've got ovaries? Is there anything I and my brother could look out for that might increase our chances of having them? Eg do they run in the family?

Anyone with ovaries can get ovarian cancer. Knowing the symptoms can help you spot anything abnormal. If things don't feel normal or if any symptoms get worse, contact your GP. #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth

@HJoyceGender Noone ever saw him, but during her training my Navy friend's superiors asked all the female recruits if they minded sharing with a TIM. They agreed between them that it was fine as they felt sorry for him. You have to wonder about the unintentional pressure from superiors/peers..

This is a court case waiting to happen. I hope a claimant comes forward - a woman denied safety and privacy by the prioritisation of men's identity claims over women's rights and needs

Once upon a time my sister wanted to make jam, so bought cheapo jarred jam and disposed of the contents, then filled the jars with her own. Our granny was so upset with her for the waste 😂

@parkrunUK The thing is, because you’re no longer inclusive of women, I lost my motivation to do parkrun. It’s such a shame because I think it has so many benefits, but not while it devalues women’s runs by allowing men to qualify for the women’s leaderboard

Want to join us in revolutionising inclusivity, diversifying participation, and maximising health benefits of parkrun across the UK? Apply now to be our new Outreach Officer in our Richmond office in London 👉 parkrun.me/8avwo 🌳 #loveparkrun

@francesweetman Don’t you kinda wish that account would go back to doing what it says on the tin rather than being a rampant TRA? If you want to be a TRA do it on a dedicated account, I beg of you.

@frankie2001mia And there was some horror movie she did at 15 where she was in a scene with a load of fully nude men (playing teenage boys) in communal showers. She was clothed, but she did flash her boobs and it was kept in the final edit.

@frankie2001mia Kiera Knightly always played older, even when it *really* wasn’t appropriate. At 17 she played Lara in Dr Zhivago (aged 14-30ish). Her love interests (supposedly younger than her) were played by men in their late 20s. She also had a much older ‘lover’ in his fifties.

Keira Knightley was 14 in Oliver Twist. She was playing a 17 year old but was herself even younger and was the love interest of an older man. How is this normal? Wtf?! She was kissed on screen by a man at least 10 years older. WTF

@ThebestFigen The stupid thing is… there’s a set of stairs that go over the railway to his left. He literally could’ve carried the bike over

@ShayWoulahan I watched Euphoria with my flatmate, neither of us knowing anything about the cast or characters. His character is introduced from the back with long blonde hair, cycling in a tiny pink skirt. Both me and my flatmate clocked him immediately.

I can’t be the only person that doesn’t think this dude passes? I feel like the whole world is trying to gaslight me.

I bought the whole set on a ‘well the tv show is good’ whim and have devoured them. I’m now on book 8 and not sure what to do with myself when I finish. Truly brilliant books.

@bbcmtd @TheGreenParty @melissampgp @redditchrachel That is a man in a wig who is calling himself a lesbian. The gaslighting here is unreal…

“Without a shadow of a doubt it is a transphobic comment.” Bromsgrove’s @TheGreenParty candidate @melissampgp condemns Tory Deputy Chairman @redditchrachel for social media remarks about her transgender identity. #PoliticsMidlands begins at 10am on BBC1 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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@theneonrequiem This reminds me of my Ghanaian British friend who said that an African American woman told her, with all sincerity, that she was white because she’d never heard of collard greens. Apparently race is based on (America centric) experience rather than the colour of your skin.

Just saw an entire YouTube comment section of African Americans making fun of white Americans for not using washcloths in the shower. 😐 Why is America so behind Europe in terms of race relations? Since when is using a washcloth a black thing and not an "any race" thing? Since when are you unclean, not exfoliated etc if you don't use them? Do people think everyone was dirty before washcloths were invented? Do people not realise we have hands and body scrubs? That towels don't actually do much in terms of exfoliating? That unless you use multiple cloths for different parts of your body and boil wash them after each shower, you're actually just spreading bacteria where you shouldn't which is why God gave you HANDS?! No offence but I could not live in that country. The amount of people whose entire worldview is based on the colour of their skin because they never interact with anybody who doesn't look like them - by choice - is wild.

I was overwhelmed yesterday when I walked into the club to be presented by the local players with a winners trophy, cash, flowers, and a card. Although I didn't win, and for me, it's about fairness, this wonderful gesture made me feel like a true winner👏 #fairplayforwomen

It’s funny. Ten years ago I was in my uni house super excited for the doctor who 50th anniversary and getting annoyed with my house mate for talking through it. Today I forgot it was even on because I care so little.

@patrick_ness What planet are you on? The comedy is boring as hell on your side. It’s just constant virtue signalling rather than jokes.

@Keir_Starmer How are you going to do that when you believe that men can become women just by saying so?

It’s my priority to end violence against women and girls. As Director of Public Prosecutions, I worked with John and Penny Clough to secure justice for their daughter Jane, tragically killed by her ex-partner. No one should have to endure what they did. So we changed the law.

@RoseStokes My mentions today have been an onslaught of wilful misinterpretation, but I don’t know why I expected better reading comprehension from a Twitter audience that thrives on outrage. Glad I was able to give a lot of people a serotonin hit at least.

@RoseStokes What happened to practical feminism? Yes men could stop raping women, but have you met men? There are practical ways of making yourself less vulnerable, such as not drinking excessively. That doesn’t mean you’re to blame if you get drunk and a man assaults you

Or, hear me out. Men could stop raping women.

@JackieFrancesca @RoseStokes And I agree. But that doesn’t mean telling men ‘don’t rape’ is going to stop them doing it any time soon. There are practical measures women can take that *reduce* the risk, but they are not to blame regardless of whether they take those measures. Men are to blame. Always.

@BethReid93 @RoseStokes It's a man's fault if a man assaults a woman whether she's drunk or sober, no matter what she's wearing, no matter where she is. Women do not cause rape. Men rape.