An Australian museum excluded men from an exhibit to highlight misogyny. A man sued for access and won.

An Australian museum excluded men from an exhibit to highlight misogyny. A man sued for access and won.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/mkwF8

  • RIPandTERROR
    325·
    8 months ago

    Idk how I feel about this. I will say however, any time I’ve ever seen feminist principles be applied exclusionary, it’s always additionally accompanied by TERF shit. It’s a very quick pipeline from “no boys allowed” to “no trans allowed”. The lines dividing can be so blurry… I don’t think it’s a good mindset.

    • Kedly@lemm.ee
      152·
      8 months ago

      I’ll bring this up only once, because not only do I not want to deal with backlash, I also dont want to stand in the way of progress or hurt anyone who is trans, but: Notice how society mostly freaks out about Trans Women, and Trans Men are an afterthought in that outrage. Its because Misandry is playing a not insignificant part in this. A key thing about transphobes is they arent seeing Trans Women as Women, and its their ideas on how MEN are that are informing their vitrol. So you are seeing those two go hand in hand for a reason

      Edit: Fuck it, I need to clarify: Trans Women are WOMEN, Trans Men are MEN

      • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        131·
        8 months ago

        Yup, trans men are “poor deluded women and victims of the patriarchy” and trans women are “predators trying to invade women’s spaces”. And that’s if trans men are even thought of at all.

    • Gloomy@mander.xyz
      53·
      8 months ago

      From their website:

      The lounge is a tremendously lavish space in our museum in which women can indulge in decadent nibbles, fancy tipples, and other ladylike pleasures—hosted and entertained by the fabulous butler. And as is always the case with Kirsha’s dinners and feasts, you are a participant in what she sees as the art itself, part of a living installation. Any and all ladies are welcome.

      Any and all ladies doesn’t sound like they are excluding people that may not have been born female. It sounds, at least to me, that it includes said person group.

    • VirtualOdour
      11·
      8 months ago

      Any man that wanted to go in there just needed to self ID as a woman for thirty seconds,