Oh, Scotland. You were once a kingdom celebrated in legend and song for your marauding men and bonnie lasses scrapping it out on the border with England as you fought to maintain your culture. Your border reivers were the forerunners of the outlaws and cowboys in the American West. You gave the world James I (of England), who gave the world the most revered translation of the Bible.
Now, you’re in court making asses out of yourselves. And for what? “Pregnant men” and “male lesbians.”
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That’s right. There is a case before the Scottish Supreme Court right now to settle the issue of whether men and women actually exist, or whether bureaucrats with tick-boxes decide the biological reality of humans. Ministers from the Scottish National Party are donning their wigs to argue that there is such a thing as a male lesbian, and a pregnant man.
The dispute stems from a 2018 decision by the Scots government to define “woman” as “anyone living as a woman.” Astute readers will instantly see that this is a circular definition, therefore it is no definition at all. The feminist group For Women Scotland challenged this definition, sensibly arguing that it was irrational. The observe that the government cannot achieve its goal of equal participation by women in government if it cannot define what a woman is, and if it includes men in the category “women.”
Lawyers for the group are in the unenviable—and deeply stupid—position of explaining to judges that it is not “transphobic” to state “biological sex is real.”
Yes, Wokespy reader, it’s confusing even for this writer as I try to explain it to you.
The question before the high court now is whether to leave standing a government definition that says anyone, including men, who has a “gender recognition certificate” qualifies as a “woman” under the law. A GRC is sort of like a driver’s license for gender, except it doesn’t indicate anything real. Any man can rock up to the government and do some pro-forma blathering about how he “lives as a woman” and get a GRC.
The government’s witnesses will be there in court to argue that men can be women, and that men can be pregnant, and that women can be men. It is not clear whether they also believe the moon can be made of green cheese if it so identifies, but we will keep you updated.
Let’s see what X/Twitter users think of this farce.
I’m a lawyer by trade and have reverence for our legal system.
However, I couldn’t care less what the Supreme Court thinks about ‘what is a woman’.
It is a biological, not a legal question.
The Gender Recognition Act 2004, which created this legal fallacy, must be abolished.
— James Esses (@JamesEsses) November 26, 2024
Being a biological woman in the current culture is like living with a tight noose hanging you round the neck
— Lalcmac (@Lalcmac) November 26, 2024
My fingers are crossed. Let’s hope whom ever is sitting on the chairs that matter. Are not secretly wearing their wives underwear and go.. oh anyone can be a woman.
— Scooter (@Invisime101) November 26, 2024
The people at Holyrood also know what a woman is. But they prefer to waste our taxes to gain Stonewall points than admit they are really stupid captured people.
Best of luck ladies.
— (@tractorgirly) November 26, 2024
The people of the UK (the people of the Magna Carta) need to stand up.
— DappurDan (@DanielEgan18396) November 26, 2024
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