Et tu, Caroline Criado-Perez?
At first, I wasn’t going to write a response piece to Caroline Criado-Perez (CCP) article concerning the term “cis”, because many of her ideas were similar to those in Sarah Ditum’s post I recently responded to. Then I realized those similarities should be pointed out. There are patterns emerging where otherwise respected feminists are injecting thinly veiled transmisogynist bigotry within self-congratulatory “bravery” narratives, as well as, patronizing pro-trans-sounding platitudes. So, when trans activists respond to their seemingly conciliatory knives-in-the-back with anger, the pre-poisoned well of viewing trans activists as “anti-feminist…haters” activates in full force. CCP is currently selling the situation as her causing “something of a stir”. (If you were wondering, the change in her last name is referring to a fellow feminist.) And the criticism she has received as coming from “misogynistic men”. And in the most perversely insidious spin, her supporters are claiming that her attack on trans
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“Et tu, Caroline Criado-Perez?” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to feminism and gender politics, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2014 at Transadvocate.com, “Et tu, Caroline Criado-Perez?” provides dated evidence of how feminism and gender politics was being argued in relation to transgender identity and history. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
No dominant policy frame was detected in “Et tu, Caroline Criado-Perez?.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of feminism and gender politics may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
Ranked themes and framings
Rank 1 is the dominant inferred theme or framing. Parent labels identify broader theme families; the relationship key beneath the diagram explains the line styles used for hierarchy, same-family relationships, overlap, and separate-but-related themes.
Themes
- 1Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict100%
- 2Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community78%
- 3Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community37%
- 4Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict11%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
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How “Feminism and gender politics” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 1 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history198
- Community and organizing165
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization117
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse80
- Law and civil rights74
- Culture, identity, and representation73
- Education and youth58
- Healthcare and medicine55
- History, archives, and memory44
- Science, evidence, and expertise37
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Documented circulation and reception
1 source-held reference records an early link or citation; the documented sources span 2 distinct domains. The dated evidence currently spans 2014–2015. These observations describe circulation and reuse; they do not assign cultural worth or evaluate the communities, arguments, or people discussed.
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Dated source evidence currently stored by the CollectiveM.A.Melby
Et tu, Caroline Criado-Perez?
M. A. Melby
Pretend is really real. 07 Monday Sep 2015 Posted by M. A. Melby in Bigotry, Debate, Feminism, Gender, Media, Politics, Pseudoscience ≈ Leave a comment TagsFactual Lies This tactic is essentially an extreme straw argument so pervasive that it distorts public opinion of a group.…
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Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Violence, safety, and dehumanization, Science, evidence, and expertise.
Autumn Sandeen
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Violence, safety, and dehumanization, Science, evidence, and expertise.
Rani Baker
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Violence, safety, and dehumanization, Science, evidence, and expertise.
TransAdvocate Staff
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Violence, safety, and dehumanization, Science, evidence, and expertise.
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