What Is A Non-Man?

[naomi24]

In an effort to include non-binary people in its definition of a lesbian, the US based John Hopkins University School of Medicine now declares a lesbian to be a non-man and someone who is attracted to non-men.

J K Rowling took to Twitter to criticise the university saying, 'Man: no definition needed. Non-man (formerly known as woman): a being definable only by reference to the male.'

What do you make of this - and what, I wonder, do lesbians make of it?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12192097/Lesbian-non-man-attracted-non-man-university-says-sparking-outrage-JK-Rowling.html

[1ozzy]

LOL, I know Answerbank news is suffering,,

[youngmafbog]

The whole 'feminist' movements achievements have been totally eroded and women are now back at square one. Just to appease a tiny minority.

The Ultra liberal left have a lot to answer for.

[DTCwordfan]

Buqqqer me over this one - pray tell why not man and woman and be done with it.

[naomi24]

Even more worrying perhaps is that this abject stupidity is coming from a school of medicine. :o/

[roadman]

what is the world coming to lol i appreciate everyone and their opinions and perspectives and individuality but look lets not get all deluded for funk sake

[Patsy33]

Non-sense ?

[choux]

To start a day with news such as this is confirmation that I am more straightforward, clear-thinking, sensible and honest than people who think/write/spout utter rubbish. No surprise to me. They are not all locked up. QED.

[youngmafbog]

There will be an almighty backlash at some point, its already starting - just look at Bud light.

And then unfortunately normal trans people will be worse off thanks to a tiny minority of loud mouthed (and increasingly violent) trans activists.

[ToraToraTora]

does non man include those that have decided they are not men?

[Rosetta]

Total denigration of women, I am not defined by being a not anything, and most definitely not a not man. True feminists must be turning in their graves after all their work to raise the status and roles of women in society.
A backlash is long overdue

[david small]

I now declare that the US based John Hopkins University School of Medicine is no longer to be given credibility or respect.

[roadman]

i like the best answer

[Vagus]

I wonder how many men would like to be known as non-women?
Well said Rosetta, you put that very well :)

[pastafreak]

Am I correct in understanding that the term 'non-man' refers to lesbians...and yet there is no equivalent ridiculous term for gay men?
Many of the comments in the DM seem to be taking this as referring to ALL women. I guess that's next. I mean...if we are biologically not male, then we must be non-men. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it. Well...doesn't it???

Fed up...fed up...fed up!

[brainiac]

What kind of Alice-in-Wonderland world are we living in now? Time for all this nonsense to be stood up to.

[sp1814]

From the university:

"The LGBTQ Glossary serves as an introduction to the range of identities and terms that are used within LGBTQ communities, and is not intended to serve as the definitive answers as to how all people understand or use these terms," Megan Christin, the university's director of strategic communications, said in a statement Wednesday. "While the glossary is a resource posted on the website of the Johns Hopkins University Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), the definitions were not reviewed or approved by ODI leadership and the language in question has been removed pending review."

Christin did not respond to questions regarding when the online glossary was first uploaded.

Screenshots of the glossary sparked an online firestorm in recent days, with many women, including some lesbians, calling the definition "misogynistic" and noting that the definition for "gay man" did not use similar language, such as "non-women."

"Lesbian was literally the only word in English language that is not tied to man- as in male- feMALE, man- woMAN," tennis star Martina Navratilova, who is a lesbian, tweeted Monday. "And now lesbians are non men?!? What The Funicular?!?"

[pastafreak]

What is a Woman? Interesting article I found when looking for a definition...it makes a lot of sense. It's only after reading that I noticed it's from a Christian organization...but I'll post anyway.

https://www.str.org/w/what-is-a-woman

[New Judge]

//I now declare that the US based John Hopkins University School of Medicine is no longer to be given credibility or respect.//

So perhaps we could describe it as a "non-university"?

[Old_Geezer]

I believe it is the name given to a French guy who refuses everything his boss says.

[JimF]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maness