Meaning of Handmaiden | Babel Free

Definitions

A cisgender woman who supports transgender rights.

derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“Online and over Shabbat dinners, arguments about the election have⟳ grown bitter. Those grudgingly planning to vote⟳ for Labour have⟳ been called traitors to the community and self-hating Jews. Anti-Corbyn die-hards, on the other hand, have⟳ been branded the handmaidens of a hard Brexit.”

“The fact that it is not possible to be seen as a supporter of trans people's human rights, as all feminists are or at least should be, unless we fully capitulate and take⟳ the metaphorical – and sometimes literal – boot in the face⟳ shows how extreme trans activists, enabled by their handmaiden allies, are nothing but a misogynistic men’s rights movement.”

“Solidarity with trans people but not women[,] I note⟳[,] Angela. Especially the boring ones who fought for rights that you now enjoy⟳. Enjoy⟳ being a handmaiden.”

“I have⟳ been called a handmaiden, a “pick⟳ me” girl, and been accused of vying for male attention.”

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