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5 min readIn a recent debate, conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey pressed a self-described feminist on a question that sounds simple but has become politically radioactive: "What is a woman?" The feminist, Deja Fox, never answered it. Instead, she minimized the scope of the issue, pivoted to economic concerns, and accused Stuckey of bullying a vulnerable minority. The exchange, which Amala Ekpunobi breaks down on her channel, reveals a core tension in modern feminism: whether a movement built around biological women can survive the demand to include men who identify as women.
The Foundational Question: Defining "Woman"
The debate’s central flashpoint came when Stuckey was asked whether trans-inclusion in feminism has come at a cost to biological women. She rejected the premise outright. "First of all, there's no such thing as a trans woman because it's not possible to transition your sex," she said. "There's male and there is female, and there are people who identify as the opposite sex, but we are not who we are by declaration."
Stuckey then turned the question back on Fox: If you call yourself a feminist, you should be able to define what a woman is. Fox did not answer. Instead, she noted that trans people make up only about 1% of the U.S. population and asked the audience whether anyone had been "personally impacted by a trans athlete." No hands went up.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:03) **Debate Setup: Woke Feminist vs. Allie Beth Stuckey** - The host introduces a clip from a debate between Allie Beth Stuckey and Deja Fox on trans inclusion in feminism.
- 2 (01:42) **Allie Beth Rejects the Premise: "Why Are We Debating This?"** - Allie Beth laughs at the idea that trans inclusion is a major division within feminism, arguing it's absurd to debate letting men into the club.
- 3 (03:15) **Defining the Terms: "There Is No Such Thing as a Trans Woman"** - Allie Beth states her foundational belief: sex is immutable, and you cannot transition.
- 4 (04:43) **The Challenge: "Can You Define What a Woman Is?"** - Allie Beth argues that if feminism cannot define "woman," the movement has no foundation and cannot exclude men from women's spaces.
- 5 (08:18) **The Opponent's Tactic: Minimization** - Deja Fox responds by minimizing the issue, stating trans people are only 1% of the population and that the media overhypes the issue.
- 6 (09:10) **The Opponent's Tactic: Personal Experience Fallacy** - Deja asks the audience if anyone has been personally impacted by a trans athlete, implying the issue is not widespread.
- 7 (10:19) **The Opponent's Tactic: Reframing as a "Non-Issue"** - Deja argues that focusing on trans athletes gives oxygen to a "manufactured culture war" at the expense of "real" women's issues like the cost of living.
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The Free Press hosted a feminism debate between conservative Allie Beth Stuckey and leftist Deja Foxx, and let’s just say things didn’t go well for the woke feminist when the issue of trans came up. Let’s talk about it.
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