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Dora Moutot, born 23 May 1987 is a French writer, blogger, influencer, polemicist and feminist activist who advocates for an essentialist biological approach, based on the ability to procreate, to define women.
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Her views, which she describes as "femellist," have generated significant opposition from trans activists and other feminists, who associate her with the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) movement.
She graduated in fashion journalism from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.[1]
In 2009,[2] Dora Moutot created the blog La Gazette du mauvais goût,[3] where she cataloged "all things bizarre, eccentric, unusual, trashy, marginal, and folkloric."[4]
In February 2012, she launched Webcam Tears[5] · ,[6] an artistic blog compiling videos of people crying in front of their webcams[7] · .[8] This project was discussed in Zoe Alderton's book The Aesthetics of Self-Harm and gained media attention for its commentary on emotions as a new form of "pornography."[9][10].
In 2013, she won the Google-Le Monde prize for her blog and co-founded the webzine The Other in 2014, focusing on alternative subcultures[11][12]..
She has written for online outlets like Vice and was deputy editor-in-chief at Konbini.[13]
On 23 August 2018 Moutot created the Instagram account T'as joui?, which focuses on educating about female sexuality and critiques traditional heterosexual relationships.[14] By 2021, the account had nearly 600,000 followers. She also published the book Mâle-baisées in 2021[15]..
From the 2020s, Moutot increasingly distanced herself from contemporary feminist movements, criticizing "gender theory" and advocating an essentialist feminist view, which she refers to as "femellist."[16] She argues that women have specific needs based on their biology and opposes the inclusion of transgender women within the category of women.[17]
She has also voiced reservations about second-wave feminist achievements, criticizing contraception as "psychic excision" in 2022.
In February 2020, she co-signed a controversial article questioning whether self-identification was enough to be considered a woman, sparking backlash. She has lobbied against the inclusion of gender identity in legal definitions and launched initiatives to oppose the influence of what she calls the "transgender ideology."
In 2022, she and Marguerite Stern published a manifesto and founded a platform for women opposing transgender inclusion in feminist debates.[18]
Trans Lobby Criticism and Alleged Extremist Connections Moutot has made several claims about a "trans lobby" funded by billionaires with transhumanist agendas. Her positions have drawn accusations of transphobia, and she has been linked to far-right movements, though she denies these connections.[19]
She has also promoted non-conventional treatments for small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a condition she has suffered from since 2009.[20][21][22]
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