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30. It is relatively new but not a "nasty new acronym"

Here is some history.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical

https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/03/02/terf-meaning-jk-rowling-definition-what-is-robert-webb-graham-linehan/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/im-credited-with-having-coined-the-acronym-terf-heres-how-it-happened

The feminist movement is not monolithic. You may want to ask women of color around in the late 60's through 80's what some of their opinions are about the feminist movement around that time.

Overall, you are absolutely correct. Feminism as a concept and movement has sought to advance the needs of women, LGBTQ people, and men as well. There are however, not insignificant subsets of the movement who have taken on a more exclusionary approach, hence the term Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist.

It should not be used to tar women, but it should also not simply be cast aside as a slur...