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Chat thread - come chat, rant, or celebrate, here!

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 23/01/2013 22:48

With thanks to the lovely timetosmile - here's the new and rejuvenated Chat Thread.

Space to yak on, rant, post any of the good and bad stuff ... just basically any chat that you don't feel fits into a specific post. With a side order of reclaiming the word 'gossip'.

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UptoapointLordCopper · 26/05/2013 21:18

Such an interesting programme as well - I learnt so much from Octonauts! But why all the important "people" have to be male I don't know. And also why Kwazii should be so liked when he's such an idiot I just don't know.

Have too much work to do and working through the bank holiday. Sad

But when I recover I intend to post some deep discussion about John Stuart Mill and the Subjection of Women. You've been warned! Grin

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 24/05/2013 18:57

Why are the three lead Octonauts all male? Grr.

BlingLoving · 24/05/2013 10:31

I just got sucked into one. Am pulling out. Phew. Painful isn't it.

UptoapointLordCopper · 23/05/2013 16:53

But I've also promised myself not to post about other threads. Forget my previous post. Grin

UptoapointLordCopper · 23/05/2013 16:52

Outright trolls are tedious, but not as tedious as the ones who can't be bothered to read up and expect to be spoonfed and not liking what they are fed and have a tantrum. Like toddlers but with no extenuating circumstances. If I've got time I'd draw up a MRA-lite bingo. Hmm

YoniTime · 23/05/2013 11:55

It seems that everytime I go into FWR or even Active convos he/someone like that is at it. Right now for example.

BlingLoving · 23/05/2013 11:38

Thanks uptoapoint. Today has been better so far. I spoke with a woman about a possible new role and one of the poitns she was keen to stress was that as a team they are very big on work life balance. I think she wanted to make it clear that even though I'd be managing people, I shouldn't expect them to work crazy hours for no reason. It was good to hear!

I missed the vbac message. Possibly a good thing!?

YoniTime · 22/05/2013 15:04

Hi all, this is my first time posting in this chat thread. I just wanted to say I really don't get that troll. He only makes punters/misogynists look even more pathetic.

UptoapointLordCopper · 22/05/2013 14:56

So tedious.

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UptoapointLordCopper · 22/05/2013 14:47

Hello!

I did see the Audi ad. It was awful in a rather creepy way.

Haven't had a bad day at work, apart from long meetings where I actually just got some work done while not listening. I suppose that's not good, but that stuff really has nothing to do with me. There were 2 women and about 10 men. People who say women talk a lot should come to these meetings. Hmm

No Happy Feminist Thing but I talked to at least 3 female colleagues and we didn't talk about men. Grin

BlingLoving · 22/05/2013 09:06

I wondered off this thread for ages. Hello again!

Has anyone seen that Audi ad? The one where the woman falls and everything is show to be shoddy? The tag line is something about style without substance? so icky.

But mostly, I just want to rant today about the man in the office next to me. In the last few weeks I've had to "justify" why I am not Mrs DHName (or Mrs DSName for that matter). I've had to explain why DH is perfectly capable of taking DS to an important doctor's appointment while I'm at work as he's a SAHP and that's what SAHPs do. And I've had to avoid commenting on my pleasure about the gay marriage bill because I deeply suspect he does not agree with it. It's so tiring.

Tell me happy, feminist things please?

UptoapointLordCopper · 21/05/2013 20:37

Sent off message to Usborne book to complain ... Is someone going to tell me I'm oversensitive and have no sense of humour?

UptoapointLordCopper · 21/05/2013 19:45

I saw a "The Doodle Book for Boys" in Waterstones. > Even doodling is gendered.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 19/05/2013 18:55

No, I don't think it's either.

UptoapointLordCopper · 19/05/2013 17:11

doctrine people objecting to positive statements on job adverts. But let me get an opinion. What do you think when you see, on job adverts, statements like "We welcome applications from women/ethnic minority ..."? Is it patronising? Is it off-putting?

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 17/05/2013 19:20

What happened, LordCopper?

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 17/05/2013 19:19

Sodding Buzz Lightyear. One female named character and she's Barbie girl busty and waisty even though it's a kids' cartoon and she's a kick ass space ranger princess.

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/05/2013 10:10

I'm sick of feminism already. Why do we still need it? Angry More later perhaps. Don't want to out myself! Suffice to say I would like to shove the heads of some people who claim to be gender-blind down the toilet.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 17/05/2013 09:30

Bump

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 16/05/2013 09:35

Let's just say, "Fuck them and the horse they rode in on." is being said a lot this week.

Yes it did but I can't remember the publisher now. Next time I call my mum, I'll ask!

UptoapointLordCopper · 13/05/2013 21:55

Doctrine Hope you are OK. What happened?

Does your body book cover puberty and all that?

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 13/05/2013 18:36

I made it through the shittiest work day today without crying!

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 13/05/2013 18:36

I had a You and Your Body book that covered both when growing up