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People going to Radfem2013

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 14:05

I am going. I know lots of people on here may not feel it's advisable to say publicly that they are going, but I thought maybe they might still want to meet up once we're there, at some point over the weekend?

I'll know you're up for it by the deafening silence, hopefully one or two replies and maybe a wee red dot if you are in the 'not saying publicly' camp. Smile

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 16:51

I think we cross posted there.

Thanks for the apology.

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namechangeguy · 06/06/2013 16:50

As punk said, you said you were nervous, and she said it was too early for her (in her feminist journey, I assume). If neither of you meant it that way, apologies, but it sounded like you both found the idea of it intimidating.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 16:50

Oh, no, don't feel like that, stick! I meant, there's a difference between being nervous and being intimidated. The first one implies it's my reaction ... the second implies something has been done to me by scary rad fems. And it hasn't at all.

I don't think I'm intimidated (and I could really do without namechange's sneery pass that that tired old 'feminists are so scary and nasty' trope). But I am nervous.

Then, I thought saying it like that might be unnecessarily harsh, so I would say it in a more jokey way in order to show him I know he doesn't always know how he comes across.

That's all. Smile

I very much appreciated your posts and it was nice of you to reassure me.

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StickEmUpPunk · 06/06/2013 16:45

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 16:43

I didn't know you were a member, namechange, nor that you were intimidated.

Would you like me to hold your hand? Or is it the dictionary definition of 'nervous' and 'joke' you're needing? Wink

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namechangeguy · 06/06/2013 16:41

At the risk of being seen as trying to stir trouble (I'm not), what kind of political movement intimidates its own members? Are feminists really that terrifying Grin

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 16:38
Grin

I will not be saying pole dancing is empowering.

I doubt I will be saying much at all.

Maybe next year?

Thanks very much for the good wishes.

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StickEmUpPunk · 06/06/2013 16:24

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 16:19

Well, it may be too early for me too, stick. I'm curious to see what it's like. I think MN is sometimes a fairly positive atmosphere for talking about radical feminism while the rest of the web sometimes isn't, so we'll see.

kim - thanks, hope so.

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kim147 · 06/06/2013 16:17

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 06/06/2013 14:25

Me too. I am a little bit nervous it'll be full of 'proper' feminists.

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TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 06/06/2013 14:23

I'm not but hope you enjoy it.