Feminist Pub 14: The Bluestocking, a place for feminist chat and feminists to chat

the cannon boom always makes me think of mary poppins and this

Yy petula I think that all deserves a canon boom !!

I vote for Petula

Random non feminist questions allowed since it's Friday night and a pub?

Do any of you know about scooters and which ones might be good for a child who has outgrown the mini micro one (She's nearly 6, fairly tall). Needs to fold or come apart to stuff under the buggy.

Thanks awfully in advance.

down with disappointments, hockey injuries, unsupportive "friends", and voting in MPs who belong to dodgy parties!

up with successful convictions, outstanding performance reviews, and saying no to casual sexism!

Bloody hockey. There's a thread somewhere about a poster's DS who got injured in hockey today and I got a black eye once when my friend decided it would be fun to knock the top off some molehills but didn't follow the teacher's advice about not following through like you do with golf!

Hurrah Dragon :)

I had an interesting discussion in the end with DH off the back of the (boring, now, TBH) shirt thing. Disappointingly he's in the camp of "people are trying to change small things because they can't change the big things, but it's pointless and won't work". But interesting too, because I had been worried that he was in the "Everything is equal, I treat women equally therefore all men do and you're imagining things" camp. So will be good I reckon to follow that thread, well, why do you think women get lower pay, etc. Because at the moment he reckons if we fix that (ooh yes please, magic wand anyone?!) then the small issues will come good and in the meantime it's not fair to pull up individuals who don't realise they'e doing anything wrong. As you all probably get, I think it's totally the other way around.

It was soooo nervewracking to put something up on facebook though. I normally stick to my nice safe closed/feminist-heavy groups. I didn't get a massive response (and all female which is slightly disappointing) but ended up having a conversation with a friend who I didn't know was interested in feminism, about how for her her DH is only really starting to get it now they have a daughter.

here is an example of the "some of my best friends are " defence

retractionwatch.com/2014/11/21/i-dont-take-whores-in-taxis-casual-sexism-in-scientific-journal-leads-to-editors-note/

Both are.

grimbletart. Good for you dragonlette or to celebrate how great you are ? !

May I share my feminist moment of the week? Standing at market stall, woman next to me said to smallholder that she had trouble finding the market as her satnav had sent her the wrong way. "Must have been programmed by a woman" said burly male stallholder. Woman says nothing. So quick as a flash I chipped in "No, must have been programmed by a man who wouldn't stop and ask directions". Woman laughed. Stallholder looked daggers at me. I blew him a kiss. T'was good.

Agreed OB. That's the downside of our system but then I do get cross with folk who don't vote as well!

I'm sorry so many of you are having a shit time. all round.

I shall endeavour to bring some good news. The man who messed up the life of a young teenager I know has been convicted this week. He's still completely fucked up a young person, but at least he's being put in prison for a while so he won't have the opportunity to do it again for a while.

In other news, I've had a performance management observation at work and it was rated outstanding I'm usually rated good with outstanding features, so I'm really pleased that I've finally upgraded myself.

Finding it hard to be positive about the UKIP result. I'm trying to be grateful to live in a democracy where people can vote for whoever they like, but I'm not sure it is helping.

Oh no, Buffy, sorry to hear that.

Oh poor dd ob a and e not the nicest place to spend a frday night

Oh sorry about that buffy but often your posts are very cheerful.

Oh aye thanks penguins hadn't thought of it like that. Although I fear that people who vote for them might actually like the true colours ..

Not sure I can help on the good news front. DD hurt her knee during her PE lesson (hit with a hockey stick), and we're trying to work out whether she needs to go to A&E or not. She's currently sitting in the sofa with an ice pack on her knee.

Maybe UKIP having a couple of seats is a good thing? Just enough time ao show their true colours before May?

Good evening all. Can I buy as round of and ? Have been reading and empathising. It never ceases to amaze me how much sht we all get but its wise words and comfort from women like you who make it bareable . my line manager is a bully and is trying to make my working day as difficult as possible. However on the bright he's stupid
Also I'm peed off because ukip got another seat. Arrg what is wrong with people??
Does anyone have any good news this evening?

MEOD and . YY to managing the emotions of others. Fuck that noise.

Thanks lovelies for bringing my rage down from semi-nuclear to a quizzical 'WTF?'.