To thick for feminism?

Care to expand on that Palmer?

Oh dear...

Yes it was on here.

I like I thought I hated sport because it is serves the political and economic interests of the nation state while contributing to an alienated consciousness on an individual and societal level

Sounds much cleverer than "it's boring innit"

"Was told I only thought I hated sport because I was too conditioned by performing feminity to think otherwise." - Jesus, on this board? I thought I hated sport because it is serves the political and economic interests of the nation state while contributing to an alienated consciousness on an individual and societal level - but that's probably just the conditioning talking.
Hi OP, I'm as thick and un-Phded a manhater as they come - but this is honestly a great board for reading a variety of thought-provoking posts and opinions. Do stay!

Not a poster on here thinks you are thick, Lass. So let's not make this thread about you, eh?

Lass, you are not thick and I enjoy your posts.

Oh I'm too thick.

I've been told I don't think about things.

Was told I only thought I hated sport because I was too conditioned by performing feminity to think otherwise.

I'm not bright, BTEC is as far as my education goes.
I'm very shy too, I've been told I come across a snobby and up my own arse irl, which I'm not, I'm just painfully shy and nervous until I get to know someone. Which is why I love the feminism section here. It's given me some confidence in myself and the women posting have helped me more than they will ever know.

I don't always agree with everything posted, it takes me so long to type anything that the thread has usually moved on, I worry about being misunderstood and pissing someone off, but mostly I love this part of MN and the posters who have taught me so much without knowing. I probably get more wrong than I get right, but I feel welcome here and posters are helpful if asked.

You're not too thick for feminism, everybody is different and that's one of the things I love about MN. If I can ever help you with anything via pm I'll do my best (like I say I'm not that bright though haha)

I think the sticky idea is good👍

Tbh I'm not clever at all. No qualifications at all no gcse, a levels anything. I still feel welcome on this feminist board.
On here if you don't know why something means other posters will explain and I've never seen any body be dicks about it.
I do avoid Twitter feminism though. Terrified me after seeing some uni feminist group being vile about older feminists purely for being gender critical.
I would never say anything on trans issues ect on Twitter.
Twitters weird. It's much nicer here.

If it helps, I don't have a PhD either, and I just whiffle on... probably not as coherently as Buffy, but I think I have just as much to offer as anyone else.

I've noticed Lorelei that you have made some really great posts, I often find myself nodding along to things you write.

Melinda, I have no problem being a feminist IRL but on here, I feel very conscious that I don't have the PhD.

It doesn't really matter, I just thought I'd chime in because I know how the OP feels.

Buffy might be time to resurrect your intro to feminism sticky idea, maybe?

I would recommend the Stanford women's health and human rights online course.

Even if you don't do any of the free course, signing up gets you access to a board with feminists from all over the world from 13 up, involved in a huge range of projects.

And there's not really any complicated language.

I found it amazing.

It is enrolling now for a late January start.

lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/GlobalHealth/Int.Womens.Health/Jan2016/about

Oh no! I didn't mean it in a negative way!!

I feel your pain OP
I read a lot of the threads to try to learn but I can't contribute because there's so much terminology to learn and many posts that go over my head

Then I look it up and find I don't understand the explanation or that there are several and I don't know if any are correct....then there are some that are loaded with historic references and I have to look up those...!

It's not just you op. I can follow a discussion or whatever until words such as 'epistemology' are mentioned.

I should also mention I don't fit in anywhere. I'm the most unsociable person I know and I struggle to make basic conversation. I know what it's like to feel intimidated!

newint.org/features/2014/07/01/female-genital-mutilation/ I follow Nimko Ali on Twitter who campaigns to end fgm.

kareningalasmith.com/counting-dead-women/ Karen Ingala Smith. She has a project called Counting Dead Women. Documenting the women killed at hands of male violence.

Http:focuse15.org Focus E15. Group local to me. Started by single mothers who fought against being kicked out of their homes.

www.theguardian.com/profile/june-eric-udorie June Eric Udorie. Recently she campaigned to have more women on the Politics A Level syllabus.

Let Toys be Toys And Let Clothes be Clothes - campaign to get rid of gender stereotyping in toys and clothes and let kids be kids.

Sorry if I'm telling you about people and groups you already know. These are people I admire and find interesting. I find when I get bogged down by the theory sometimes it's nice to see activism in action. It can feel really positive and inspiring to see women actually fighting for their rights, and achieving.