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I never go further back than the first 2 pages, OP. I'm like you though in that I don't start threads, just chip in when I feel there's something I want to say. I don't think there's anything wrong with that though, it's just like conversations in real life. Some people start them, other people respond.

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is OP.

But if it helps, I am very much looking forward to a time when the female sex have won inalienable rights and protections in the law again. We had them of course, but the law inadvertently didn't specify watertight definitions of sex, female, woman, gender and that allowed men to exploit an enormous loophole whereby laws intended for ACTUAL biological females were perverted into laws for ANYONE CALLING THEMSELF WOMAN.

A bit like a game of Simon Says where you lose by not noticing that SIMON didn't say it. Haha its says women in that law but it didn't define woman properly so anyone can be a woman, you lose!

So now we're in a position of starting from scratch to win our rights back, and this time to be very clear that since we ARE A SEX we need to be defined AS A SEX.

Since there are literally no feminist issues to fight for when there is no recognition of what female means, we're all back at ground zero trying to get our existence written back into our laws.

Thanks for that, men.

But when we've achieved that, I will deffo have more time to chat about other feminist issues.

I may take a break instead though.

SwearyGodPervert Nice spot!

I have very occasionally read the old threads yes so I do know a bit what ypu mean, I think. I have been an on and off lurker for many years and do see a change in the range of topics- or possibly that the same topics are here but more people are posting and the board is busier. Which is a good thing.
My eyes were certainly opened to the trans issues on this board and I do think it is one of the major threats to womens rights in our life time so it isn't surprising there is more on this topic. My own view is probably harder in line than some on this board due to my own experience. For instance I would not accept a transwoman with surgery and a GRC as a woman in most circumstances regardless of the self ID issues.
However, I do miss some of the old regualr posters such as Buffy's careful explanations of epistemology which I think would be a useful perspective that isn't discussed as much. Especially when those ideas are used to such devastating effect by TRAs. I don't pretend to understand it well but I think there is a point to the idea that all ideas are socially constructed - but it isn't saying that there isn't an underlying reality there, or even that all ideas are equal.
Having said that, I don't see any reason why people can't post those ideas on this board and start their own threads. See - I just have. I think there is always a feeling that FWR is not 'nice' enough and I disagree with that on many levels.

Bespin so you’re not content with telling people they’re getting womaning wrong on twitter you’ve decided to come to the “source” and tell us we’re getting feminism wrong? Being coy about what you want to say is childish, why not say out loud that you need feminism to centre men?

I’m astounded you have time for this given all the threats you make to ManFriday chaps of reporting them to the authorities and mansplaining feminism to them.

No, I never read very old threads unless it's come up on a Google for a specific topic. I've never browsed the old feminist ones (not actually sure how to do that on the phone app).

I'm very interested in the current hot topic, but it can get very frustrating, especially if you spend any time on Twitter. Sometimes I get so angry at the rudeness, mud-slinging and threats towards feminists that I need to step away for a little while from time to time. So then I actively seek out other feminist topics to learn about.

I agree it's bad form to resurrect zombie threads, but I'm sure there are some very good older threads that newer members like myself have missed out on. If you find one you want to discuss, you can start a new topic and post a link.

I am sadly not a boat person. In theory it sounds lovely, but spending the whole time wanting to puke spoils the experience a bit.

Is boat person a typo? If not, so am I.

There's a thread right now about how to bring up girls to be nice people without being doormats, jump in!

As best as I can tell, Bertrand, it's about how there's a topic Bespin doesn't want to read about and that means everyone else should stop talking about it so that Bespin doesn't have to see it when she clicks on the Feminism board. This is a totally fair and reasonable suggestion and it would not in any way be more logical for Bespin to just not click on threads about the topic she'd rather not read about.

Also we should all start threads about topics she is interested in, but she won't tell us what those are.

Hi @Bespin, what would you like to discuss? Any topics in particular?

I still don’t really understand what this thread is about.....

Not sure what's so hard about just not clicking on threads that don't sound like they'd be of interest to you, honestly. I do it with AIBU!

But lass has told you how to hide the threads so that shoukd make life easier for you

The separating bit won't happen, well not for a while anyway, as its already been requested and refused

bespin

I haven't read it backwards but i have had a look at some of the the threads earlier in the topics history

Ive pretty much read all the threads over the last year or so...im on here much tto much

I've been on this board on and off for over 8 years.. yes, I've read old threads. As a rule though I'm here to participate, so I don't revisit stuff I've already read (unless I'm looking for something specific I remember). Plus it gets me all misty eyed for people who are once regulars and have moved on.

Much as I don't rewatch TV series, or re-read books (except for old favourites like ST:TNG or The West Wing, or Babylon 5)

The mods commitment to proving to the lurkers that they allow free speech for trolls and misogynists.

Good idea Angry, some from me too and if you're feeling peckish Nightwatch

Wonder what's got the wasps swarming tonight?