Germaine Greer Fan Club

" Because sure as eggs are eggs what she says is right and way more people need to open their eyes and minds now before we all end up in an even deeper mess."

Really ??? so when she was on woman's hour saying that menopause does not increase your risk of osteoporosis and and it is merely something encouraged by big pharma to make money she was right was she ?

No sorry not everything this woman says is right and i used to be a really big fan until i heard her discussing menopause on woman's hour. Not only was she factually wrong, did not bother to consider scenarios such as peri-meno or early menopause and she rode rough shod rudely over presenters objections or challenges. She was also very patronising and derogatory about women taking HRT. Her attitude was menopause is normal and hrt is big pharma att its worse. No thought or consideration of the fact many women do suffer and also these women may well have the intellectual capacity to decide for themselves whether they want hrt or not. We dont need so called intellectual feminists to decide for us, that is as bad as men doing it !

I am a Gransnetter, and fan of Germaine Greer in her present incarnation. Haven't been following media coverage around her latest book much.
But I did have the privilege of hearing her speak live only year. She has done a lot for Bug's Life charity and environmentalism.
Her down to earth way on whatever subject strikes a real cord with me.
Have had more than enough of over PC-ness and snowflake generation.
Wonderful to hear her say it how it is.
She has guts and deserves more support for both herself and her thoughts. Because sure as eggs are eggs what she says is right and way more people need to open their eyes and minds now before we all end up in an even deeper mess.

She’s an intellectual powerhouse. Even on the times when I don’t agree with her I like listening to her - she argues so well. It’s wonderful to hear proper reasoned debate.

She’s one of my fantasy dinner party guests. Id love to meet her.

I usually am in agreement with GG on most things but thought she was shocking on woman's hour today.
Basically felt like a telling off if you found the menopause hard.
I have just started hrt.. And it really felt personal. Her stance was it is a normal thing to happen and women should not take hrt as its all a myth they might do good, put out by big pharma companies.
She poo poohed the evidence it helps reduce risk of osteoporosis. And kept referring to hrt as steroids which gave a very warped view imo. They are sex steroids which is different to taking long term corticosteroids.
I won't be buying her new book, she was condescending, patronising and rude to presenter today and to the listeners

I agree, it’s dull with more than a hint of ageist misogyny - only realised that’s why I fucking hate it when GG said it on genderquake.

Just heard GG (corrrcted your typo) talking on woman's hour, she managed to find a problem with The comedy program on TV Mrs Browns Boys, I think she could find fault anywhere a man is involved, very sad really

I loathe Mrs Brown's Boys so does my husband (aged 64) and our son (27). It is not remotely funny. Les Dawson's northern woman gossiping with her neighbour sketches on the other hand were brilliant.

here is the whole Kay Burley interview. Very good and agree with a lot, I feel lucky to have read her books early on enough in my married life to make changes

I don’t agree that all women should point out their abusers to stop another woman suffering. Having been through a horrific abusive relationship in my early 20s I know I would have been either vilified by a sociopath or killed had I done so, it’s just not that easy. The idea of having an anonymous forum with behaviours of abusive men for Uni students is still a good one though.

All in all - glad she’s back. If only to promote her book.

I loathe Mrs Browns boys, don't find it remotely funny. But then I loathed Dick Emmery too. Loved Dame Edna OTOH. It's not the issue of parody - it's whether it's done with distain for the person being parodied.

www.list.co.uk/event/880480-town-bloody-hall-12a*/ this looks good.

Feminism has always been derided as hating men.

Wow, I've just seen she is live at Winchester on June 3rd. I'm going to buy a box ( 4 seats) anyone want to come with me?
@Erishkigal

Vick illustrates an important point though. Many not very bright young people seem to equate feminism with hating men.

Just wanted to say, I LOVE Germaine Greer and I'm very jealous of all who have met her!

thread also here about Germaine Greer:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3249171-Germaine-Greer-on-Sky-News-now

Oh Vicks, bless. You are trying SO hard. It’s almost embarrassing to watch. Yeah but no but.
Mrs Browns Boys is just puerile.

'bitter twisted old hag'. You are very kind, Vicky to perfectly illustrate Germaine's point. Glad to have you in the fan club.

Blimey. The vitriol for women who dare to not show reverence for everything a man does is massive!

I also find the humour in Mrs Browns Boys incomprehensible. Does that make me sad?

^^ Well, tbf she also laid into Acorn Antiques. Her WIDER point was that humour at the expense of older people - eg dementia, sight loss, oesteperosis, isn't very funny. And that society is far more sympathetic to older men. 'We like older men'. But older women are derided. And the butt of jokes.

Just heardJG talking on woman's hour, she managed to find a problem with The comedy program on TV Mrs Browns Boys, I think she could find fault anywhere a man is involved, very sad really.

I learned everything I know about contraception from Germaine Greer in Sex and Destiny.

She is the same age as my mum, if only my mum had been able to pursue a career like hers. If only all women her age had been able to.

The toilet statements GG made on the gender debate were a lot more subtle than for and against. She doesn't speak in soundbites so will always get misrepresented if you try to do that. She contextualised it by her cultural background as Australian. She was also exasperated that the conversation is always dragged on to toilets.

I think she did well on the debate, again, she is very precise with words, the quote was read out of context. She challenged the presentation of it as a "you" statement, when it was a general statement about SRS not changing sex which is a matter of fact. This was a bit too subtle a distinction for the presenter. Professors are very precise with words. She did repeat it quite happily when pressed, SRS doesn't change sex. Berkdorf can't hold a candle to her.

She was interesting this morning on menopause, I am going to buy her new book.