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Womxn at Nottingham Contemporary

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Now100 · 10/10/2018 19:20

So Nottingham Contemporary are having an exhibition about women and advertise it as

mobile.twitter.com/Nottm_Contemp/status/1049996826227695616

Launch event:
www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/exhibition-launch-still-i-rise

Actual description of exhibition uses woman correctly

www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/still-i-rise

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WatchThePotatoesBoil · 11/10/2018 00:40

An event called Daylighting at the Wellcome Trust in London was using that word

Before they were called out, the event was called Gaslighting at the Wellcome Trust.

WTFisawomxn · 10/10/2018 22:40

At least, I think so. Just caught the "blurb". Started a new thread about it.

WTFisawomxn · 10/10/2018 22:39

Yep!

charlyn · 10/10/2018 22:37

Did I just see this topic is going to be brought up on Newsnight that is on at the moment?

citykat · 10/10/2018 22:36

An event called Daylighting at the Wellcome Trust in London was using that word , at least on Twitter. The twitter comments were very negative about it. They've apologised and stopped using it following the feedback. A proper apology too! Good work Wellcome Trust!

AspieAndProud · 10/10/2018 22:30

Whoever came up with ‘womxn’ was probably a total wxnker.

MIdgebabe · 10/10/2018 22:22

Yip Fermat, seems a good solution. Gather the twaw hive mind does not approve however.

FermatsTheorem · 10/10/2018 22:16

I have had a thought - if we let the super-woke have wom-qwertyxyz-n, can the other 3.7 billion of us have "woman" back to mean "adult human female"?

PillowOfSociety · 10/10/2018 22:15

The answer is simple.

Redefine men and man as mxn and mxn and then women can remain women with out the linguistic link to men.

Starkstaring · 10/10/2018 21:50

How do you pronounce that word? Womksn?

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Now100 · 10/10/2018 21:19

Sounds good. I have brought it up with a few people but been a bit too ranty, I know that's not the best way.

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Disgustingwoman · 10/10/2018 20:55

I'm bringing the GRA up as much as I can atm and this will a great conversation starter at an art event I'm at this weekend. Brings the two topics together seamlessly!

picklemepopcorn · 10/10/2018 20:48

I'd come to a meet up there! I have no connections...

Disgustingwoman · 10/10/2018 20:40

I'm local a up for that. Also have strong connection to the Notts art scene.

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Now100 · 10/10/2018 20:37

What about a mn meet-up there?

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Now100 · 10/10/2018 20:36

Definitely going to go, we have to keep going and speaking otherwise we are just giving all our spaces over to mxn.

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WatchThePotatoesBoil · 10/10/2018 20:32

I'm still trying to reconcile the phrases: "It expresses that womxn are not the extension of men", with "Womxn also includes trans womxn".

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HumberElla · 10/10/2018 20:21

Hmmm it does seem as though a really good exhibition (as described) has been hijacked by a wokesperson promoting the show. I was planning to go but now I’m thinking wtf?! They’ve got an explanation of woxmxanx on their twitter feed that’s almost identical to the wellcome one.

MrsBertBibby · 10/10/2018 20:19

Wokechimps.Grin

heresyandwitchcraft · 10/10/2018 20:16

Was there some kind of meeting, after which all the woke kids just decided to unleash this new term "womxn" in unison?
Like a backlash to the dictionary?

dewberrylipbalm · 10/10/2018 20:11

I’m encouraged by all the comments. I may have to change my username to “fuckingwokechimp”.

Nottingham isn’t too far from me so maybe I should pop along and give them some feedback.

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Now100 · 10/10/2018 19:23

For info this is the main art gallery in Nottingham, free to visit and holds loads of interesting events. I am just getting concerned that as a woman I am starting to feel less welcome.

Also, I have no idea where they got the idea that the word woman didn't include black women.

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