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Are you worried about strange men not wanting to grope you?

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FFSFFSFFS · 29/01/2019 13:52

www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/woman-old-enough-to-be-invisible-to-men-actually-quite-pleased-about-it-20190129181879

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FFSFFSFFS · 29/01/2019 18:51

And this one...

www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/oh-just-fk-off-say-women-20180125143116

It says quite a lot that I find the most insightful journalism on women in the UK is the Dailymash.

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AncientLights · 29/01/2019 18:42

Who writes those Daily Mash things? Must be a woman, they're spot on. I'm blonde, over 60, and it's been clear to me for a long time now that I get 'hit on' when my hair gets below a certain length. Oh, and if I wear a skirt.

GrandmaJane · 29/01/2019 18:26

61, fat, and i’ve had more attention in the last few years than in the rest of my life ... be happy and get on with your life and they’ll be desperate to get their leg over.

hdh747 · 29/01/2019 18:22

I was once in a small cafe queue waiting to buy a cuppa and the counter was manned by a man and a female teenage assistant. I'd heard of middle aged women being invisible but when 2 people who were clearly behind me in the queue of 3 were served before me, before I was greeted with, 'oh did you want something love?' I did feel like it was just a bit too literal!

ToeToToe · 29/01/2019 18:06

www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/mum-hair-actually-designed-to-ward-off-men-2013030862130

This one too Grin

I still have long hair in my 40's - the mum haircut beckons.... Wink

SkylightAndChandelier · 29/01/2019 18:01

I remember when I was a kid, thinking the Bene Gesserit were awesome.

It must have been one of the first movies I ever watched (I don't know what my parents were thinking really... because another one was The Life Of Brian!)

I must go back and read them again.

I'm fat and older, with kids. No-one notices me at all, I just pass by in a flurry of mother-shape

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 29/01/2019 17:57

The only downside to invisibility is my rage when I'm out with my less invisible friends and men come over and start their usual shite. I have NO patience with this anymore. Told a guy to fuck off and stop annoying me at a gig last month and I thought he was going to hit me.

LaurieFairyCake · 29/01/2019 17:54

Yeah, I'd like to be able to wear what I want and have my hair and make up how I want without anyone saying anything ever. That's the ultimate goal.

But I ain't getting it so invisibility is very second best.

Bowlofbabelfish · 29/01/2019 17:32

It’s from ‘ Dune’. Plenty of old crones in there ;)

umpteennamechanges · 29/01/2019 17:21

I like that verse @Bowlofbabelfish

Where is it from?

Bowlofbabelfish · 29/01/2019 16:12

For when youth and beauty have gone, she will find that the place-between, once occupied by tension, has become a wellspring of cunning and resourcefulness.

BillywilliamV · 29/01/2019 16:11

I'm in my 50s but over 6ft tall with purple hair..I refuse to be invisible.

MrsTerryPratcett · 29/01/2019 16:11

Ah but running gear has the opposite effect and suddenly renders you visible.

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FFSFFSFFS · 29/01/2019 16:09

I find tracksuit pants a universal invisibility coat. If I'm walking my dog and carrying a full poo bag I get to walk wherever I want and not a single male gaze is cast my way.

I. Love. It.

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beenandgoneandbackagain · 29/01/2019 16:09

It's amazing that we become invisible to men, but only to women between the ages of 15-25. We are perfectly visible to all other females.

Is it a fact that we are supposed to be upset that our existence is no longer being validated by the male gaze ?

MrsTerryPratcett · 29/01/2019 16:01

It's such a delicate balance though. Between age, weight and other factors. If you're blonde you need to be older and fatter to escape notice. Instead of fake wedding rings when travelling, maybe fat suits and fake wrinkles?

LangCleg · 29/01/2019 15:53

Given the state of many men, I consider unfuckable to be a veritable compliment.

AngryAttackKittens · 29/01/2019 15:43

It's always hilarious when men threaten women with this. What, you mean I can go about my day without anyone acting like I have an IF YOU WANT A SHAG JUST ASK sign on my chest? Yeah, that would be terrible. Heartbroken, I'd be.

ExplodedPeach · 29/01/2019 15:28

The daily mash prints more truth than quite a lot of non-satire news outlets.

MrsSpenserGregson · 29/01/2019 15:05

Have you seen this sketch? "Last Fuckable Day" by Amy Schumer, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Drefuss and Patricia Arquette www.comedycentral.co.uk/inside-amy-schumer/videos/inside-amy-schumer-last-fuckable-day

umpteennamechanges · 29/01/2019 15:05

It's exactly how I feel about having become fat.

I'm actually hesitant to lose weight because being invisible to men is wonderful!

I love not getting groped, shouted at, leered at, etc.

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FFSFFSFFS · 29/01/2019 15:00

Yes I know it's a joke....but it's not really a joke is it!

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WhereYouLeftIt · 29/01/2019 14:52

Love the Daily Mash Grin! I often think their take on a topical story hits the spot.

AncientLights · 29/01/2019 14:52

It is absolutely the truth.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2019 14:43

It's a joke op. The daily mash does funny articles, they're not real.

The daily mash is funniest when it's closest to the truth.

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