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New podcast by Posie Parker about the American trip

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Terfinator · 14/03/2019 21:54

I hope that this is okay to post here? I know that Posie is banned, but I hope I can share this.

Posie has a new podcast featuring Venice Allen and Julia Long. It is all about the trip to America a few weeks back.

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JessicaWakefieldSVH · 16/03/2019 10:58

It was! Watching my DD in a very fun play :)

Binglebong · 16/03/2019 09:58

Thank you! Hope the night was a good 'un.

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 16/03/2019 07:03

Yup, I can do a summary later, I had a late night!

Binglebong · 16/03/2019 01:17

Any chance someone lovely can do a quick summery? I'm low on data so can't watch but would like to know both their side and what happened in America.

Thanks.

hipsterfun · 16/03/2019 00:57

Was all the good stuff in the latter half then?

ToeToToe · 16/03/2019 00:31

Thems the breaks hipster. I personally enjoyed the talk. put a lot of stuff into context for me - I love Jean, but I applaud Posie, Venice and Julia here. They did good.

hipsterfun · 16/03/2019 00:19

My general position still holds: not adjudicating intra-feminist arguments.

Me neither.

I just think if you’re doing video (or, in this case, poor-quality audio) content, which isn’t skimmable as text is, you owe it to viewers (listeners) to give an accurate description. It’s no use saying ‘Don’t watch (or listen) if you don’t like it’, when you only discover that after having watched (or listened).

I did want to know what they got up to in the US but it was a poor return on the investment of my time listening to lengthy discussion of a disagreement I had zero background on.

GrinitchSpinach · 15/03/2019 16:33

Thanks Tereskova!

Tereskova · 15/03/2019 16:31

Grinitch, both livestreams will be on facebook.com/WLRNews4Women/
at 2pm and 7pm (6pm and 11pm UK time)

GrinitchSpinach · 15/03/2019 15:42

Yes! Launching the Declaration tonight. (Sheila Jeffreys also appearing at WoLF's "Gender Hurts" talk with some of the young women from Pique Resistance this afternoon--waiting for the livestream link for that!)

SharkBastard · 15/03/2019 15:38

Have you all been following Object! They're over in NYC with the UN

thatdamnwoman · 15/03/2019 12:52

Have tried listening, really want to listen to the whole thing, but the radio or whatever it is playing in the background, the eating and sneezing and coughing and the sudden background noises make it almost unbearable. Sorry, realise that's not supportive but if there's anything that can be done to clean the recording up it would really, help things.

LangCleg · 15/03/2019 12:45

I did half an hour and I feel the same. Sorry.

I haven't watched any! LOL! Might do later.

My general position still holds: not adjudicating intra-feminist arguments.

hipsterfun · 15/03/2019 12:35

Well it amused me : P

Thanks for your feedback all the same.

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 15/03/2019 12:00

You don’t have to watch it or be sorry. The Vicky Pollard comment is a worthless contribution though. I could say a few things about JH of a similar tone but I don’t because insults aren’t necessary.

hipsterfun · 15/03/2019 11:58

I did half an hour and I feel the same. Sorry.

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 15/03/2019 11:49
Grin
LangCleg · 15/03/2019 11:45

I was thinking in terms of seconds rather than minutes TBF!

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 15/03/2019 11:38

LangCleg Yes, lets... 10 minutes? Or am I being too generous?

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 15/03/2019 11:37

Well it would be pretty ridiculous to avoid talking about how their plans were sabotaged by misinformation. They did discuss what they did there, they also put out plenty of video at the time. Anyone aware of their visit, would surely expect this to include a response to the numerous attacks and abuse they received, along with the women from Wolf.

LangCleg · 15/03/2019 11:36

That’s over an hour of my life I’ll never get back.

Shall we have a game of guessing how much of the video Travelling actually watched?!

hipsterfun · 15/03/2019 11:32

It’s a big ask to present an hour-long piece of content, ostensibly about what they did in the US, and start it with not-quite-that. Quick way to lose viewers and miss the opportunity to get key info across.

MiddleAgeRage · 15/03/2019 11:28

Why not just blog about what they did in Washington and why rather than name calling and personal attacks? Just seems so hypocritical.

Knowing the background, I guess this is their 'right to reply'. JH's blog came out right at the start of their trip, at a time when they weren't able to respond fully. It's a shame any of it has to happen but they do deserve a chance to put their version of events forward just as JH did.

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 15/03/2019 10:54

It’s explaining what happened because of the huge amount of attacks and misrepresentations. If you didn’t read Hatchets blog or comments on MN & social media, along with all the others, then it probably won’t interest you. I personally wanted to hear both sides. In that respect it’s very good, and they’re well within their rights to give their side after all the work of them and many other women, was sabotaged and a lot of it ruined completely. It’s fair. It’s also a learning experience for anyone involved in this sort of campaigning.

PleaseSpeak · 15/03/2019 10:35

Actually I do think it was a lot of just bad mouthing somebody else who I have know idea who it is. I was waiting to get to some good stuff about her travels and stopped listening in the end because I just didn't know or care about her personal beef with somebody else.