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A declaration.

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FloralBunting · 11/05/2019 22:57

Inspired by spending much time with some magnificent lesbians on chairs today, I have decided to draw a firm line in the sand.

From here on in, I will no longer post on any thread here about a man's opinion, unless it is a newsworthy item that encroaches on women's rights and children's safety. So, I will contribute to threads about Tatchell indulging his paedophilia apologist hobby by lobbying government about SRE, because that is a clear threat to women and children.

I will not be contributing to personal threads about men who believe themselves to be women, however sincerely, any men who hold disgusting opinions that would receive no attention at all if we weren't reposting them here or any thread thanking men for basic human decency.

I am not going to police what anyone else posts, obviously, but I am determined to encourage the women here in the value of women's spaces as places to connect with women, and the power there is in just not giving men the attention they seem to think we owe them.

Feminism is fundamentally exclusionary of males, entirely focused on the rights and protections of women, and is fucking fantastic.

Cheers!

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sakura184 · 26/07/2019 00:45

With Posie and Julia together in the pub?

I've met them both separately, not together. I bloody loved the video of them in America.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 26/07/2019 00:40

I love this.

What we do with our energy is incredibly political.

Makes me want to go off and read a bit of Mary Daly

Agrona · 26/07/2019 00:24

Standing up for what you believe is important, Floral. Good for you.

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FloralBunting · 25/07/2019 23:37

I feel this is a useful juncture to revisit my declaration and hold myself to it again. Any other woman most welcome to discover the joys of putting women at the heart and breadth of your energies.

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FloralBunting · 12/05/2019 19:17

Posie and me got it from Julia Long. Who I fan-girled terribly with in the pub.

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Yeahnahyeah · 12/05/2019 19:04

Posie talks of this on her latest FB video. Especially mediocre men, some who id as women. Doctors or golfers for instance. I'm in.

StrangeLookingParasite · 12/05/2019 18:06

If we stopped giving them attention they might have to work or their own numerous inadequacies.

God, I wish.

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 12/05/2019 18:03

I dont think you are being judgy floral

There is a thread running at the moment where a shit stirrer is blethering on and for every women engaging there is another telling people not to engage

I think the thread would be a third of the size without that!

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FloralBunting · 12/05/2019 17:42

Flo, fair enough, and I understand fully that my red lines are not everyone else's. No judgement on other women intended here - this is simply encouragement, suggestion and accountability on my part.

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Floisme · 12/05/2019 17:23

Agree about not wasting airtime talking about the latest thing some narc has tweeted, let alone risking deletions because of them.

However I will go on appreciating decency wherever I find it.

KarenTheCashRegister · 12/05/2019 17:19

I’m in💪🏽

Why are we even discussing what some of these no marks are saying? Some of them have a couple of thousand of twitter followers and the only (vaguely) interesting thing about them is the claim to be women.
Most of them are nobodies.

If we stopped giving them attention they might have to work or their own numerous inadequacies.

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FloralBunting · 12/05/2019 17:08

Honestly, Bernard, apart from anything else, I realised I was finding it increasingly hard to keep my temper and not post ban worthy stuff, so some strict self discipline and public accountability is required.

I will just write "He's a man and he can fuck off" here and you can all imagine me silently applying it in various circumstances.

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BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 12/05/2019 14:06

I try to do this

Not making any declarations because I do enjoy a good bitch every once in a while

But it’s a good thing and I’m glad you’re doing it Wink

Orchidoptic · 12/05/2019 13:27

What is the fast lane on a path?

teawamutu · 12/05/2019 09:24

OhamIreally I'm doing that too - I've also stopped giving way to men in my lane at swimming. You want to huff and puff and show how strong you are, go in the fecking fast lane. (They never do, maybe because they'd be overtaken?) The surprise and resentment is palpable.

OhamIreally · 12/05/2019 09:12

Floral as part of my personal "walk in a straight line" project I've extended it to not even looking at males as they approach.
So I will see them in my peripheral vision and keep walking with my eyes forward as if they're not there.
It has surprised me the extent to which I feel their astonishment as we pass. It has made me realise how deeply ingrained in us it must be for women to see and take into consideration the males around us. I even see it in older boy children.
I refuse to centre males and thank you for this thread.

Orchidoptic · 12/05/2019 02:15

I’m so jealous that you got to that event. Every time something is on, I’m either at work or I have my young daughter with me.

terryleather · 11/05/2019 23:51

Ffs Rufus! That pic needs a trigger warning, I can almost smell the hot milk.....euwwwwwww!!!!!

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FloralBunting · 11/05/2019 23:38

Don't you kink shame me. I love my chisel.

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Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 11/05/2019 23:34

Literally, I've got someone on my work surface that needs a chisel to remove

Thank fuck for that

Thought id accidentally gone on the sex board

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FloralBunting · 11/05/2019 23:33

*some!!!

Not someone. There is no one stuck to my work surface.

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FloralBunting · 11/05/2019 23:33

Weetabix is forever.

Literally, I've got someone on my work surface that needs a chisel to remove.

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FloralBunting · 11/05/2019 23:32

Crack on. Just don't expect me to join in if someone starts a thread full of bouquets for you if you do. Grin

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andyoldlabour · 11/05/2019 23:29

So, what happens if a man like me supports you?

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 11/05/2019 23:28

Sorry wrong face

Meant to do this one Grin

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