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Art Museum surprise

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Poppyisa · 26/11/2019 03:32

I went to an art museum today, with my infant school age daughter. The exhibit was by a female scientist turned artist, celebrating women in STEM. A girls guide group was there on a field trip, as were lots of other parent and children.

Lots of hands on exhibits that’s kids especially enjoyed. One of them was this multi choice questionnaire. I hope you can read it. I wasn’t prepared to answer this and I saw a couple of other parents looking equally baffled. FYI other questions were on climate change, food production. I’d like to follow up with the Art Museum, but all I can come up with is WTF!

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vaginafetishist · 26/11/2019 13:35

Get the message kids

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vaginafetishist · 26/11/2019 13:35

Fab eh

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vaginafetishist · 26/11/2019 13:34

I've posted this before but this is the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Colouring in sheets for children

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NeurotrashWarrior · 26/11/2019 13:31

*disabled loos

NeurotrashWarrior · 26/11/2019 13:30

How does that work then? Trample on everyone's rights? So I can use the disabled as I see fit?

Self centred culture of ignorance.

ErrolTheDragon · 26/11/2019 13:17

"We also have single-sex facilities such as toilets, changing rooms and sometimes accommodation. Develop a culture where you simply accept that people choose the right facilities for them."

Single sex? Great! Presumably the second part must logically mean that blokes shouldn't query (let alone intimidate or harm) TW in male loos?

NeurotrashWarrior · 26/11/2019 12:58

Particularly good comment. All the visitors are taking pics of barbie with her protest.

twitter.com/barbiereports/status/1194225489252167681?s=21

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NeurotrashWarrior · 26/11/2019 12:53

Art activist barbie @barbiereports does a stirling job of shining a light on misogyny in art and galleries, by the way.

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ChattyLion · 26/11/2019 12:35

Gendered Intelligence have their logo at the end of that Tate Gallery document.

I really hope the Tate isn’t at the same time doing work on how women as the subjects of art, or as the creators of art are marginalised.

Because people deciding for everyone else, that sex is now an irrelevant outdated category and teaching kids to privilege gender accordingly, is absolutely contributing to that marginalisation.

HandsOffMyRights · 26/11/2019 12:02

If I believed in anything other than material reality, then Jesus would be weeping.

Complain to the gallery. This brainwashing of children and adults has made it out of the cult commune and into mainstream. What fresh hell is a 'cis gender embryo'? This needs adding to the whatabouttery list.

I hope Stephanie picks up on this defamatory statement by Tate.
Let me guess, the Stonewall trainers again?

MForstater · 26/11/2019 11:51

WTAF?

Also in the Tate Gallery guide thing

"We also have single-sex facilities such as toilets, changing rooms and sometimes accommodation. Develop a culture where you simply accept that people choose the right facilities for them."

Why on earth would you tell teachers and children to develop a culture where they don't view a random male in the girls facilities as dangerous and problematic.

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LangCleg · 26/11/2019 11:16

I don't have any words.

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS CISGENDER AND TRANSGENDER EMBRYOS FFS.

I'll pinch Notbad's even though they're too polite.

Dear goddess.

ChattyLion · 26/11/2019 10:58

Or genetics

ErrolTheDragon · 26/11/2019 10:24

This 'scientist turned artist' doesn't seem to have a realistic grip on how research works - funding, ethics committees etc.

FloraGreysteel · 26/11/2019 09:35

What "Art Museum" is this?

ChattyLion · 26/11/2019 09:28

Well it does say ‘deposit your slip in the bin that corresponds to your answer.
Mine would be paper and card recycling.

Ereshkigal · 26/11/2019 08:25

I'd do what NotBad did. Consider it spoiling my ballot.

HelloYouTwo · 26/11/2019 08:23

Hmmm I wonder which option I am supposed to pick??! How extraordinary.

And that Tate item Shock What has happened to critical thinking in this country?

Ereshkigal · 26/11/2019 08:17

And that Tate thing. What a load of twaddle.

And probably libellous. If I were Stephanie Davies Arai I'd get a nice scary lawyer's letter off to them.

Igneococcus · 26/11/2019 08:15

"after 5 years of intensive research"

As a woman in STEM I find that a rather optimistic timeframe. These people have never done any actual labwork, I bet.

Clymene · 26/11/2019 08:13

What the hell? Shock

Redshoeblueshoe · 26/11/2019 08:04

I'm passed caring what people think of me.
So I would have laughed very loudly, and if any member of staff was around I would have asked lots of questions.

Missproportionate · 26/11/2019 07:53

Please put the gallery?

nocluewhattodoo · 26/11/2019 07:48

Eurgh. What the fuck is a cisgender embryo?! Which gallery was this at? Going to the Tate is one of DDs favourite things to do, I'm thankful she can't yet read.

NeurotrashWarrior · 26/11/2019 07:42

And that Tate thing. What a load of twaddle.