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Spoilt votes - post them here so that the parties/papers can see them

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MrsFogi · 09/12/2019 22:51

I know there is a split of opinion about spoiling ballots vs voting for the least bad option.

If you do decide to spoil your ballot it feel free to post a photo of it here (be careful not to include any information that identifies you and in particular not to include the ballot's unique identification number) in case any of our loitering journalists wish to pick up the story or in the hope of giving the parties/candidates some pause for thought.

In case it is of interest (and you want a place to post your views for/against spoiling ballots), there have been a number of threads about spoiling ballots, a few links below:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3751902-Spoiling-my-ballot?pg=2 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3749890-Can-we-talk-spoiling-ballots-again-sorry
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3743237-advice-on-spoiling-ballot
Advice on Spoiling your vote

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NickelADimeCandy · 12/12/2019 21:10

I've asked this question several times, but I will ask it again. Given the choice of voting Tory or spoiling my ballot, what would you rather I do?

I'd also like this answered, because that's the same situation I was in. Should I have voted Tory, given that it's such a heinous act to spoil my ballot?

It's a daft question. Vote Tory if you want.

VMisaMarshmallow · 12/12/2019 21:09

Disappointing women sounds great. Reminds me of the when I am old I will wear purple poem, where she’s glad to get older and unattractive and no longer has to gaf and please others. I don’t remember it well but wearing purple and banging railings with a cane and not saying sorry featured I think. I’d like a big purple T-shirt with disappointing woman on it.

NickelADimeCandy · 12/12/2019 21:08

I think in a sea of papers with a single cross seeing these illustrated ones with messages would make a long night more interesting, if I was counting this evening

Think what you like. I didn't even bother reading them beyond checking there wasn't a valid vote.

VMisaMarshmallow · 12/12/2019 21:04

Absolutely tired. How can we possibly know what we stand for if it’s not written in teeny letters across our breasts.

When I was a teen I had one saying ‘if you are close enough to read this then you are too close to the centre of the world’. Thank god we have come so far as to say ‘I suck cock for socialism’, aren’t we so much more enlightened and liberated these days.

While I’ve been lounging in the bath with wine and my penis doodles in bath crayons I’ve had a great time falling down the rabbit hole into og you tube. In particular I found the satire of miss California Lisa Nova did I had forgotten about altogether. It was very apt - ‘I hope you respect my rights as I disrespect yours’ fits trans ideology and awa ideally as well as the behaviour of all the pop in posters on this thread. Berate us repeatedly while demanding we be nice to them.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 12/12/2019 21:01

I think in a sea of papers with a single cross seeing these illustrated ones with messages would make a long night more interesting, if I was counting this evening

PJsatMidday · 12/12/2019 21:00

I want a t-shirt with "Disappointing Woman" on!

GCAcademic · 12/12/2019 20:59

Just an hour until the exit poll now. Then I'm sure there'll be a new wave of people along to tell us what disappointing women we are, and how we should be sucking dick for socialism (still aghast at that one).

TiredofthisBS · 12/12/2019 20:57

On second thoughts I'll stick to my Woman: Adult Human Female t-shirt because that one rocksSmile

Stopthisnow · 12/12/2019 20:57

Spoilt mine with ‘repeal the GRA’, ‘females deserve sex based rights’ Also put a female symbol in the labour box. So has another family member. Won’t make any difference sitting MP has been here for several decades and has a massive majority.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 12/12/2019 20:56

It's also very tiresome listening to you spout bolliocks, 90s.

TiredofthisBS · 12/12/2019 20:53

Might have to get a t-shirt proclaiming myself as a feminist, Vmisa because that's what proper feminists do innit?

VMisaMarshmallow · 12/12/2019 20:51

90s good to know we have you to tell us how we are doing feminism all wrong. Where would we be without you.

TiredofthisBS · 12/12/2019 20:51

Yes, Pencils. You've missed out on all the fun Grin but I get to call myself a disappointing woman now.

GCAcademic · 12/12/2019 20:50

I've asked this question several times, but I will ask it again. Given the choice of voting Tory or spoiling my ballot, what would you rather I do?

I'd also like this answered, because that's the same situation I was in. Should I have voted Tory, given that it's such a heinous act to spoil my ballot?

BeyondVotesForFlube · 12/12/2019 20:50

Yep pencils, naughty naughty women. Should probably stick to sucking cock for socialism and making tea.

PencilsInSpace · 12/12/2019 20:48

Oh are we being told off?

VMisaMarshmallow · 12/12/2019 20:48

Longer than that Bernard, I’ve spoiled ballots several time due to self ID. I have done previously for other reasons, but I’ve sent several postal ballot back over this and I’m pretty sure I read about spoiling with the penis stickers first here (possibles Twitter though).

Justhadathought · 12/12/2019 20:48

Stop posting the questions that have already been asked and answered on the thread a million fucking times. I'm sure you're able to read, yes? And not so lazy that you expect people to do your work for you

I think some people navigate here thinking it is like twitter, or similar - just random comments without proper understanding of wider context.

BeyondVotesForFlube · 12/12/2019 20:47

It's quite simple - if there were a "none of the above" box, spoilers would check that.

As there isn't, they have to improvise.

It's not childish, stupid, literally murdering suffragettes or any of the other hyperbole that the ploppers are claiming. It is a legitimate protest to having no available option. You all keep saying you're confused - what I'm confused about is how you don't understand this?

GCAcademic · 12/12/2019 20:47

I also note that none of the people that have turned up to scold us disappointing women for not voting from our menu of misogynistic candidates in order to stop people from dying are on the thread where a woman is trying to get her son to vote. There, it's all "it's a democracy", "he's entitled to do what he likes with his vote", "you have no right to tell him what to do". I wonder why?

PencilsInSpace · 12/12/2019 20:46

Just got back from spoiling my ballot.

I opted for a long diagonal line through all the boxes and wrote:

NONE

NO SELF ID

Then an AHF sticker, and underneath:

WOMEN MATTER

Justhadathought · 12/12/2019 20:46

If this whole reason why had been more widely spread before today maybe more people would have understood and done the same

There are many and individual reasons for spoiling.....

However, what you, perhaps, were not aware of was the centrality of this board to the gender critical movement. You'd be quite amazed at who looks in and contributes here. It is one of the only places to meet and discuss - because speech and discussion is, literally, forbidden elsewhere .Including in all of our political parties. It is profoundly undemocratic.

PJsatMidday · 12/12/2019 20:45

If I came onto a thread with the user name of "Get Brexit Done", and started hectoring and insulting people about spoiling their ballot, for whom do you think I would be advocating? The greater good of society? You are clearly advocating for Labour.

I've asked this question several times, but I will ask it again. Given the choice of voting Tory or spoiling my ballot, what would you rather I do?

VMisaMarshmallow · 12/12/2019 20:45

Yes tired it is classic DARVO. And thank you for making me think of Jennifer Freyd because she is a fucking exceptional woman who stood up and spoke out against the masses.

For anyone who doesn’t know Jennifer is the daughter of some of the people who came up with false memory syndrome (who also have known links to NAMBLA). Her father was abusing her and her parents along with other pedophile parents formed false memory syndrome society and petitioned for it to be accepted to the dsm despite big fat zero studies that backed it. Thankfully science won out and they were thrown out of every psychological and psychiatric association world wide and false memory syndrome has continuously been refused entry to the dsm and icd. But it did catch on socially, was even featured in the likes of law and order as if it were real, and it’s still used to silence women today. Jennifer went off to study psychology and actually found prove of how children do forget trauma and remember later, she found the neural pathways that let us do this. Her book betrayal trauma theory is well worth reading. There are a lot of parallels around the rise trans ideology and the rise of false memory syndrome so it’s nice you mention DARVO, as it’s Jennifer Freyd who came up with that and was campaigning to raise awareness of it decades before me too and times up became the in thing.

Melroses · 12/12/2019 20:43

This has been the best ballot for me. After living here for over 25 years, I have finally used my ballot paper for something that I agree with Smile