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Transphobic attitudes contradict the good feminism does everyday

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Blamonge · 08/04/2020 21:49

Why is there such a large portion of the feminist movement so against trans culture. Trans people have been some of the biggest advocates for supporting allegedly oppressed groups. Why is it suddenly okay to for feminists (a formally oppressed group) to oppress trans people (currently oppressed group) why?

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isabellerossignol · 08/04/2020 23:41

It was semolina and rosehip syrup when I was at school. Can you still buy rosehip syrup?

FloralBunting · 08/04/2020 23:41

I remember being served something in school called semolina, but yes, it was in fact tapioca or sago. But semolina was definitely what the dinner ladies called it. Strange.

FlamingoAndJohn · 08/04/2020 23:41

I have a packet of semolina. I use it in shortbread.

testing987654321 · 08/04/2020 23:40

Yes I used to love semolina at school. Tapioca looked terrifying.

IAmFleshIAmBone · 08/04/2020 23:40

Semolina is very smooth from what I remember. Tapioca is like frogspawn and gives me the serious boak.

I'm actually having body memories of the lovely semolina from school... I wonder if semolina is an essential purchase Grin

FlamingoAndJohn · 08/04/2020 23:40

I've heard of blancmange but never actually seen it in the flesh, as it were.

I don’t think it’s been seen in the wild since the 70s.

A few years ago I worked in a school with an Australian teacher. One of the children mentioned semolina to her and she corrected her thinking she meant salmonella. She’d never heard of it and refused to believe it existed. Someone had to bring in a tin of it for her.

ErrolTheDragon · 08/04/2020 23:40

60s school semolina was nothing like any polenta I've ever had. Confused
I just ate the jam, carefully.

TinselAngel · 08/04/2020 23:39

When I was a kid, to make the most of having the oven on, my Mum used to do Cottage Pie (yay!) always followed by Rice Pudding (Boo!).

I also remember the semolina/ tapioca for school puddings with the blob of industrial jam in the middle Envy (not envy)

DidoLamenting · 08/04/2020 23:37

You can still buy semolina, either packets to cook yourself or in tins.

Sophie Grigson has a great "polenta" recipe using sage, garlic and parmesan but uses semolina rather than parmesan.

The first time I was served semolina with jam at school I was a rather dramatic goth teenager and was all, this is a bowl of sperm with blood in, visually speaking, what the hell?

That was tapioca, or possibly sago, not semolina. Semolina has the same texture as polenta.

Soontobe60 · 08/04/2020 23:37

Ooh, I love semolina! And tapioca, and the skin on home made rice pudding. Rice pudding skin is massively misunderstood.

Turquoiseeyes · 08/04/2020 23:36

No, Floral, there is nothing that's worse than WBH, ever. I wish she could come back here to defend her choice because I cannot.

wonderstuff · 08/04/2020 23:34

Exciting to find out women are 'formally' oppressed, when did that change? Must be recently?

Turquoiseeyes · 08/04/2020 23:33

@ByGrabtharsHammerWhatASavings
Oatly barista is a really good milk substitute, It's very creamy and tastes great

FloralBunting · 08/04/2020 23:32

I can't write it again.

All blamonge/creme caramel/slime based puddings are worse than WBH. You should not be eating slime based foodstuff unless you are a character in the apocalyptic section of the Matrix movies.

isabellerossignol · 08/04/2020 23:32

30p in Asda will get you blancmange in a packet!

Transphobic attitudes contradict the good feminism does everyday
IAmFleshIAmBone · 08/04/2020 23:31

I miss semolina and jam so much, it was absolutely delicious Blush

doesthissoundok · 08/04/2020 23:31

I've never seen such vitriolic abuse of a maligned and misunderstood pudding. Not liking it is no reason to stop it appearing on your table all the time. Even if you're eating something savoury. Bigots and BERFs bloody everywhere! Angry

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 08/04/2020 23:30

The first time I was served semolina with jam at school I was a rather dramatic goth teenager and was all, this is a bowl of sperm with blood in, visually speaking, what the hell?

Reginabambina · 08/04/2020 23:30

Women aren’t formerly oppressed ffs. Re transphobia, it’s very rare in feminism (although it does definitely still happen and everyone should be aware of it). Do you mean opinions that TRAs don’t agree with? That’s not the same a transphobia. It’s interesting that you think that women as a ‘formally’ oppressed group should put up with all the misogynistic crap that continues to be a real problem but trans communities can’t even be expected to put up with differing opinions on points of fact.

Turquoiseeyes · 08/04/2020 23:30

YY to the pink rabbits on green jelly masquerading as grass. Can't remember what used to be put into the eyes, smarties?

PerkyPomPoms · 08/04/2020 23:29

Oh I love a good panna cotta or baked custard - emphasis on ‘good’.

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 08/04/2020 23:29

I'm fairly sure the derailment is more interesting than anything the OP had to say, based on current evidence.

IAmFleshIAmBone · 08/04/2020 23:29

I'm sure you could use alpro cream or oatly single cream, I don't see why that wouldn't work.

Winesalot · 08/04/2020 23:29

I cannot understand the attraction to blancmange myself. Tapioca was also just someone’s sick idea of torture. I felt right oppressed when I was served up tapioca. Can’t stand bubble tea even now.

Now... creme caramel. Yum!

MehitabelWhurl · 08/04/2020 23:28

Omg I really want strawberry jelly made with evap now!!