Solidarity in Aldi today!

Thank you @Daughterofmabel.

I recognised and connected with Maya Forstater coz of her AHF hoodie. So heartening to see them out and about. I've seen a few TW have a penis stickers not planted by me, too, which made my week

I feel like I should bring my AHF t-shirt and hoodie out of retirement. I live somewhere very T friendly so have had some dodgy looks (though no dodgy comments) when wearing it out and about in the past and got a bit scribbly about it. I’m inspired by JaneyHenderson to start being bold again. I probably should finally buy the tote bag for myself rather than as a gift for others.

I still sometimes wear the fuck kind shirt, more so since I stopped wearing a cross body bag that would cover the asterisk and make it look like fuck was there in full - much as I am incredibly Sweary in real life I actually disapprove slightly of swear words written on clothing.

EmpressWitchDoesntBurn
Good plan!

tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz
Sorry to you as well! Please see my latest post. These are re womens rights in Scotland but theres no reason why they cant be used outwith for womens rights in England etc

ChestnutSquash
Sorry just seen this. There are many, all about what Scotgov are doing to womens rights and with website Forwomen.scot to find out more The one I posted says 'Scotgov believes that people with penises should be allowed to shower and change with teenage girls Do you?'

Also got the Andrea Dworkin ‘not the fun kind’ vest from 4W

Thank you!

Resistance was red bubble. Magdalen was 4W shop.4w.pub/products/be-brave-short-sleeve-t-shirt

gardenbird48
I find wearing a mask and baseball cap works really well! 'Peel,palm,place'

Off the back of OP's cheering Aldi encounter I've just bought a tote and a Thought Criminal t-shirt! Thanks for this thread, OP.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4165041-Q-A-thread-for-New-Posters

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3335962-Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQs-I-have-noticed-here

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3145470-Break-it-down-for-me

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3348290-It-will-never-happen-resource-thread

I wear my Magdalen t shirts quite a lot...but haven’t noticed any one else noticing yet. I wear my resistance t shirt a lot too, would love someone to give me the nod.

RagzReturnsRebooted

Sorry Ragz. My post was pointing out that the term (which I hate) is generally used by activists to discredit women, to silence them and to shame them. The irony is the poster who used it has limits of their own to the extend of agreeing with self iD yet spends their time trying to shame women discussing their own limits and how it impacts them.

You will see ‘dog whistle’ used by activists who simply want people to shut the fuck up and they will not engage because they feel using the term discredits the argument already.

Thank you. I had assumed it referred to something like clapping seals, i.e. agreeing with the OP without adding anything else, so am glad it's a different explanation

For the posters less familiar with some of the terms who are finding some answers a bit sharp, bear in mind that faux naive questions and demands to explain are a frequent tool of people who are trying to derail gender critical conversations. Women's discussions brought to a halt under constant 'what about', 'but I don't understand' and general sea lioning etc.

Women get fed up spending time and energy patiently explaining the same stuff to disingenuous people who'd argue black was white if they could divert attention away from gender critical feminism.

Additionally, it's a big subject with a big history. Hang around, read around, and you'll pick it up as you go along. There are bits I don't get- so I'm watching and waiting for the penny to drop.

@YetAnotherSpartacus my T-shirt is 100% cotton, it’s a Fruit of the Loom T-shirt, the v neck is more fitted than a standard T-shirt, I’m wearing a S, I’m usually a size 8-10. It’s washed well and been tumble dried lots, it’s kept its shape and the foil print is still perfect, no sign of it wearing off.

@Bluesername

Sea lions?

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning#:~:text=Sealioning%20(also%20spelled%20sea-lioning,invitations%20to%20engage%20in%20debate".

Sea lions?

I skipped most of this thread when the sea lions started appearing but I just wanted to say well done to the OP for making the connection and agree with the poster who said "I’m picturing June (OfFred) whispering to another resistance Handmaid in the grocery store". It also reminded me of regime dissidents making contact with each other in Eastern Europe and passing round Samizdat.

The idea that believing in biological reality is now a subversive belief that could lose you your job would be funny if it wasn't so depressing.

Brilliant thread OP and another investing in a bag.

'dog whistle' is used widely outwith Mumsnet, though. Particularly in leftwing politics. It actually really irritates me, as it's often used to imply hidden/secret nefarious intent. As in ''women's rights' is a bigoted dogwhistle'.