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KJK in Nottingham Today

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NancyDrawed · 13/02/2022 18:53

Me and a friend went along to this Regional Speaker's Corner event today. I was surprised there weren't more protesters, to be honest.

It was great to meet KJ in the flesh, she is truly awesome.

The weather was foul, so the event wasn't as long as the Reformer's Tree ones, the attached video is under 40 minutes long

This part of the livestream - starts at 11.08 ish - where the two TW behind her do not know what to do with themselves. It almost looks the penny begins to drop for cream hat TW. I don't think they are used to being told that they are anything other than stunning and brave.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hq3_9tyB24

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Hasselhoffsheadband · 15/02/2022 11:14

I simply wouldn't have the gall to repeatedly refer to two TW as "men" I just couldn't do it.

The faces of the two bobble hat TRAs were just incredulous when KJ was talking to them, it was quite funny! They are just so obviously used to everyone bending over backwards not to upset them, when someone speaks to them straight they don't know what to do with themselves.

BigFrau · 15/02/2022 11:08

Thanks for posting this video, Nancy. This event was near me, I didn't know about it else I would've gone. Great to see (and hear) so many like-minded people in the crowd.

Am wondering if red-jacket-man is some kind of journalist with his almost sinister long lens.

Anyone know if the women who turned up with umbrellas and ribbons are part of a women's group in this area? Would love to know if there is one locally.

Linguini · 15/02/2022 10:45

Posie Parker is extremely provocative to say the least.

I simply wouldn't have the gall to repeatedly refer to two TW as "men" I just couldn't do it.
Genuine fear on my part.

Love how the TRAs were over shouted with chants of "let women speak".
What a great movement Posie Parker is leading!

RVN123 · 14/02/2022 23:42

I'm also in awe of her and every single one of you that went, and those who spoke, and those who got in the way of the MEN in the bobble hats and blocked out the idiots in the background.

I was in Edinburgh today and saw lots of TWAW stickers everywhere, felt like tearing every single one down or writing graffiti on them. I may have done if I had been on my own.

Anyway, hoping you guys make it up to Scotland at some point.

Scraggythang · 14/02/2022 22:37

Brave brave women. I have such respect for everyone there who used their voice to express how they feel and who they are. We get so little space to do that. When I first landed here after a lot of questioning and I listened to Posie, I found her incredibly jarring and quite difficult. A lot like being told off by a friend’s mum, ha! I’d been conditioned to go with the crowd, be kind, be accommodating. But the more she puts herself out there, and it’s not always going to be safe, the more I’m in awe of her. She’s totally uncompromising. I aspire to be at least an 8th Posie. I’ve said here before that I didn’t used to agree with her on everything, but now I forget exactly what it was I didn’t agree with. I just felt I shouldn’t.

FemaleAndLearning · 14/02/2022 21:55

Did anyone figure out who red jacket man was? He was taking photos of us all with his massive lens and starting the chanting.

Bigfishlittlepuddle · 14/02/2022 19:31

I’d have gone but it was chucking it down and was two trains and a rail replacement bus away.

Maybe if anything happens near ne…

CompleteGinasaur · 14/02/2022 19:30

@SunniDelite

I felt a bit sorry for blond bobblehat. I thought they were going to cry.... No doubt believing they were passing... But no surrender! Go JKJ!
I wouldn't waste my sympathy on blond bobblehat; I arrived very early, might actually have been first there (taxi cock-up) just before KJK, but all the TRA's were already there, and BB was pretty damn aggressively bullying to me (60 yr old disabled woman with walking stick) when the numbers were in their favour, until first KJK arrived and deflected the bullying of BB and then more women arrived and the ratio of GC to TRAs reversed..
Redshoeblueshoe · 14/02/2022 18:49

KJK is coming to Manchester, I think it's in May. I'll post again when I find the actual date

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NancyDrawed · 14/02/2022 18:27

From a distance, peach hat was very clearly male, blond hat less obvious - but the entitled behaviour and voice gave them away.

Having watched this again, when the woman in the purple top jumps down from the step and slips, peach hat looked to be offering a hand to help her up at least, and a voice that sounds like blond hat says 'don't help her!' so I wouldn't feel too sad for their hurt feelings!

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SunniDelite · 14/02/2022 18:12

I felt a bit sorry for blond bobblehat. I thought they were going to cry.... No doubt believing they were passing...
But no surrender! Go JKJ!

MiladyBerserko · 14/02/2022 18:07

Where's she going next, anyone know?

iamreally · 14/02/2022 00:04

Gutted I didn't know about this as live locally and would have been there to support

DomesticatedZombie · 13/02/2022 23:14

Brave women, moving speeches. Well done.

littlbrowndog · 13/02/2022 22:23

What a woman Kellie is. I admire her so much

RVN123 · 13/02/2022 22:13

I watched the live stream from home with my headphones on, as DH watching the TV.
I got very choked up and a bit tearful at one of the women who was speaking, think DH wondered what I was watching.

The imbeciles behind KJK just looked like stupid inarticulate props to be honest, they didn't have anything remarkable to say and had no answer for what "trans rights" they wanted. With their pathetic cardboard signs.

I'm in awe of the women who spoke THE TRUTH.
How embarrassing for those absolute plonkers.

Also to the very young girl who spoke at the end - you give me hope that not everyone has swallowed the KoolAid.

picklemewalnuts · 13/02/2022 21:55

I don't know whether I would have gone. I'm glad it happened though. I was relieved that I didn't recognise anyone in the TRA crowd- there are a lot of my friends who are passionately proclaiming identity is all about how you feel, and so many young sisters I know have suddenly become 'big brothers' and young men. Desperately sad.

Imnobody4 · 13/02/2022 21:41

I live near Nottingham - didn't know this was happening or would have gone.

augustusglupe · 13/02/2022 21:40

Watched it earlier. Kellie and all the women who spoke were wonderful and eloquent.
The TWAW supporters were so out of their depth it was embarrassing.

BattyOrange · 13/02/2022 21:25

The trans contingent were completely outclassed by the passion of the wonderful women who spoke, those who stood in the wind and the rain listening or chanting and the wit and humour of KJK. It was marvellous to see.

lovelyweathertoday · 13/02/2022 21:17

Despite the shouting on the video it was largely good natured and conversations were held off camera. Very peaceful. We need more of this.

lovelyweathertoday · 13/02/2022 21:14

@IsItTooHotInHere

I live in Nottingham - I'm glad I decided to stay at home
That's a shame, it was a fun day out overall.
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NancyDrawed · 13/02/2022 20:52

sacredfeminina I sometimes catch her youtube videos and she mentioned this on one a week or so back.

I know that it's possible to become a member of Standing for Women - I suppose there might be more info about this sort of thing on there. Or perhaps on the SFW facebook page?

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FemaleAndLearning · 13/02/2022 20:50

She mentioned the Nottingham one on her nightly u tube and I also got an email from her last week. I must have signed up.

sacredfeminina · 13/02/2022 20:20

I love Kellie so much she is so fucking straight, i aspire to be like that. How is everyone finding out where she is going? Does she have a mailing list?