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To think that Lady Thatcher was a great feminist icon

95 replies

kitty1976 · 08/04/2013 14:07

Sure some people don't like her but she was a great example of what can be achieved with determination in the very male dominated world of politics.

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VinegarTits · 08/04/2013 14:31

Was she shite!

CloudsAndTrees · 08/04/2013 14:31

I don't think she a feminist icon, but then I think a lot of feminism is bollocks, and I have a lot of respect for what Maggie Thatcher achieved.

attheendoftheday · 08/04/2013 14:31

YABU! She herself distanced herself from feminists. She was a fully signed up member of the oppressive patriarchy, she used her power to make things harder for women.

Being a woman does not make her a feminist any more than being a man stops you from being one.

rowtunda · 08/04/2013 14:32

No she bloody wasn't - she did squat all for womens rights

Fargo86 · 08/04/2013 14:35

She didn't give a fuck what people thought of her. That is what made her great.

KansasCityOctopus · 08/04/2013 14:36

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AmberLeaf · 08/04/2013 14:36

YABVU and clearly don't know much about her if you think that.

StarlightMcKenzie · 08/04/2013 14:36

No. She wasn't a feminist. She was anti-women.

quoteunquote · 08/04/2013 14:36
Biscuit
Baroozer · 08/04/2013 14:38

YABVU.

And I bet Thatcher would have said YABU too.

LineRunner · 08/04/2013 14:39

At least she had beliefs which could not be said of other politicians

OP That has to be one of the daftest thiungs I've ever read on MN. And I've read some shite on here over the years.

GetLippie · 08/04/2013 14:42

As somebody else has already quoted (but it bears repeating): "The feminists hate me, don't they? And I don't blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison."

She is NOT a feminist icon. Just because she was female doesn't make her a feminist.

givemeaclue · 08/04/2013 14:44

Yabu she did nothing for womens causes or feminism

She is not having a state funeral anyway so what is point of petition?

givemeaclue · 08/04/2013 14:46

Thatch will be turning in her coffin at the idea she was a feminist

KansasCityOctopus · 08/04/2013 14:46

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givemeaclue · 08/04/2013 14:48

And yes, people do dislike Blair "as much" after the war. Its not a competition as to was worse. To describe thatch as a feminist icon is hilarious!

DreamingofSummer · 08/04/2013 14:48

The best comment I ever heard about her was...

"She betrayed her sex on behalf of her class"

perfect nine words

SuffolkNWhat · 08/04/2013 14:48

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givemeaclue · 08/04/2013 14:51

Op , do you stand corrected?

IronOrchid · 08/04/2013 14:54

Um, no. Really. No.

DeadWomanWalking · 08/04/2013 14:55

Feminist icon! Are you having a laugh? Hmm She was about as much as feminist as fucking Hitler was! FFS!

Fargo86 · 08/04/2013 14:57

You don't have to be a feminist to be a feminist icon.

ComposHat · 08/04/2013 15:05

You don't have to be a feminist to be a feminist icon

true, but it does help if you don't hold womankind in utter contempt.

IronOrchid · 08/04/2013 15:05

But putting down a group that stands for womens rights is decidedly anti-feminist. I say that disqualifies any 'feminist icon' status.

motherinferior · 08/04/2013 15:08

I think you do have to be a feminist to be a feminist icon, actually. What with the word being feminist and all.

Which she wasn't. Obviously.