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To think "vaginal knitting" is just odd?

117 replies

coffeeisnectar · 29/02/2016 20:15

This came up on my fb newsfeed so apologies for the daily mail link.

Now I don't agree with the "let's bully her on Facebook" comment in the article or threats of violence but if you are going to sit in a room for a month knitting the world's longest scarf out of wool which you store in your fanjo then you should appreciate that not everyone is going to say "oh yes, such a statement on feminism!" Or wow! So artistic!

Because this is, quite frankly, odd. And if she was a friend of mine I'd tell her that. And I'd never want a scarf she had knitted either.

On the plus side, if she ever has a baby, it will be born fully dressed.

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anotherbusymum14 · 29/02/2016 20:37

It's just bizarre. I think it's attention seeking more than anything else. Who would want to do vaginal knitting? There's not exactly a line of people waiting to join her. Nope, I think it's for attention. Lol the Monet comments by Coffee.

Highsteaks · 29/02/2016 20:37

'I have hacked old knitting machines to digitally reproduce the online abuse I received using yarn partially dyed by menstrual blood — this will be a nod to the robotic, machine-like way we are judged by society and the roles we play in perpetuating that system,' Ms Jenkins said.

What a load of old shite.

Homeriliad · 29/02/2016 20:41

@Coffee- but you didn't though, because you didn't come up with the idea. I could copy a Picasso painting, but that wouldn't make me Picasso.

anotherbusymum14 · 29/02/2016 20:42

Just re-read coffee's other comment about the artist's baby being born beautifully dressed ....on form Coffee. That's great Grin

seagreengirl · 29/02/2016 20:43

I remember when the Daily Mail wrote an article about how to reproduce Tracy Emin's tent out of stuff from Millets for about a thousandth of the price.

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 29/02/2016 20:44

Mine itching just reading that!

Fucking art has lost its meaning

Cocolepew · 29/02/2016 20:46

The dog keeps sitting on my ball of wool, maybe that's what I should start doing.
Then I could be an artist too.

calamityjam · 29/02/2016 20:47

There is absolutely no need whatsoever for a woman to shoves ball of wool up her fanjo in the name of art/feminism or any other reason. What is it going to achieve? Yuck.

Owllady · 29/02/2016 20:49

Oh I think it's quite cool :o

hmcAsWas · 29/02/2016 20:50

I do not get it, I don't want to get it and I think it is ridiculous. But similarly I can't understand why some people have threatened her with violence and got exceedingly angry about this pretentious load of nonsense

Oldraver · 29/02/2016 20:51

He fanny must be very dried out by the wool

LaurieFairyCake · 29/02/2016 20:52

It's interesting and provocative like art should be or we wouldn't be talking about it

When I first heard about Tracey Emins bed I was a right twat about it - it's bloody brilliant

hmcAsWas · 29/02/2016 20:53

Grin at "Not really comparable to Monet is she?"

BigQueenBee · 29/02/2016 20:53

Did this knitter also run a marathon during her period?

Sparklingbrook · 29/02/2016 20:54

I don't think it's interesting or provocative it's just odd. And in the Daily Mail.

greathat · 29/02/2016 20:56

Is she not at risk of toxic shock syndrome, shoving potentially germy wool up there?

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 29/02/2016 20:57

I would have thought it would be very drying yes and so itchy. What about fur balls making their way inside her?

The different colours the wool had turned were interesting. I think she may have had some sort of infection at some point.

Hennifer · 29/02/2016 20:58

It would be a bit, mmm, itchy? I love the way the blood has made a pattern. I think that's ace. Not so sure about displaying my fanny for everyone to see though.

And it would be much cooler if all the dumbass commentors shut up and left her to it. And if she was growing the wool instead of having to put it in there first Smile

maydancer · 29/02/2016 20:58

Just a gross attention-seeker

Hennifer · 29/02/2016 20:59

sorry that would be improbable. It just occurred to me.

winewolfhowls · 29/02/2016 21:01

It screams out trying too hard to me.

What happens when she needs a wee does she pull it all out wee and shove it all back in. Is wool an uti risk? So many questions

MerryInthechelseahotel · 29/02/2016 21:01

I wonder how she thought of this in the first place!

Brainrack · 29/02/2016 21:03

It's not really vaginal knitting though is it? She's using her hands like everyone else. Wink

OutsSelf · 29/02/2016 21:04

Pfft , she's a bit late to the whole pulling-shit-out-of-your-vag-in-the-name-of-art thing, Carolee Scheenan read a scroll of critiques of her work by men that she pulled out if her vagina in the late 60s/ early 70s. The problem with these artists is that they don't know their history. If vag knitting woman had done a bit of research she could have come up with somat more original, innit.

Ironmanrocks · 29/02/2016 21:05

Surely the scarf would smell funny after a bit....bleurggghhh!