to think Delia is a bit of a tosser for saying' I am not a feminist - I like men'

[bigmouthstrikesagain]

Stick to the cooking theres a dear

Come play with the big girls? ScottishMummy, are you talking about yourself?

This place is getting more like a school playground everyday.

Dittany, a lot of people might agree with you, but I'd imagine a lot don't either. I don't. So please don't think you speak for feminism when you are actually only speaking for yourself.

When you say it is "allied to Science" do you mean evolutionary psychology, as was certainly the case with the female orgasm paper you accuse dittany of not having read further down the thread. I did read that paper...

I think perhaps Ballina has a point. We, even under the common banner of being female, all live our own individual versions of feminism. We might agree on many points, we obviously don't on many others. I wonder if feminism is a state of mind rather than a political rallying cry?

Personally I was given to understand that rape is a crime of violence, not lust.

x-post with dittany!

skelping your arse red raw

Evocative turn of phrase you've got there, SM. I like it.

agree tattifer

i find arguments to the contrary abhorrent

the antithesis of a feminist viewpoint but admit not reading whole thread

Intellectual discussions about the female orgasm? Sheesh. This thread really is confirming most of my stereotypes about feminism now...

They didn't draw any real conclusions IIRC. Quite rightly, they pointed out that their favoured theory was once of a number of possible explanations of their data. And yes, there were methodology issues - there always are in psychology I reckon. It's the nature of the beast.

grendel

Ye Gods - what did I start?

Am I going to have to change my name.

I do think there has been a lot of interesting points made within the thread but far too much sniping

Hahahahaha Bigmouth . You might have started the thread, but I'm not sure you were the cause of controversy .

I'm seriously considering a namechange now, especially as I'm concerned as to who these esteeemed academic posters actually are and whether I'll now be reading my unpopular opinions in soneone's column .

according to half the posters on her sahm cannot possibly be feminist

I am a raging feminist but love doing laundry - having babies and baking

I adore talking about cleaning - no seriously!

I have borne many bairns and am delighted that one ( with an appendage) recently led the debating society meeting in favour of feminism!

success!

Now where is my vinegar spray - those windows look streaky!

NAO I was a SAHM for five years but am still a feminist. But at no point did I think that I chose (although it was not a free choice) to be a SAHM because I was a woman, my gender was irrelevant. For those years I felt the best thing I could do for dd was to be at home. Just as my dp's decision to be at home is nothing to do with his gender.

I am also a feminist who collects cake stands.

Thankyou dittany,

NotanOtter - you rock. See you soon on the cleaning threads.

I got the beds stripped and a washer load on already myself.

Your DS (the one with an appendage?) rocks as well. Bet he talked about his Mum.

Cat herding sounds fun

"rape as a biologically driven reproductive strategy theory." AKA the Jozef Fritzel defence.

let them eat cake!

Oh and guess what Delia - men are great I love em!

(does not burn bra because that would lead to baaad tits!!)

aBetaDad