Feminism chat thread

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

Hello

Been saying for ages that it'd be nice to have an area for just saying hi, letting off some steam and sharing the little things that don't warrant a whole thread.

So, I'll start...

My brother made me :o:o:o last night when we were talking about some crap sexist song. And he said (in all honesty) - well this is just one of the millions of ways the patriarchy keeps itself going.

Also got the updated email from the Feminism in London conference this morning - can't wait.

Anyone else?

FlamingoBingo wrote - "he kept saying that 'feminism' sounded like we only cared about making women equal and not about making everyone equal."

It sounds like your debates with your brother are helping both of you. I hope that continues to help you both develop your opinions.

As men as a group occupy the privileged position in society compared to women as a group, I think there can be only two ways to make both groups equal:

improve the situation of women to parity with men
or
worsen the situation of men to parity with women.

Feminism is the first method. Who would advocate the second?

Vesuvia & scallops - that hits the nail on the head, I think. I'll definitely pass that on.

Rhadegunde - he's definitely an atheist, but I'll explain to him that he's got the wrong definition of humanism!

I saw - thank you :-) Have posted there too!

I don't twitter - I waste enough time on FB and MN, but just couldn't manage to get addicted to twitter, however hard I tried! Does he have a blog?

TaDa!!!!!

Cheers Sardine! Off for a real one now!

I recognise you aviatrix

I'd have a but as a teetotaller it's actually a coffee

I will have a drink when DH finally gets round to making me one.

Now he's just buggered off upstairs :(.

I can't actually get up and make one myself on account of having a bambino attached to my boob.

You won't get a coffee bean emoticon. It would look too much like a turd

Might come in handy on the potty training threads