Feminism chat thread II

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

Since it looks like the first chat thread is about to fill up, here's the next one all ready and waiting.

Think of it as the gated commune with babysitting on demand and gorgeous poolboys serving the drinks :o

Start the thread now! Start the thread now!

And then I can register my crossness at the Radio Times 'Draw a lovely picture of the lovely wedding' competition in which 2 of the 24 finalists were boys. And at the Guardian 'Family' section article on how lovely all this princess stuff is for girls (maybe it's innate? Yes maybe Mr Male writer. Maybe it won't hurt when I stick this pitchfork up your arse but everything we know about Science would tend to the contrary)

I saw that Radio Times thing too Unruly. I guess girls are just genetically programmed to be better than boys at drawing lovely pictures of the royal wedding. It's in their DNA.

Proles I was thinking about your friend this morning, and what happened to her. Did the hospital contact the police do you know? I was just wondering as if someone has gunshot or stabbing wounds I think the hospital have to let the police know.

I was just thinking that if someone went into hospital with those injuries surely they would have to report it?

But I just googled and it seems it's just stab or gunshot wounds. I wonder why that is.

Because then a crime would have been committed, SQ

Probably dates from the days when there was an actual debate over whether domestic violence was a crime or not (i.e. not very long ago).

Off topic and probably should be in lone parents, but I don't want a thread just a quiet rant that actually doesn't need to be responded to.

I am so fucking tired, I can't believe that in two back to back long weekends, my ex H could not find even one hour to see his kids. Despite him calling the ss on me for not allowing him access when I refused to talk to him when he was drunk.

It is a beautiful day, I should be doing something interesting and exciting with them....but am so exhausted, I can only get the bare minimum done (though to be fair the kids do appear to be enjoying watering the garden). I have a gazzilion loads of laundry to do, I have paid loads of money to start divorce proceedings and haven't found the time to fill in the damn forms, I don't think I can remember how to drive, I have to manage two projects on the opposite ends of the country and I need a shag.

Sorry no idea why I am writing this just need to offload.

that sounds really shitty Snowmama, I'm sorry you're tired & having a crap weekend.
Have some and feminist sympathy.

Thanks...will take a moment to enjoy a cup of tea in the sunshine

Sounds crappy snowmama (apart from the cup of tea in the sunshine and the kids being generally cool)

Am watching the Life of Brian tonight and thinking about how we should be more like the People's Front of Judea.

First we must split - we could have 2 sections, the Mumsnet Feminists and the Feminist Mumsnetters.
then in order to join everyone would have to carry out a task to show they are serious, like going to a Style and Beauty thread and posting that high heels are bad for your feet.

No I think more like the Judean People's Front.

How's things Snowmama? Sorry to hear about your stresses. I'm putting the kettle on in a min if you could do with one?

lol Alice!

The Judean People's Front?!

Splitters!

What have the menz ever done for us?

I just looked around the channels for this and it's not on mine

I did however catch a young woman doing a Moulin Rouge performance at her 16th birthday party. It's back off now. I think its for the best.

I did watch so you can think you can dance over dinner, with much muttering from me.

I'm watching The Abyss. One of the main characters is a strong career woman, but I don't think it passes the feminist friendly film test (whose name escapes me) as there's only one other woman in it and they don't like each other.

Hello by the way, not sure I've posted on the chat thread much before.

Aye, I rewrote that sketch to be about immigrants once, but I'm struggling to think of what the menz have done.
Oh yeah that's right, every bloody thing cos we weren't allowed!

They're not menz, they're very naughty boyz.

PS It's the Bechdel Test, Time

Ah yes, that's the one.

I explained the Bechdel Test to DH a while back and it made him very defensive.
I was a bit sad too, Fight Club for instance has always been one of my favourite films.
It's true that once you realise the position of women in the world that you can never see the world the same way again.
Once you've eaten from the Tree of Knowledge you can never return to Eden...

The Bechdel test ruins every film for me. Did it on Amelie yesterday. It failed.

Life of Brian fails.
we're watching the dvd btw.

it was either that or Blues Brothers which probably fails too.

Thanks all for letting me have a wobble, spent the rest of the day with family and feel better.

Dittany that link is incredibly thoughtful and apt, it made me cry and gave me strength. Thank you. It also reminded me that I need to start reading again!