The Feminist Pub is Open - Chat, Rant, or pull up a chair here!

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

This thread started when we all decided to imagine what the perfect local for feminists would be like. So far, it has taps with plenty of good real ale, and some decent non-alcoholic alternatives too. There are comfy chairs and there's a feminist film night, as well as lots of nice feminist-friendly books on the shelves and space to curl up and read. The open-mic nights are attracting feminist singers and comedians, and we're just sorting out the feminist creche.

Please come along, draw up a stool, and have a good chat about whatever you fancy - as serious or as trivial as you like.

For starters, I have a half-pint of lemonade. What can I get anyone?

I like fairy hopmother too.

Vin-us?

LRD I did the chicken and chestnut recipe! It was yummy. The only thing is - I cooked the chestnuts for too long and they disintegrated. But that made the sauce v. yummy. So watch cooking time for chestnut, otherwise it's straightforward and very nice indeed.

Is the feminist pub empty tonight?

Helps self to a

Yes, it's empty. I'm not here, for example.

Cheers doctrine

I'm having a glass of cold white stuff.

Milk LordCopper, that's very healthy

I will have a large virtual glass of sauvignon to make up for my real life abstention.

Exactly Penguins.

Bet Penguins will eat pancakes if they can get 'em.

Yes, I bet they probably would. I needed an urgent name change after an accidental outing and 'Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes' (currently one of my children's favourite books) was by the laptop.

I always feel sorry for the penguins. Not at London Zoo, they get an ok enclosure there. At Bristol zoo it's concrete hell.

Just been watching the penguins from Madagascar on DVD. Just love the way that the evil dolphin says pen-goo-ins.

I am popping into the pub as DP has a cold, and is snoring very loudly. So thought I would nip downstairs and have the last of the chocolate biscuits, rather than continuing to lie there in a rage.

Is it too early to come to the pub?

I love the Penguins of Madagascar.

We watched March of the penguins once. DS2 wanted to know when they were going to start talking (TBF he was quite little then). Then got really upset when the young ones got eaten by the seals.

It would not have been to early!

I am popping in to say something nice. A bloke on the bus offered me a seat - and didn't make me feel patronized! He just said 'you look tired - I can stand?'.

See ... there is a totally easy, pleasant way to do it!

Aw, that's lovely.

I get very impatient to people who seem to thing being a feminist means you object to other people holding the door open for you/offering you a seat/generally being pleasant.

You're right, LRD, it's all about how it's being done.

Oh, I missed the Feminist Pub in the last week - I've lurked a bit, but struggle to post anything meaningful with the idiotPhone.
I now have my lovely new Christmas/birthday/next year's Christmas present on my lap and typing is a pleasure.

Mine's a small glass of house white, please.

Yes, that's why it struck me so much. It was such a tactful way of offering.

Can I say? The point of the pub is that it doesn't have to be meaningful, or profound, or anything else. We can just chat, and I'm hoping that perhaps here, people can ask questions they don't feel able to ask on the faster-moving topical threads.

I'm envisaging a load of us regulars sitting propping up the bar, doing the crossword as we eke out a nice pint, and happily chatting to anyone who fancies grabbing a seat.

I'll just be in the corner sitting in the comfy seats and refusing to move, bloody knackered.

Glad to finally have my Hallowe'en costume sorted, almost thought I was going to have to resort to those awful "sexy" costumes they are so determined women have to wear nowadays

A lovely woman at today's farmers market complimented me on the tasteful beer names and packaging we have. Long discussion followed about hideous beer branding and what could be done. She said 'I refuse to buy anything with cleavage on the pumpclip, for a start'.

And mine's a whiskey mac. Seem to have a sinus infection :(

Getting fed up of apologists for porn on mumsnet. Although netmums is even worse for it. So many women just miminise this stuff.

I have a virus and so haven't been drinking at all. But I am very tempted to have a glass of red wine tonight.

Sorry to hear that, nora. Whiskey will make it better.

(Bleugh. I can't stand whiskey, but champion your right to drink it)

Sorry to hear that grennie. It is depressing. I find it increasingly hard to tune out, too.

A large glass of good mellow red coming right up.

Whiskey sounds a great cure for a sinus infection. Sounds painful Nora.

Thanks for the wine LRD.

These women seem to think that a man's attitude in one area of his life, has no impact in other area of his life.

Oh, all you ill people: surely you need a nice Hot Toddy - I am sure this pub caters for all needs. And, as it's virtual, no danger of passing on your lurgies .

Oh porn apologists [anger].
I worry about the easy availability of violent, weird porn - to the point that I have to watch to not start feeling ok about 'vanilla' porn.

I overheard a 9 year old friend on DS2 refer to Wrecking Ball and Miley Cyrus today; he was amazed that she was the same girl as Hannah Montana which made me assume that he must have seen the video .
Did anybody read the article about Cyrus in last week's ST supplement?
It was the first thing I read about her that made me think she is more in control of the direction she's taking than I thought. Good for her, but still yeuch.