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 hadn't even heard of that book - thanks tomb. I love Tina Fey.

The quiz question is a bit sobering isn't it?! But true.

Tombofmummybeerest

Kim - I fear my question was far too piss-takey for the real feminist quiz Will look in though, when the children are in bed.

Hello!

I don't like real ale but know lots of people who do. Does that count?

I fancy a glass of white wine with pork scratchings.

Books for teenager - I read Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea books and thought they become more and more feminist. By the last short story you are left with no doubt.

Angry Birds, I feel this may be a little too irksome? I like the concept but I'm not sure about the exact title. I also think the name should be for the enjoyment of the utopian occupants and inclusive . Perhaps someone is clever enough to subvert Angry Birds?

I read an amazing book as a teenager about a romance with a boy that was really feminist in it's approach. I loved it. It was light hearted, but with great messages about what a good relationship is. But I can't remember it's name.

Cheery Birds?

Grennie, what was on the cover? MNers are good at random book IDs

It was a long time ago. It was a picture of a slighty fat/well built teenage girl, with long dark slightly scruffy hair and wearing a long scruffy coat. I think I identified with her, a lot.

Oh, I'd like to know what that book was too.

I think ideally, the feminist pub would have bookshelves full of out-of-print and old-fasioned books to browse at. Perhaps all books written by women?

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This anti-suffrage drawing (!) shows us a pretty nice vision of a feminist pub I think. There is free lunch!

That's brilliant! That is the feminist pub - and that was used to insult feminists? I guess we'd have a nice creche now, instead of giving the cute children evil looks...

Oh, that is awesome. Thanks yoni.

I quite want some of their fantastic suits.

Cheers Snatch, just the ticket. One for you as well?

Is that picture our pub? Terrific Pterodactyls?

Oh, I am absolute crap at pub quizes and feminist literature/theory

I am good at being an Angry Bird though.
Love the picture - that is totally us .

When I grew up in Germany there was a magazine aimed at young girls called 'Emma' which was v daring reading as it had a feminist air to it. It was fab - much better than all that teenaged angst "Will my boyfriend love me if I don't like BJs" stuff in the mainstream press aimed at that agegroup.

I live with 5 males.
The states of our toilet seats and general floor area in the vincinity of the loo is... dubious to say the least. Grrrrr!

Emma still exists and has an online presence!!

I cannot believe I've never googled this before .

There is a nice comfy sofa for those of us who're crap at quizzes and feminist theory, and you could join me there, pacific.

Thanks, LRD.
Chocolate?

I'm no good at pub quizzes either. Once we were given a Tina Turner video for coming last.

That magazine looks good. I remember flipping through my aunt's glossy mag when I was a teenager - Cosmopolitan or something - and thinking that there's got to be more to life than this ...

I was an insufferable teenager. But right-thinking.

Nooooo, not Galaxy! Will nobody think of the doe eyed soft jumpered women in the adverts?

Can I join you on the sofa, I'm no good at quizzes and stuff.

I'd like to let you all know that I'm incredibly glad feminism happened because I'd have made a really shit housewife (which is a middle class concern but I'm middle class enough for that to have been the expected "career" path without feminism). I have managed to ruin dinner TWICE tonight . It's a good job I have other skills to bring to the table, like being the main earner.

A Lotus biscuit?

Did you know about Lotus Biscuit Spread?