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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

The Feminist Pub - come in and chat.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 07/01/2014 18:54

This is something like the fourth pub chat thread - please pull up a chair at the bar. Everyone welcome. Smile

Old thread is here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/1920422-The-Feminist-Pub-continued?

But it's pretty much full so welcome in.

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Trills · 17/01/2014 21:40

Isn't laurel the head-leaves that you get when you win the Olympics in Ancient Greece?

That doesn't look like a comfy bush to sit on anyway.

BuffytheReasonableFeminist · 17/01/2014 21:41

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PenguinsDontEatKale · 17/01/2014 21:42

I think it is 'rest' on laurels - as in being satisfied with the win you achieved and not strive for more.

SinisterSal · 17/01/2014 21:44

Oww Buffy

Re menstrual blood - I do kinda find it disgusting and I don't mind sanpro ads mopping up blue water. I am no fan of any bodily fluid, in all their multicoloured glory, or even blood from a cut finger. So, I probably do have a long way to go but at least there's consistency.

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:44

I know about laurels! It's the stuff they put on Julius Ceasar's head and Asterix and Obelix replaced it with parsley leaves and Julius thought he felt like a fish.

I have only had one sip of wine too!

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:45

Buffy, did your feet go forward and you went down hard on your bahookie?
You're unlikely to have broken your spine (can you walk? feel your toes? do a pelvic floor clench? Grin - all good then), but will have bashed/sprained/possibly cracked your coccyx, the v last bit of your tail bone.
V painful, but not dangerous. Take Brufen/Nurofen if you can/are not allergic. Sit on cold pack and/or aforementioned swim ring doughnut. Give it time 4 to 6 weeks.

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:45

And sorry to hear that it still hurts buffy. Have you had it checked out?

Sal you are not a fan of mooncups then? Grin

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:47

LordCopper, your knowledge of literature is astounding Grin.

I love Asterix and Obelix - even though the comics only ever featured curvaceous, simpering females.

Are laurels not the same as bay leaves that I put in my stew?? Confused

PenguinsDontEatKale · 17/01/2014 21:48

I don't mind mooncups, although I've never got on with them. They always seem to stab me on the inside. I don't mind fluids as such. I am in the depths of the poo/snot/vomit stage of parenting too. But I do object to Greer's weird obsession with tasting it, having sex during your period, etc. Why so much time and insistence on such a niche issue.

BuffytheReasonableFeminist · 17/01/2014 21:50

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PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:52

Sometimes I am glad I am such a badly read feminist Grin.
Menstrual blood - tasting it, really? I had no idea... Why??

I've considered trying a mooncup, but don't dare to because I am not sure my pelvic floor would be up to it Blush and also if menopause puts a stop to this nonsense soon, then £20 seems a bit steep Wink

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:53

I love my mooncup. Grin But I'm not tasting any blood. What am I? A vampire? Though solidified animal blood is food in many cultures.

No, the Asterix books don't really do female characters well, do they?

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:53

4-6 weeks if you are unlucky.

Tasting menstrual blood might help

PenguinsDontEatKale · 17/01/2014 21:53

That is what I recall. I gave up soon after.

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:54

No, the Asterix books don't really do female characters well, do they?

No, they don't, but they take the piss of virtually all their male characters quite nicely too Grin. The dog's cute though - cannot remember his name

MissFenella · 17/01/2014 21:54

My 4 year old DD was complaining tonight that the boys always went 1st on Swashbuckle and it 'was not right'.
I am most impressed she noticed and it just goes to show how much they pick up!

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:54

Ah, solidified animal blood is quite yummy. If well spiced. Yum.

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:54

I don't think laurel is the same as bay leaves though. I could google it, but then what would be the fun in that?

PenguinsDontEatKale · 17/01/2014 21:54

"if you think you are emancipated, you might consider the idea of tasting your own menstrual blood – if it makes you sick, you've a long way to go, baby".

There you go. I googled one of the quotations.

SinisterSal · 17/01/2014 21:55

No, not a fan no. Though I agree in principle with all the arguments for them. Just ... you know..

Yes Greer does say something like If you think you really accept your menstruation taste it - Can you? No? You have a long way to go baby

badly paraphrased but that's essentially it

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:55

Dogmatix.

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:56

That seems a weird argument. The tasting menstrual blood thing. A confusion of biology and social whatsit. >

PacificDogwood · 17/01/2014 21:57

I suppose... I am more likely to lick a bit of blood off a cut on my finger than I would making an effort to 'taste' my menstrual blood, but so what? Nope, don't really see it.

You get laurel and bay leaves and real bay leaves - 2 of those are the same thing. I think. I may google...

UptoapointLordCopper · 17/01/2014 21:58

I quite fancy some Chinese blood tofu now. Soup, with lots of white pepper, please.

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