Feminist Pub IX. Newbies and regulars welcome - pop your cognitive dissonance down outside and have a gin.

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

Right, thought I'd better start a new pub. I warn you, my knowledge of Roman numerals conks out shortly after this one, so either buffy will have to start the next thread, or we'll have to go Arabic.

Everyone is welcome in - if you want to chat, or just jump in with a question/link/gin, please do. Especially if it's too small for a thread or you don't feel up to thread-starting.

The old thread has, at my count, about 9 posts to go, and it was here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/2126791-Feminist-Pub-VIII-not-as-prolific-as-the-Swaggerers-but-there-are-cushions-and-consciousness?

We were just chatting about feministy light reading, and will doubtless meander onto other topics shortly.

It's a Chef Barbie (from the "I can be..." range). Those bits sticking out are the ties for her apron. Since Kinder toys have to have some form of assembly, with this one you get to stick her two halves together and then tie her pinny on.

oh ok. so a comb is an essential part of a chef's toolkit now...

Oh dear. I'm afraid we've behaved rather childishly, peeping behind curtains at a cold caller and giggling rather loudly. I'm sure he could hear us. Nobody should call at children's bedtime without prior arrangement...

Bloody hell that kinder egg thing is an abomination. What was wrong with the gender-neutral variety?

PetulaGordino - she is clutching a pink spoon....

I lose track of this thread for one day and you're all posting geographical knob jokes.

Sorry for setting that one up then disappearing.

We have a pink fish slice and a pink BBQ tongs. I'm not barbie though.

at the idea of being mistaken as barbie. I look nearly the opposite of barbie.

LRD well done for persevering on the other thread. I've learned a lot from your posts and some other posters' posts but I've had enough of the lack of thinking on the part of some other posters so am going to chicken out. Not enough patience, plus the lack of thinking is too close to some people I'm responsible for in my day job... IFKWIM ...

I'm not sure I said anything at all that was learn-worthy!

I was mainly posting because I did find it interesting, though I'm really fed up that it seems it's fine for someone to tell me, or another feminist, that we have a certain gender identity. But we're not allowed to say the same back (not that I want to!).

I don't blame you for not wanting to post, though.

Poster: "Everyone has a gender identity"
Others: "No we don't"
Poster: "Yes you do!"

That was rude and weird.

We do have this

Chef Barbie will whip one up as soon as she's done brushing her hair.

I'm about to have a mint magnum.

(I've now delegated lots of stuff I don't have time for, sent out the minutes from my meeting, and dealt with the stuff that has come in from the US since I left the office. I'll will deal with anything that comes from China first thing tomorrow. Fortunately it is a public holiday in India tomorrow, so I'm not expecting anything further from there until I get back in September).

Off to have a look at that other thread on gender identity now.

Of course we serve cheescake. We're not CERFs.

(OK, I know, there's a limit to the amount of humour there ...).

Fancying a mint magnum now - I didn't know they existed.

barbie and ken walked into a bar...

i have nothing

Ouch? Petula?

clearly my brain isn't switched on!

Or, it's a crap joke.

Which it is.

sorry

nothing to be sorry for at all.

I am the world's worst at jokes. Unintentionally funny, all the time, jokes, nope, can't remember them.

i am reminded of when my mum walked into a pub and asked the woman behind the bar how big her jugs were. it was totally innocent - it was a hot day and she had a load of thirsty children and she wanted a jug of water as well as regular drinks order

Yup, that's pretty much me as well. I'm getting better now, but was renowned at uni for only opening my mouth to change feet!