Would you take your 10 yr old daughter to see Germain Greer?

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I've never seen Germain Greer speak and have been a big fan over the years. As a university student in the late 80s I read the original edition of the female Eunuch that my mum had on her bookshelf and it led me to read more feminist literature and down the path of being a feminist. Given Germaine is 78 now I thought I'd go and see her before she retires from public speaking, as she's not getting any younger.

Question is as the post title. I know Germaine is known for being direct and her at times she apparently uses rather colourful language so I'm dithering between exposing my (naive about certain things) daughter to words she's not heard before versus going to hear one of the most famous women of our time speak. My daughter does know about feminism and who Germaine Greer is in simple terms. What would you do?

You're all braver than me!! Is the age limit a guideline or is there a risk they would refuse entry if I booked it? I've tried looking up contact d

details for Germaine Greer but can only see her publisher. I'm a bit of a wimp so me and dd would definitely benefit from this.

Do it, she is an amazing speaker and woman and at 9 your dd is probably able to comprehend the topics she will cover. She came to my school to do a talk and almost gave our headmistress a heart attack because she said cunt.

She's coming to my town! Squee!

You're all persuading me!

Question is the age limit - there was no mention on the local website. Where did you spot that info? I guess I'd need to contact the venue and annoyingly they only answer their phones at obscure times. Yes paddington that's my worry re buying online and then being turned away at the door because of age appropriateness.

She'll talk about her sex life probably rather than 'colourful language'. Just so you know.

Is the age limit a guideline or is there a risk they would refuse entry if I booked it?

One of the venues has concession prices for under 15. Call the venue you are interested in direct before you book and check.

Just called the venue and the lady checked the files for the event and said there was no age guide or unsuitable for anyone under X years of age type of thing. Hmmm, decisions decisions...

Sex life Barcoo2 eek! I was assuming more likely to have to explain the c word or other similar terms or possibly discussions on transgenderism.

She talks very movingly about how women just need to stop giving a shit about what men want and think about what they want, and about menopause. She's direct and fierce, but funny and she really cares about women.

There might be some protests from the "burn the women" brigade, but they tend to be laughably small and a lot less angry than they are when they're safe behind a keyboard. They're rather pitiable actually, we usually take them cups of tea.

And, despite what the witchfinders would have others believe, Greer tends not to talk much about transgender issues anyway. And this talk is, I believe, about the Greenham Women and similar movements.

I don't have a 10 year old daughter - I'm actually pondering taking my 18 year old son! Or do you think it might scare the bejesus out of him?

@Xenophile, she does talk lots, about how we shouldn't give a shit about what men want, I love her for it, she's irreverent, and engaging and she cares about woman and the fact we're still here, nearly 50 years down the line from The Female Eunuch, still here, doing the patriarchy's job for them.

Love her, I feel a bit emotional thinking about when I saw her last year, she's a woman who should be listened to. Not no-fucking-platformed.

Silly, silly lib-fems. Silly world we live in.

I think your 18 year old son would benefit enormously @WhereYouLeftIt, if he has anything about him, he'll love it.

I saw her talk about herself at the launch of her archives. But a friend had seen her say the same stuff (about how the nuns hadn't prepared her for sex or whatever it was she said). I assume if she has a distinct topic on something else you would be safe.

I was visibly pregnant and got a mumsy beam from her. I was quite gobsmacked!

She's lovely. I chatted to her afterwards and she had time for everyone. She's MASSIVE which I hadn't realised, six feet tall! Which must have been an asset over the years, going toe to toe with sexist men

Thanks for sharing this. I'm off to book.

I loved Bloody Town Hall. One of my favourite documentaries. I could listen to her speak all day.

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I have two tickets, to be picked up from the box office for Germaine Greer's talk in Redhill tomorrow night (Women for Life on Earth). Greenham Common, etc.

I can't go, so if anyone wants to take them, you're welcome (PM me for name). I'm just going to bump this thread a few times.

Yes!

Reow

Done. PM me for the ticket confirmation.

Yes!

Beebeeeight

I only have two tickets. I will wait for Reow to message me and confirm. But maybe you want to message her, and see if you can go together.

Up the Mumsnet Massive!

Oh sorry OP, I cross posted. I was posting yes I would take her if I was you! I'm miles away.

Give them to bee