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I've scrolled back a few pages and I can't even find the last pub thread.

So I've taken the beer towels off the pumps, tapped a new barrel, polished the glasses, fed the goat and applied brasso to the patriarchy busting canon.

Come and join me - all tastes catered for - beer, gin, wine, cocktails, coffee and a nice cup of tea.

Oooh that sounds very classy Laura

Im going to have a glass of wine, my evening out has been cancelled

And my period has started...i blame that bodyform/blood thread that running at the moment...i read it, period starts. Thats too much of a coincidence....i think its a conspiracy

I thought some here may be interested in signing this petition to include misogyny in the categories of what constitutes a hate crime:

www.change.org/p/police-notacompliment-include-misogyny-as-a-hate-crime

Beyond.

Sure - maybe start a thread on the petitions &activism board too ?

I didn't know there was one. I was only sharing it here because I thought it might be relevant to this board and lots of feminists are on this thread, sorry.

I didn't mean you shouldn't have posted it here, nolove - just that its a petition which deserves as wide support as it can get!

Sorry for the misunderstanding Errol! It definitely deserves a lot of support and I hope it can keep gaining signatures as it's such an important issue.

"to include misogyny in the categories of what constitutes a hate crime:"

"17 reports, is that correct madam? 17 this week?"

"Nope, that's just today, officer!"

Then as I was wandering over here, some squirrel said "I haven’t read any dedicated books on feminism to date." but obviously wants to have some sort of "intelligent discussion"..........
Would be like some numpty wandering into the physics department at my uni, admitting they hadn't actually done any physics exams or read any (text)books, yet could they please have a nice cup of tea and a chat with the nearest professor (and explain there own particular theory of the origin of elementary particles etc etc). Actually, at a previous uni, we did have a lot of the latter, the admin person was quite used to deflecting them.

Hopefully The Bluestocking doesn't let squirrels in.........

Large whisky for me, and pass me the dry roast nuts off the bar...................

Hi all. I haven’t frequented The Bluestocking before but I’m gagging for a drink and probably a rant too. All this sex vs gender stuff is getting me down.

somedyke

Yeah i saw that post

Waiting with bated breath for the actual question

First gut answer is : no

Just spotted this on the BBC:

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41671680/us-girl-banned-from-first-communion-ceremony-for-wearing-suit]]

A girl who just likes wearing suits banned from appearing at her first communion in it. She doesn't say she is a boy, she just likes suits -- but then the catholic church would probably have objected either way. No penis = must wear a dress. Cos GOD says so!

beyond

Try not to worry. I’ve had abnormal smears in the past.

That's not the usual though SomeDyke lots of girls wear trousers now (and not white) for first communication if my Facebook friends are anything to go by.

I want a gin now
beyond that sounds worrying. Hope she is ok.

rufus you make me laugh! Period conspiracy

Also I feel like I am missing an important thread somewhere....

quentin

Dammit

Did i forget to write FACT after my post...cos that would have poved it

Fact

quentin

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3063142-To-think-there-is-a-group-on-MN-deliberately-trying-to-downplay-the-institutional-oppression-of-women

Its all got a bit out of hand

Oh my god i am awesome at links!!

Fact

Oh I started that one and couldn't be arsed

Well it turned into a rerun of the 'are most men gits' (paraphrased) threads

That's why I couldn't be bothered. It proved the point of the OP.
I get so fucked off with posters who I really want to name but won't going on about "feminists bully me and once they said I was a man" on these threads with no apparent self awareness at all. Idiots.

It's Dworkin's right wing women all over again, isn't it?

Well i am thinking im on a totally different thread to be honest

And i hate it when some posters say 'oooh now youre being mean to me' when you are not being mean...or at least no meaner than them

And you know fuck well that they are trotting into work or whatever saying 'omg all these feminists are saying that men shouldn't be allowed to talk to women...ever'

I need new glasses: I read quentin's post after the communion non-dress post and thought she said "I want a girl now".

Dont we all never dont we all