I've absolute nae idea what feminism is

[CoupleOfPushBacks]

Uneducated?? No.

Ignorant?? Maybe

I just have 0 idea. I read about it a lot but most goes over my head because I've never really read into it to understand it enough.

[thebewilderness]

Feminism is the political movement for the liberation of women.
You're welcome.

[blueskypink]

Well I'm with you op. I don't know what the difference is between equality and feminism. Other than the fact that people generally seem able to talk about equality in a calm, non-aggressive way. Whereas I find that's not the case with feminism. - which is why I tend to steer clear of threads about it - can't stand the aggro.
And no, I'm not a man. And yes, I do totally support equality between the sexes.

[Crashbangwhatausername]

I hear laurel, really don't understand how you can hear anything else?

[thebewilderness]

I hear Ruh Roh.

[Cwenthryth]

LAUREL

[ArtBrut]

There you are, OP. You can start a little self-education group with the equally baffled bluesky

[Weezol]

Google is your friend

[spontaneousgiventime]

I smell BS.

[ReluctantCamper]

I've absolutely no idea how Ed Shearan is a rich and successful popstar.

I've absolutely no idea why Mrs Brown's boys is a popular TV program.

I've absolutely no idea how to get DS1 to practice his times tables.

can you help with any of these OP? You may as well make yourself useful now you're here.

[AssignedPuuurfectAtBirth]

Your OP is Bull. What do you want? Are you asking us to educate you? Hang about, we do that lots

[Stinkywink]

Feminism is equality for women because we are oppressed by a patriarchal system. Men already have superiority given to them by a system which makes them privileged, so they don't need an equality. Similar idea as to why we don't need a "Straight Pride" or #whitelivesmatter

[MIdgebabe]

I think some of the difference is that people talk about equality in a sort of abstract sense. As a good thing. Whereas feminists tend to have a focus on a specific aspect of equality that has impacted them directly. Which makes it more nitty gritty and hence may seem like Agro to someone who expects a genteel self reassuring conversation that simply serves to assert their self worth.

[beansforbreakfastonceagain]

I hear laurel, really don't understand how you can hear anything else?

But have you seen the brainstorm/green needle one?

[AllyMcBeagle]

Nah mate, what's really confusing is magnets.

Oh god you've got that song in my head!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs

And this parody is great too
m.youtube.com/watch?v=alI12mhWZ2Q
Isn’t a volcano just an angry hill?
Are children small, or just far away?
Why do some mountains look like Presidents?

[MrsCD67]

Why google it when you could just make a thread asking mumsnet eh?

[CardsforKittens]

I hear laurel but everyone else in my family hears yanny (autocorrect tried to change that to YANBU).

[SonicVersusGynaephobia]

What would you like to know, OP? What bits are you reading about a lot that you are struggling to comprehend?

[AllyMcBeagle]

But have you seen the brainstorm/green needle one?

OMG I've just googled this and my mind is blown!
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/brainstorm-green-needle-video-sound-explained-laurel-yanny-ben-10-youtube-a8357116.html

[MIdgebabe]

It's given me cap in hand by the proclaimers

[beansforbreakfastonceagain]

Doesn't work all that well for me AllyMcBeagle, I hear either one or the other at different viewings/listenings. Just started a thread in Chat about it since I was reminded of it here and haven't seen a thread about it yet.

[IdentifiesAsMiddleAged]

Rugby is difficult. They keep changing it. Years ago you couldn't pick people up in the line out.

They'll be wearing shoulder padding next and calling it American Football

[AllyMcBeagle]

Doesn't work all that well for me AllyMcBeagle, I hear either one or the other at different viewings/listenings. Just started a thread in Chat about it since I was reminded of it here and haven't seen a thread about it yet.

I only hear one at a time but it changes depending on which one I'm thinking of.

[IdentifiesAsMiddleAged]

Oh, and one minute they sprinkled little hills of sand, and the next it's cones to prop the ball on

[IdentifiesAsMiddleAged]

Re: Yanny/Laurel

I hear Yanny. Every time. Which apparently means I'm a young man

I knew it!!!

[Cwenthryth]

Years ago you couldn't pick people up in the line out.

Really? So they all just jumped up and hoped?

Well. Every days a school day on MN. Look at us learning, OP