Solidarity in Aldi today!

[JaneyHenderson]

This is my first thread in a very long time but I wanted to share the uplifting and fabulous experience I had today in Aldi😂

I reached 'peak' during the last lockdown and lurk regularly on here while trying to make sense of the madness.
DH is supportive to a degree but very nervous of me being vocal about my GC views as we are both teachers. I am a middle leader in a secondary school and he worries about me getting sacked
So I can't discuss this much IRL.

Anyway, queing outside Aldi today and saw a woman a few people ahead of me with a 'Woman
Noun
adult human female' tote bag. I was thrilled and as soon as there was an opportunity (by the fruit and veg) I told her I liked her bag and that I knew what it meant.
She said I had made her day; I replied I she had made mine. Then she said 'Solidarity sister and see you on the next march'
We went on our separate ways but bloody hell it was brilliant. To vocalise it and be recognised. Felt a bit emotional and even now re-writing it, am a bit teary.

Just wanted to share. It was wonderful.

@Mrsmorton

There seem to be an awful lot of posters on this thread for which google isn't working today or, who would rather ask "what's GC" multiple times when it would be easier and quicker for them just to RTFT dog whistle

I have RTFT and I googled dog whistle and funnily enough I got actual dog whistles...

Dog whistle is a phrase that entered the political lexicon from the observation that dogs and humans have different hearing ranges, and so you can make a noise that a dog will hear, but humans can't.

@RagzReturnsRebooted

Try urban dictionary 😁

Never mind, I have found a political definition which I'm guessing is what was being referenced in the OP, however I'm not sure I understand it in the context it was used. Another few years reading on these boaand I may begin to have a clue what all the references mean!

So you gave up? You could add any of the following to your search and get an informative result: phrase, trans, feminism,

or even the tragically complex search... "what is a dog whistle"

[quote CranberriesChoccyAgain]@RagzReturnsRebooted

Try urban dictionary 😁[/quote]
Aha, that one a made sense, thank you!
"dogwhistle
In politics, to make an innocuous statement which is designed to trigger previously indoctrinated bigotry & hatred without being recognized by outsiders for bigotry or hateful speech."
For anyone else like me but too scared to look stupid by asking.

I am surprised to see certain posters who, elsewhere on MN, give the impression of knowing absolutely everything about everything, yet express naive bafflement about this topic. It is disconcerting.

Fantastic @JaneyHenderson

What a great story - thanks for sharing. Solidarity, sister!

'dog whistle' is used widely outwith Mumsnet, though. Particularly in leftwing politics. It actually really irritates me, as it's often used to imply hidden/secret nefarious intent. As in ''women's rights' is a bigoted dogwhistle'.

@Highwind

Love this! It shows that we are out there, even if some of us can’t afford to be as openly visible as others.

There are so many of us. The tide will turn soon, I just know it.

Solidarity sisters. X

Absolutely this.

Brilliant thread OP and another investing in a bag.

I skipped most of this thread when the sea lions started appearing but I just wanted to say well done to the OP for making the connection and agree with the poster who said "I’m picturing June (OfFred) whispering to another resistance Handmaid in the grocery store". It also reminded me of regime dissidents making contact with each other in Eastern Europe and passing round Samizdat.

The idea that believing in biological reality is now a subversive belief that could lose you your job would be funny if it wasn't so depressing.

Sea lions?

@Bluesername

Sea lions?

Assuming you're not taking the piss:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning#:~:text=Sealioning%20(also%20spelled%20sea-lioning,invitations%20to%20engage%20in%20debate".

@YetAnotherSpartacus my T-shirt is 100% cotton, it’s a Fruit of the Loom T-shirt, the v neck is more fitted than a standard T-shirt, I’m wearing a S, I’m usually a size 8-10. It’s washed well and been tumble dried lots, it’s kept its shape and the foil print is still perfect, no sign of it wearing off.

For the posters less familiar with some of the terms who are finding some answers a bit sharp, bear in mind that faux naive questions and demands to explain are a frequent tool of people who are trying to derail gender critical conversations. Women's discussions brought to a halt under constant 'what about', 'but I don't understand' and general sea lioning etc.

Women get fed up spending time and energy patiently explaining the same stuff to disingenuous people who'd argue black was white if they could divert attention away from gender critical feminism.

Additionally, it's a big subject with a big history. Hang around, read around, and you'll pick it up as you go along. There are bits I don't get- so I'm watching and waiting for the penny to drop.

Thank you. I had assumed it referred to something like clapping seals, i.e. agreeing with the OP without adding anything else, so am glad it's a different explanation

RagzReturnsRebooted

Sorry Ragz. My post was pointing out that the term (which I hate) is generally used by activists to discredit women, to silence them and to shame them. The irony is the poster who used it has limits of their own to the extend of agreeing with self iD yet spends their time trying to shame women discussing their own limits and how it impacts them.

You will see ‘dog whistle’ used by activists who simply want people to shut the fuck up and they will not engage because they feel using the term discredits the argument already.

I wear my Magdalen t shirts quite a lot...but haven’t noticed any one else noticing yet. I wear my resistance t shirt a lot too, would love someone to give me the nod.

@picklemewalnuts

For the posters less familiar with some of the terms who are finding some answers a bit sharp, bear in mind that faux naive questions and demands to explain are a frequent tool of people who are trying to derail gender critical conversations. Women's discussions brought to a halt under constant 'what about', 'but I don't understand' and general sea lioning etc.

Women get fed up spending time and energy patiently explaining the same stuff to disingenuous people who'd argue black was white if they could divert attention away from gender critical feminism.

Additionally, it's a big subject with a big history. Hang around, read around, and you'll pick it up as you go along. There are bits I don't get- so I'm watching and waiting for the penny to drop.

Some threads that should hopefully help newbies:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4165041-Q-A-thread-for-New-Posters

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3335962-Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQs-I-have-noticed-here

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3145470-Break-it-down-for-me

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3348290-It-will-never-happen-resource-thread

@Whatthechicken

I wear my Magdalen t shirts quite a lot...but haven’t noticed any one else noticing yet. I wear my resistance t shirt a lot too, would love someone to give me the nod.

Where did you get those from, What?

Off the back of OP's cheering Aldi encounter I've just bought a tote and a Thought Criminal t-shirt! Thanks for this thread, OP.

gardenbird48
I find wearing a mask and baseball cap works really well! 'Peel,palm,place'

Resistance was red bubble. Magdalen was 4W shop.4w.pub/products/be-brave-short-sleeve-t-shirt

Thank you!

Also got the Andrea Dworkin ‘not the fun kind’ vest from 4W