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So... if I drink from a mug with a dinosaur on it at work, or have a dinosaur emoji on my status etc etc

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MsFogi · 09/10/2021 20:23

Will that now be a subtle signal to my fellow GC sisters? I do hope so, I can't wait to see lots of dinosaurs being sported by women out and about - anyone complaining about a woman with a dinosaur is simply going to look batshit crazy Grin. (Although just to be clear I do talk about this a lot in rl but not so much at work but generally think that the more women who don't yet speak out about this can see how many others are GC the better and I suspect that the "GC Dinosaur" may just be our Bat Signal")

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MsFogi · 10/10/2021 10:43

I've decided on this mug for work: a bit of GC self-id.

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Masdintle · 10/10/2021 10:49

I'd like a purple and white dinosaur emoji to add to my email signature along with the green one 🦖

Waitwhat23 · 10/10/2021 10:49

Thank you Dinosaurs, I have now added quite a lot to my Etsy wishlist. I love the fact that there has been such a run on dinosaur items that Etsy sellers are wondering what's going on!

DialSquare · 10/10/2021 11:02

* "but don't share your views*"

You think vulnerable female prisoners SHOULD share a cell with rapist?

You think children SHOULD be given drugs that will make them infertile amongst other things?

You think very vulnerable and or religious women and children SHOULD be excluded from their own single sex spaces?

You think abused women SHOULD have to put up with males in their refuge?

You think elderly women SHOULD accept their personal care being handled by a make even in they asked for a female?

Because that's the opposite to my views.

trappedsincesundaymorn · 10/10/2021 11:12

I can't believe someone wouldn't do something as simple as leave their Brontosaurus shopper at home in order to make sure that a vulnerable minority can be their authentic selves. Educate yourself

I can't believe you assumed it was a Brontosaurus. It may be identifying as a T-Rex, you should be ashamed. Grin

RealhousewifeofBarnardCastle · 10/10/2021 11:19

@midgedude

Does it hurt when people take things off you and change the meaning of things ?
Fabulous!
AlfonsoTheDinosaur · 10/10/2021 11:19

@Sproutandcrumpet

I'll be very disappointed if dinosaurs become a symbol of anyone's personal views. I like dinosaurs but don't share your views and would hate for anyone to assume I do just because I have a dinosaur bag.
Biscuit
Ovasaurus · 10/10/2021 11:25

I am a fairly gender un-neutral dinosaur.

toocold54 · 10/10/2021 11:31

I love dinosaurs and have plenty of dinosaur equipment (I’m a science teacher so it’s not seen as odd).
I really hope no one thinks it’s a symbol for anything else Hmm

GreyhoundG1rl · 10/10/2021 11:38

Just don't wear your bag. It's not like you have to wear your bag is it? Whereas our identities as 'people who wear dinosaur items' are really vital to our sense of wellbeing and MH.

I can't believe someone wouldn't do something as simple as leave their Brontosaurus shopper at home in order to make sure that a vulnerable minority can be their authentic selves. Educate yourself.

Perfect 👏 👏 👏
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toocold54 · 10/10/2021 11:39

I feel like that about rainbows - I quite liked them however unfortunately I now associate them with misogyny and the stripping away of women's rights (you'll never catch me sporting a rainbow bag and as for a rainbow lanyard at work, that's beyond the pale).

Not all rainbows represent LGBTQ.
It’s a shame that you feel the need to not wear something that you like as you are worried about what other people think about you.

It’s like the bloody poppy all over again. Let’s all just wear a full body hijab so we can walk around without being judged.

When will women be allowed to wear something without it meaning something else?

BaseDrops · 10/10/2021 11:57

@Sproutandcrumpet

I'll be very disappointed if dinosaurs become a symbol of anyone's personal views. I like dinosaurs but don't share your views and would hate for anyone to assume I do just because I have a dinosaur bag.
Maybe you should reframe your trauma.
Thelnebriati · 10/10/2021 11:59

When will women be allowed to wear something without it meaning something else?

When they can retweet a photo of a ribbon tied to a fence without being arrested.

GreyhoundG1rl · 10/10/2021 12:03

Which views precisely do you take issue with, Sproutandcrumpet?
Can you list out your objections to "our views"?

RainbowCrossing · 10/10/2021 12:34

@Thelnebriati

When will women be allowed to wear something without it meaning something else?

When they can retweet a photo of a ribbon tied to a fence without being arrested.

Quite.

Fuck that actual shit.

toocold54 · 10/10/2021 13:06

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MrsFin · 10/10/2021 13:16

@toocold54

I love dinosaurs and have plenty of dinosaur equipment (I’m a science teacher so it’s not seen as odd). I really hope no one thinks it’s a symbol for anything else Hmm

I hope you're "with us", and they do Grin

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 10/10/2021 13:18

the irony on this thread is real deliberate
Fixed that for you.

KeyboardWorriers · 10/10/2021 13:27

Exactly @PastMyBestBeforeDate

Cwenthryth · 10/10/2021 13:32

For you @toocold54

So... if I drink from a mug with a dinosaur on it at work, or have a dinosaur emoji on my status etc etc
Waitwhat23 · 10/10/2021 13:40

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Binglebong · 10/10/2021 13:40

I'm sure I've seen some dinos wearing Harry Potter uniform so I googled it. Not what I'm looking for but soon cool! www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/meet-dracorex-hogwartsia-v2

toocold54 · 10/10/2021 14:31

the irony on this thread is real deliberate
Fixed that for you.

Ok I missed that.
So it’s not misogynistic to wear rainbows or dinosaurs is that correct?

Maybe everyone could just wear what they want.

I for one won’t be judging if someone has a t-shirt with a rainbow or dinosaur on and I won’t take it any other way than that they like rainbows/dinosaurs.