Thank You from the Lurkers

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FWR (as I still think of it) is a very important corner of the Internet.

I read here almost daily, and the amount of information here is incredible - evidence, links to articles, tweets, feminist analysis, philosophical conversations, academic studies, court cases, judicial reviews, updates on previous cases... the list goes on and on. Personally it takes me time to keep up, let alone feel brave enough to comment

At this time of the year, especially, I just thought it would be nice to create a little thread to say thank you to all the regular contributers from the ones like me, who read but rarely post. Thanks for the information, the wisdom, the challenging discussions and all the lovely dinosaur names!

Hopefully some more lurkers will join me so I'm not left languishing on this thread alone!

Thanks All, and lang may yer lum reek!

Yes thank you I have learned a lot from these threads and have told my daughters. I swear most people have no idea what is going on.

And me! Thank you all

Adding my name to the list. Thank you - a wealth of information, I've learned lots. I used to be of the be kind persuasion but you've helped me change my mind.

Hello friends. So many useful links and info here. Thanks to all who contribute, and entertain, educate and inspire us.

Merry Christmas everybody.

"Hello friends" - that is lovely Changethetoner, it's kind of how I feel. It's brilliant to see so many posting.

Thanks to you all.

Also delurking to say a heartfelt thank you to the posters on this board.

Yes, thank you.

Another yes, thank you

another grateful lurker here, thank you!

I lurk lots and post sometimes. Thank you to all FWR regulars, with a glass of wine and a mince pie raised to those who have fallen under the permanent ban hammer, the ever-missed LangCleg in particular.

Merry Christmas vipers!

Thank you from me. The regulars of this forum are well-informed, articulate and like an elephant never forget. This is the most invaluable feminist resource going at the moment (in my opinion) and is a cornerstone of UK feminism. Directly because of this forum and my chuntering four women have become openly GC, and a man has armed himself in advance of his workplace wanting to adopt pronouns in comms (he's heard the rumbling and now has the necessary links from yours truly and the ear of the HR head to hopefully put a spanner in the works when someone tries to push it through). Keep going ladies, you (we) are making a difference.

@WorriedMumsDontSleep

Thank you. Wish I could get some of you to come to my house. I'm not very good at explaining the mess were in to my husband, who is sympathic but has difficulty understanding a lot of the batshittery.

I guess it's because they're not really as invested as we are. And not just that, they don't experience ze sexism all the time (hence the lack of investment), so it's not the familiar, same old, same old.

The way I got my DH to listen is by just saying how important it was to me.

I wasn't particularly political (then), so he had never really heard that sort of sentence about this sort of thing. From me at least.

I just said this is really, really important to me and I'd like you to listen, even though I might get upset, or angry, or you might not immediately get it.

And. Of. Course. I said it's not personal.

Because in order to understand transgenderism, you have to understand sexism, and then you get totally involved in whole NAMALT business.

Good luck. Take it slowly. But obviously take wine!!

Thank you all for being here. I would be questioning my sanity if I couldn't come here for a reality check.

Sending love to all who are struggling, especially those suffering in silence

Another (mostly) lurker here to add her thanks to all the amazing women on this board. It was definitely FWR that peaked me and I'm slowly getting braver in real life thanks to you lovely lot.

Another lurker saying thanks.

Thank you - came for the babies, stayed for the GC feminism

I’m a lurker too. I suspect there are a lot of us out there, too scared to speak out.

Nice idea for a thread. Thank you from another (mostly) lurker. This board has helped me keep up with the debate and the issues as they rage on Twitter and elsewhere.

Another lurker here

I sometimes post here but mainly lurk, I don't feel I can add much beyond what you guys say so well. Thank you!

Ooh, I've just remembered another thing I said. It was about the Bechdel Test.

This is the test about women's representation in films.

It's whether or not you can spot two women talking to each other in a film for more than 15 minutes, without them talking about a man.

It's surprisingly rare. Sorry, unsurprisingly.

But as a real life proof, it's quite effective. Especially if you tend to watch movies with your spouse.

Sexism and transgenderism are so entwined, you cannot talk about one without the other.

Thank you from me too! I’m another becoming a bit braver IRL…

Thank you from me as well. I’m a long time lurker. I never feel I can articulate myself well enough to contribute but I read most posts and learn so much. It makes me feel braver and more able to have these conversations with some of the people around me!

Hello and thanks from another lurker! In fact I have mainly lurked since the days of Dittany et al so it seems unlikely that I'll become a prolific poster at this stage but I am always in awe of the eloquence and thoughtfulness of posters on here.

Keep feministing and Merry Christmas, all

Thank you from another lurker. I think I asked you to play nicely once, and you opened my eyes. I’ve learned so much from this board so thank you.