Women's rights general conversations - Thread 8

[Kucinghitam]

Continuation of Thread 7.

There is so much excellent information and so many active discussions on FWR that I wondered if it would be useful to have a thread to sort of "cross-fertilise" between them - airing little thoughts or vignettes that wouldn't themselves merit their own thread, to highlight other posts/threads of particular interest or to point to notable developments on fast-moving threads so that casual observers know where to look.

(For example, "the X thread has meandered onto a fascinating discussion of Y" or "Poster P's amazing analysis on thread Z might have relevance to the scenario in thread W" or "Has anybody noticed this recurring theme that keeps coming up??" or even "Random bloke asked me to smile while I was choosing onions in the supermarket, grr"- that sort of thing).

First!

Thanks, Kuc!

Popping in and signing on for "the beginning of the middle" phase of this campaign. (So to speak.)

Afternoon all, still reading if rarely commenting. Hope everyone's well. Enjoying the Cass caper, still a long way to go but it's progress.

Hello, BNBN, long time no see. Hope you're okay.

Hi bnbn. Placemarking for new thread!

We've come a long way, babies!

I keep missing the start of these threads so end up with a daunting amount to read so I’m very pleased to see a new one that I stand a chance of following from the start.

Hi-aye, Bignose!

Sup, talkfugees and new friends (oneofone)

Hello new thread!

Ooh! Love it. So light and airy. Don't get me wrong the previous thread was great but this one....there's so much room.

Anyway, don't know if this is pertinent

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/16/prayer-ban-katherine-birbalsingh-school-high-court/

Forgot to get an archive link but really the headline sums it up. So we should be able to keep a different, pseudo religious belief out of schools too.

Thanks for thread

Those AIBU threads always amaze me in the investment to belittle this issue

I’m so glad FWR exists, for quality of posts

I can't believe you all left the last thread and no one tidied up a threads worth of rubbish and empty drink cartons, or switched off the light.

Hey, Binturong did some tidying!

Or said she did...

You left it next to your deck chair on the last thread

https://archive.ph/mhzh6

I fear it was taken over by some feral posters who refuse to grow up

(Wipes spray paint off fingers)

Those AIBU threads always amaze me in the investment to belittle this issue

Yeah, I'm really getting tired of the performative stupidity. It really is time for people to grow up and realise that we're moving into a new phase and they really should stop humiliating themselves.

>and realise that we're moving into a new phase

We are. The road ahead is an uneven one though. However, there have been shifts.

I find her an interesting character. Some things about her (or rather her school) seem rather, um, excessive. For example, the silent corridors thing. I did listen to an interview where she explained her reasoning, and I can see what she means. But some other things about her school, e.g. the true inclusivity of the mealtimes and the even-handed ban on all religious rituals within school, sound pretty good to me.

Lurker, lurking. (Usually lose this thread for a while and then read 20 pages in one go to catch up…)

Yeah, it's not going to be soon, but I think the air is gone out of no debate so saying any stupid foolery that comes into your head and viciously attacking anyone who disagrees before an audience intimidated into silence by the extreme aggression isn't going to cut it any more. Thank goodness.

The school I went was was explicitly free from religion (but pretty much the complete opposite of KB's school in all other ways). We did learn a bit about them in World Studies, and sang Jerusalem once a year for historical reasons, but that was the limit. I think it was a good thing.

Mulling on the Michaela school story. Whilst agreeing with the broader principle of a religion-free school (excepting RE), I do still find that school rather weird. But if parents freely chose it, I can't quite fathom why they got upset when it did what it said on the tin.

I heard that the retiring head of the school I went to advised the incoming head on assemblies by telling him to do 'a hymn, a prayer and a bollocking' and that's pretty much what we always got.