The 'this is what a feminist looks like' tshirt?

[jenny60]

Have one of these and am a member of the Fawcett Society but feel a little odd wearing it. Very happy to be seen as a feminist - it's no secret . But slightly worried that it looks as though I'm saying either 'look at me: I'm normal looking, I don't wear dungarees, have short hair, cliche, stereotype etc...' or 'Aren't I gorgeous. Bet you dodn't know feminists could be gorgeous?'.
Anyone else got one? What do yout think?

feminists have better sex is way too smutty
defeats the object
agree about the neckline i will be at mine with scissors

PPP (great name BTW how are the ballet shoes?) I understand that not everyone will like my slogan but I think (and hope) that it will give people a moment's thought. It;s not 'Feminists are better in bed' it's 'Feminists have better sex'

Ie (well this is what I think )- Feminism means not having sex you don't want and not putting up with crap sex just to keep a man but acknowledging that sex is important and there is no need to be ashamed of enjoying it.

Oh and other BTW at the moment I am just doing it on badges and keyrings.
Er, so to speak.

I've got one. The power is sort of lost in individual circumstance, but I have a picture in my mind of hundreds of different shaped and sized/ coloured men and women wearing them... that's the point I think? You can be a feminist whether you are a man or woman, or whatever you look like... That's how I think about it anyway.

No-one has ever asked me any difficult questions, though. Maybe they are all avoiding me!

'My Marxist Feminist Dialectic brings all the boys to the yard"

Oh man I really want this too.

I like this shirt best when men are wearing it!

I have the "This is what a feminist looks like" t-shirt, mainly wear it at uni and out to the pub afterwards. I see the point about it focusing on looks but I still think it makes a good point.

I get far fewer men approaching me on the walk to the tube and journey home which can only be a good thing!

Love love love the 'My Marxist Feminist Dialectic brings all the boys to the yard" - I want to buy it!

SGM, can't you license your slogan to SGB and make both your fortunes with badges etc? Or make 'em yourself if SGB is too busy?

I think 'feminists have better sex' is a fab slogan though obviously not everyone would be comfortable wearing it! And it's another that is not good for the school run.
In the current climate (pornification, sex as performance etc) it seems to me to be more powerful than ever.

Well, I wore my 'this is what a feminist...' to the PTA last night: 2 women asked where they could get one. I'm thinking that if the three of us wear them to the summer fair, that would be cool, especially as we all look quite different. Maybe at the cake stall ... Am a big fan of slogan tshirts, but kind of usually in private as I hate the idea of being a 'look at me' person. Apart from the obvious million other reasons not to have a conventional wedding, I cannot and never could understand why anyone would want all that attention, walking up an isle, in a church, in a huge white dress

sorry, can spell really: have use of only one hand today!

The Marxist t-shirt is for sale here, although can't work out if they ship to the UK.

I am loving the idea of the three women running the PTA cake stall wearing Fawcett Society T-shirts . That has totally made my year - please, please do it and put photos on your profile!! (even for ten minutes, just be sure to let me know when to look!)

and SGM, your 'I prefer my men...' T-shirt made me literally weep with laughter. I'm just not sure whether DH would let me wear it...

SGB ok i get it. I would be in the market for a keyring - do you sell them?

PPP: Yup. CAT me

I have seen some guys wear this just for fun they say they are not feminist's they just think it looks pretty cool

I have one but to my shame only wear it round the house
Mainly because I don't want people to come up to me and say 'oh, so feminists look overweight / drunk / scruffy (delete as appropriate) do they?!' Maybe I would wear it if looking particularly yummy mummy but when that might be, I don't know...

sideline tangent: You can get "This is what a feminist looks like" on babygros. DH sent me an email with the link, being all cute and excited. (This defines DH when it comes to talking about the as-yet-unborn baby. He's basically a spaniel puppy about it. I'll let you know how much that damps down after some sleepless nights filled with wailing, poo, sick, etc!)

My immediate reaction was "OMG AWESOME" (because DH isn't the only spaniel-puppy-personality in this relationship) and of course I wanted to get one, thinking "then everyone will know that feminists are just PEOPLE and all thinking people are feminists!" etc. Plus, whether we have a boy or girl, we'll be raising them as feminist as we blardy well can....

THEN I thought: "is it right to attribute a political consciousness to a baby when it's basically just a projection of our beliefs?"
I mean in some ways it's no different to christening a baby, you're saying "I hope you share our values and are welcomed by our community" - but still, what do you think to feminist slogans on babygros? Cute? Appropriate? Too twee?

Also, feel free to tell me I'm overthinking this. Too hot to sleep much, I have plenty of dead time to over think in atm!

Brilliant: wish I had a baby to put one on. We do it all the time anyway, so we may as well begin well. Mine had a republican slogan (as in anti monarchist) bib. I wish could remember what it had on it. It was very cute.

I like it. I'd wear it. In fact, I might get one. I've seen that t-shirt on men (can't remember who but some famous men).