My dad said no to a woman proposing to him on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. He explained that he wasn't ready and wasn't sure if he loved her. She stuck with him for a few more years, proposed again, he gave the same reason. She stuck with him another year before he finally ended it. Thankfully his relationship and…

I saw her at Latitude in 2010 (I think?) and she was amazing, I've never seen an artist create such a fantastic atmosphere. She ended on Dog Days and it remains my favourite song. I'm so glad she's back!

My ex best friend is exactly like that... Alice? Lol, kidding, I'm not niave enough to believe there is just one misguided woman out there.

"Oh no! My precious clicks! I only have so many!"

She was always my favourite when they were at their height (I was about 5), so it's been kind of a shock as I've grown up and found out

It was infuriating, I noticed major newspapers picking it up a few days ago. I could believe people genuinely believed it.

Ehhh.... kiiiind of I guess.

Lol, no, the stereotype of Essex girls is that they're promiscuous and trashy. Definitely not about ignoring the advances of men, and more about classism.

I remember getting to uni and realizing with bitter disappointment that all the assholes from school were there, just as different people. I guess they didn't get the memo that when you go, you're meant to transform into a really deep, intelligent thinker who sits around looking beautiful while they study in a…

Lots of people write things and just keep them to their selves, with absolutely no intention or desire of other people reading them. Virtually all authors have manuscripts and short stories which they don't want published, but have still put a lot of time and energy into, and don't want to lose.

Sorry, that was rude of me.

Ok, sorry, I was feeling particularly frustrated and angry.

So did you just ignore the part where I *repeated* that I wasn't calling for violence, or...?

Yup. And I feel like every feminist starts this way - idealistic, feminism is for everybody sort of stuff then gradually they repeat the same interactions with men over and over again, become disillusioned, then bitter and twisted like me. Ho hum.

No worries, I must have worded myself badly in my anger - a lot of people seem to be reading the same.

Congratulations for completely ignoring everything I've been fucking saying. Take your tone policing to some other place.

I feel like people have really twisted what I said. I'm all for feminists introducing others to feminism, and I'm all for men being feminists. I'm just unhappy with the way we bend over backwards to make them feel welcome, at the cost of our own feminist goals.

Screeching? Oh fuck off with that.

I'm not sure what you're suggesting did happen.

Yeah it is, and I do actually support it, it's just getting horrifically misused. I think a few years ago I was the typical bright eyed, bushtailed feminist who wanted to enlighten everyone, especially men about feminism and, you're right through personal experience, I've realized that it's completely fucking…