New things learnt today...

[socialist_cook]

In my German politics seminar earlier we were discussing Die Linke("The Left Party") and how their colour is purple. Our lecturer found it so funny and asked what purple meant to us. I suggested Spanish Republicanism which was patted down with "well I suppose you've got the excuse of being in Spain for a year". The actual answer was Feminism, which

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[strictlytrue]

I had a v. feminist friend at uni who had loads of clothes, stationery etc. in green and purple, on the grounds that these were the colours of feminism.

[durhamdosser]

Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins has her Vote for Women sash in purple - that's how I know about it!

[talkingtocactus]

yeah, purple to me instantly conjures up images of suffragettes and, er, tinky winky.

even as a kid my favourite colours were green and purple - but not any green and purple, the exact same shades as are used in the suffragettes' ribbons. i didn't know until recently that that was what they signified. i guess i was very well hidden feminist as a kid ;)

i think it's a good point about how well feminism is ignored by society - i'm trying to think if any other equality groups' colours are so well known...

[talkingtocactus]

:up: actually the colours i like so much are not quite as in that pic - i'm thinking of how they looked when they were new, not the faded version in the pic.

[socialist_cook]

I'll love my green and purple clothes more now.

Judith
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