Rincewind Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Watching Channel Four News earlier and they said the face on the Fiver was changing and had to smile when one name mentioned J K Rowing was because she paid her taxes. Tried to do a poll not sure if it worked. My list was J K Rowling Margeret Thatcher Princess Diana Kate Price Susan Boyle Camilla Emily Pankhurst Other Who would be good as a female face on a fiver?
The Doctor Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Surely Pankhurst, her legacy is part of what separates us from barbaric countries like Saudi Arabia where having tits makes you sub-human.
MooseBreath Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Giving it to Pankhurst (so to speak) or any of the female campaigners for gender equality would be a bit ironic. Suggesting that women's greatest achievement has been achieving equal opportunities, while implying it was all a bit of a waste in the end because no woman has ever done anything more impressive with it.
Fox92 Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 I'm going to sound sexist here, but doesn't that list (no offence Rincewind) show how dominant males are? I understand J K Rowling, Pankhurst and Thatcher, but the rest: Princess Diana Kate Price Susan Boyle Camilla Those four aren't worthy imo. I don't even know what Diana did (how she was voted 3rd greatest Briton I don't know). Katie Price and Susan Boyle? You've got to be having a laugh. Sam with Camilla. For me, it would be either Queen Elizabeth 1 (defeated Spanish Armada) or Florence Nightingale (defines modern nursing). If you're going to include Susan Boyle (achieved nothing to deserve this), then Kate Bush should be listed (an underrated genius and the first female to achieve a number one with a self written song. She writes all her music).
Webbo Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 It can't really be anyone who is still alive and I think we've had Florence Nightingale in the past. Mrs Thatcher would be nice if only to wind up the haters .
Kitchandro Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Susan Boyle might be interesting. It would be funny seeing people hand over and take fivers with their eyes closed. Maybe it would just lead to people keeping them in their pocket all the while. It would be like training wheels for shopaholics.
sphericalfox Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 It can't really be anyone who is still alive and I think we've had Florence Nightingale in the past. Mrs Thatcher would be nice if only to wind up the haters . If so, wiping my arse is going to cost me a fortune.
ealingfox Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 It can't really be anyone who is still alive and I think we've had Florence Nightingale in the past. Mrs Thatcher would be nice if only to wind up the haters . To be fair I consider myself pretty left-wing and I wouldn't begrudge it that much of Thatcher. I know its different as I wasn't alive when she was in power, and my Dad would slate me no end. But a bird becoming PM, albeit one with dubious bird credentials, was pretty fvcking impressive.
The God Emperor Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Queen Elizabeth II on both sides of the fiver is the only logical choice for a true British patriot. Empress Victoria as a close second.
Rincewind Posted 22 June 2013 Author Posted 22 June 2013 I'm going to sound sexist here, but doesn't that list (no offence Rincewind) show how dominant males are? I understand J K Rowling, Pankhurst and Thatcher, but the rest: Princess Diana Kate Price Susan Boyle Camilla Those four aren't worthy imo. I don't even know what Diana did (how she was voted 3rd greatest Briton I don't know). Katie Price and Susan Boyle? You've got to be having a laugh. Sam with Camilla. For me, it would be either Queen Elizabeth 1 (defeated Spanish Armada) or Florence Nightingale (defines modern nursing). If you're going to include Susan Boyle (achieved nothing to deserve this), then Kate Bush should be listed (an underrated genius and the first female to achieve a number one with a self written song. She writes all her music). OK some silly suggestions but I was just mucking about. The news item said there was resentment because Churchill was being considered and some women were say why not a woman. Some German woman was mentioned too but they were joking. I just thought the comment about J K Rowling pays her taxes was relevant to some threads and I wanted to do a cheerful thread for a change. The names were the first I thought of. When they gave the list out I almost shouted out 'Please don't say Maggie.
Fox92 Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 OK some silly suggestions but I was just mucking about. The news item said there was resentment because Churchill was being considered and some women were say why not a woman. Ok Yeah, I think Vine debated this on the radio the other month. A lot of males are included. Even, if you look back to 2002 when the public had to vote for the 100 greatest Britons of all time, 8 out of the top 10 were males (Churchill, Brunel, Darwin, Shakespeare, Newton, Nelson, Lennon and Cromwell). However, as I argued in my media exam before, there are a few women that could be included on the notes. As I said above, Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada, but Florence Nightingale is the name that springs to everyone's mind. Agatha Christie maybe? As you said Pankhurst was obviously influential. If you want to go way back; Boudicca!
SeCrEt FoX Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Susan Boyle might be interesting. It would be funny seeing people hand over and take fivers with their eyes closed. Maybe it would just lead to people keeping them in their pocket all the while. It would be like training wheels for shopaholics. But would you really want Susan boyle next to your balls?
DennisNedry Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 There aren't many female 'greats' to chose from because of how society was for hundreds of years. Perhaps an author? Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Beatrix Potter. I don't think anybody would object to Diana on a note, Maggie on the other hand is probably too controversial to go there.
ealingfox Posted 22 June 2013 Posted 22 June 2013 Ok Yeah, I think Vine debated this on the radio the other month. A lot of males are included. Even, if you look back to 2002 when the public had to vote for the 100 greatest Britons of all time, 8 out of the top 10 were males (Churchill, Brunel, Darwin, Shakespeare, Newton, Nelson, Lennon and Cromwell). However, as I argued in my media exam before, there are a few women that could be included on the notes. As I said above, Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada, but Florence Nightingale is the name that springs to everyone's mind. Agatha Christie maybe? As you said Pankhurst was obviously influential. If you want to go way back; Boudicca! Did she? Was she firing the cannons then? Turning the wheels? She just happened to be the monarch at the time, she wasn't involved at all in the conflict. You couldn't even say she financed the English action because the navy was mostly privatised at the time.
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