Feminists anger over bank notes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2346372/Woman-oust-Churchill-new-5-note-feminists-say-time-change.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Basically Churchill has been chosen to replaces Elizabeth Fry in the £5 note instead of another woman. I think it is a ridiculous thing to complain about because no woman has achieved as much as Churchill did during the war and in my opinion he is fully deserving of featuring on the £5 note. I do not believe in positive discrimination and think that people should be chosen on their merits and not because of their sexual organs. It is annoying that because of this uproar we are likely to get a woman on the £10 note when that is next changed, when their are people like Nelson who deserve national recognition.

I agree that it's a ridiculous thing for these women to be complaining about as it is just a bank note, but I highly disagree with what you said about no woman achieving as much as Churchill.

I don't think there's any malicious intent behind the decision, but I do think it rather questionable that there apparently isn't one woman deemed worthy enough to feature on a bank note (apart from the Queen, who is there by accident of birth). After all, the only reason women haven't historically been as prominent in their achievements as men is because of their historical oppression, politically and socially. Whilst these men were doing their undoubtedly great deeds, they were probably supported by the women in their lives who worked just as hard and without credit in running their households. As women do make up 50% of the population, I think it would be the least they could manage to find one to put on a bank note - and I'm sure there are plenty of great women to choose from. I don't think that's a lot to ask really.

Name one that did then

If it had been a more obscure man, I'd be slightly on the idea of agreeing them to an extent, but it's Churchill, no man nor woman comes close.

I guess you can remove Adam Smith, who is Scottish because Scotland thinks 'Bank of England' means English notes, so why would a non-English/Welsh person be represented on English/Welsh notes?

There probably would have been many except throughout history the majority of the male population was trying their best not to let women do anything.

(and with regards to who is on our banknotes. i really couldnt give a damn.
I spend them, not post them on my wall to stare at.)

Name one that did then

Bank of England notes are in the majority in Scotland too