clebrating our womanhoodleakystoneApril 1 2008, 06:17:43 UTC
Before we can even begin deciding what it means to 'celebrate' we must decide on what our womanhood is and what truly makes us uniquely feminine. Aside from the obvious, I think it would be really interesting to compare what different groups of women in different places of the world thought about 'womanhood'.
Re: clebrating our womanhoodatalanta0jessApril 2 2008, 18:13:11 UTC
Whoa dude. I thought you were some random stranger, but you are not! Hi! Let's be friends...come on in and read the rest of my drivel. ;)
See, I think the concept of femininity is kind of bullshit...so from the very start, to think about celebrating womanhood is a losing game. I just wrote a bunch of stuff to cas about what I think about it, so you can just look at the bottom of the page...but the only real influence that being a woman has on me is that it defines some of the struggles I face. I'd rather celebrate the parts of me that respond to those struggles.
1) Uses of "trope" to turn your frown upside down. Reclaim words in damn fine feminist fashion!
[Helio]trope Ridge: seriously one of the best friendship experiences I ever had. And it was a pretty intense (i.e. memorable) hike otherwise.
And you remember that animated short (Boundin') that kiddo used to watch over and over:
“Pink? Pink? Well, what’s wrong with pink? Seems you’ve got a pink kink in your think. Does it matter what color? Well, that gets nope. Be it pink purple or heliotrope."
2) Now you try! Or not. Whateva.
3) I don't get celebrations of gender. I don't know what it means to be a "woman," like I belong in a discrete category. I don't like excluding people by drawing lines of identity, and using difference as a lens for life. It makes it harder to see how we are being the same, being human, judging and judging and judging. It makes it harder to relate to each other, less likely to understand and to forgive. Mayhap the more lines we draw, the more we'll see the overlap.
1) Perfect! Yeah, I do remember 'boundin' and I wish I could watch it right now! Such a cute show. And heliotrope ridge was pretty profound. I hope we can do more things like that someday
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See, I think the concept of femininity is kind of bullshit...so from the very start, to think about celebrating womanhood is a losing game. I just wrote a bunch of stuff to cas about what I think about it, so you can just look at the bottom of the page...but the only real influence that being a woman has on me is that it defines some of the struggles I face. I'd rather celebrate the parts of me that respond to those struggles.
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[Helio]trope Ridge: seriously one of the best friendship experiences I ever had. And it was a pretty intense (i.e. memorable) hike otherwise.
And you remember that animated short (Boundin') that kiddo used to watch over and over:
“Pink? Pink? Well, what’s wrong with pink?
Seems you’ve got a pink kink in your think.
Does it matter what color? Well, that gets nope.
Be it pink purple or heliotrope."
2) Now you try! Or not. Whateva.
3) I don't get celebrations of gender. I don't know what it means to be a "woman," like I belong in a discrete category. I don't like excluding people by drawing lines of identity, and using difference as a lens for life. It makes it harder to see how we are being the same, being human, judging and judging and judging. It makes it harder to relate to each other, less likely to understand and to forgive. Mayhap the more lines we draw, the more we'll see the overlap.
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Because that is super creepy. Thanks a lot. Look at his neck! Ew!
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