Feminism

[viggorlijah]

I keep my LJ locked down for a bunch of reasons. A big part is that I'm still working with Riverkids, so I feel anything public needs to not embarrass the organisation, and then that a lot of my life is bound up in the private lives of teenagers who do not need their mum writing about them, and Maggie who is complicated to write about. I also am

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[tominkorea]

have you listened to anything by Dr Vandana Shiva (she has speaches all over youtube) - she is a feminist, particle physicist, environmental and community activist who also runs an organisation re-teaching indian farmers how to use traditional (non-destructive, and sustainable) farming practices, and fights tirelessly against the privatisation of seeds, food, and water.... really really great and intellectually satisfying to listen to - my favorite feminist.

[sinden]

I meant to go back and tell you how much I liked this post when you posted it originally but got distracted by something shiny (as happens when I'm trying not to focus on work). It ended up dovetailing into a conversation I had on the weekend about feminism, women's sexuality and ownership and how (in Western society) that is still being proscribed by both men and women themselves because of outdated societal views and internalised misogyny.

One of the many things that was discussed was about when -- in Australia -- Julia Gillard became Prime Minister, the papers ran headlines along the line of Welcome to the Matriarchy (because the Governor General is also a woman) and didn't see the irony of it at all. Only about 1/3 of parliamentarians in Australia are women and yet women make up over 50% of the population. And, according to that article, we currently have the most female politicians we've had since Federation (1901). I don't think matriarchy means what you think it means. Especially when one of the things you consitently report

[viggorlijah]

It reminds me of the Seinfeld sketch about laundry and blood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQbYzBnrmrQ) watching it, laughing and then going hang on - does he not realize it's about periods and euphemisms and why isn't that media camouflage more worth mocking than pretending it's about injuries?

Then I think about how as a little kid I wasn't sure if menstrual blood was red or blue because in the commercials, it was always blue liquid being poured out! Are they marketing to some kind of vulcan-human hybrid in their spotless white pants?

Derail - but yes, periods are such a great intersection of media/economy, it's fascinating. I do wish someone would come up with a better word for them - other languages must have better phrases. Menses is too wishy-washy, period too general and the euphamisms suck.

[viggorlijah]

Googling for Seinfeld's video, I found this - The Sanguine Sex which is also worth a read.

[sinden]

Definitely worth the read. I disagree with some of the things said, but that's always how it goes when things like abortion are discussed -- it always steers away from need for medical terminations side of things which I think is a big part of the argument as well. Thanks for the link.

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