I have never before in my life read or felt seen as deeply by a feminism like that from A Short History of Trans Misogyny, and this week on #StainedGlassWoman, we're diving deep into mujerísima to understand exactly why Jules Gill-Peterson's work truly is A Love Letter To The Dolls unlike anything I've ever encountered before.
As tennis (WTA) agrees to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi's deride 'outdated' depictions of their treatment of women, a feminist activist is jailed for eleven (!!) years effectively for wearing dungarees.
Some tennis players are outraged, others are taking the money; if you're taken in by the idea that this will encourage Saudis to reduce its repression of women, it may be time to stop & reflect on reality!
Young men aren’t being forced to follow toxic masculine icons like Tate and Peterson, they’re choosing to consume their content over healthy masculine icons.
Models for healthy masculinity exist. They’re unpopular, because young men don’t want to be healthy. They are choosing to be toxic.
So let’s all remember who is at fault and who needs to change here - it’s the menfolk, not everyone else. Stay fabulous. Get a cat.
@Slyence I think like most tribalism it's insecure people looking for easy answers in a complex scary world, but we really should be giving tools to the next generation to navigate things without needing blinding simplifications.
@Neblib@Slyence Few yrs I caught my younger bro watching Dan Bilzerian on Insta. My brother was already ~30yo, too. Wtf?
I poked him, "what is this content doing for you? Is this aspirational?" Because it's super vapid and I knew Dan was a prime example of toxic masculinity. He kinda mumbled "he's got a nice house and cars..."
My brother was always the more "macho" b/t the two of us. He's a literal Chad (Nominative Determinism at work). But still, it was weird seeing him watch that garbage.
Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, their view of feminism continues to equate support for women's right with terrorism.
As always there is talk of a move towards better rights in Saudi, but its hard to square this narrative of improvement of the plight of women, with the continued judicial actions against females who are promoting such social change via social media.
"We need, as we always have, the “YES” of our practices:
constellations of care, where each and every one of our
still-beating hearts, in concert, rebelliously speaks louder
than words, forming unmistakable patterns of different cosmologies, different worlds, life against their death machine."
#TaylorSwift recently paid homage to early Hollywood star Clara Bow on her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."
Bow was known as Hollywood's "hottest jazz baby," becoming a huge star who received 45,000 fan letters a month in the 1920s. However, she struggled under the strict control of the studio system and was often the target of tabloid gossip. After decades of relentless demands, Bow made a bold move to leave Hollywood.
♲ @kurt@pod.thing.org:> Liebe Freundinnen und Kunstinteressierte,Feministische Künstlerinnen gestalten den #Stadtraum und malen für eine gerechte und inklusive Stadt – Einblicke in ihre Projekte und Kämpfe zeigt die Netzwerk-Ausstellung Feminist City Utopia in der Galerie neurotitan mit einem außerordentlichen Begleitprogramm!
Wir laden herzlich ein zur Vernissage am 25.05.2024 um 18 Uhr und freuen uns über Ihre & Eure Teilnahme an zahlreichen Programmpunkten während der Ausstellung vom 25.05.-15.06.2024! Für die Bekanntgabe über Ihre & Eure netzwerke wären wir ebenso sehr dankbar – please spread the word!
Details im Überblick: Feminist City Utopia Eröffnung: 25.05.2024, 18 Uhr | Ausstellungsdauer: 25.05.-15.06.2024 Mo-Sa 12-20 Uhr | Galerie neurotitan, Rosenthaler Str. 39, 10178 #Berlin
Das aus der Graffiti- und Urban Art-Kultur hervorgegangene Netzwerk United #Feminist Power lädt zur partizipativen Ausstellung ein, um gemeinsam Vorstellungen einer feministischen Stadt zu gestalten, zu diskutieren und auf visuelle Aktionsformen im öffentlichen Raum zu erweitern. In der #Galerie entsteht eine transformierbare Stadtlandschaft, die feministische Utopien erfahrbar macht. Themen wie Gewalt gegen #FLINTA*, fehlende Räume und Infrastrukturen sowie Ausschlussmechanismen werden intersektional-feministische Vorstellungen gegenübergestellt. Kunstwerke dienen dabei als Vermittlung und Manifestationen von Optimismus und Empowerment. Andere Städte sind möglich und dies bedeutet im Rahmen der Ausstellung gerechte und inklusive Städte. Umfassendes Begleitprogramm mit Diskussionsabenden und Filmscreenings, Fassade Painting, Action Dinner, queerfeministischem Sommerfest mit Live-Acts zur Finissage u.v.m.!
KÜNSTLERINNEN Künstlerinnen von United Feminist Power zusammen mit: Alice Dee | Chili con Carne | Eva Kietzmann | Helena Her | Julia Nägeli | Lea Greub | Lena Fakler | Lena Stoehrfaktor | Lulia Ghirmay | Petra Kübert | PMS | Reclaim Your City | Sandra Rummler | Sbrama | Süß-Bande | Vlada und vielen mehr … REFERENT*INNEN Christoph May – Institut für Kritische Männlichkeitsforschung | Der Periodenladen | Emanzipatorisches Verhütungskollektiv Leipzig | Feminist Park Collective | Missoir | Susanne Fitzek – Hypographia Festival
This trend of all gender bathrooms with multiple stalls. I don’t get it. Honestly it feels anti-trans to me or maybe it’s just anti-women. But I have fewer bathrooms I can comfortably use if the one on the floor I’m on is all genders.
Any one want to discuss? I’m not trying to to attack anyone I just really can’t fathom who we’re serving here. As a woman I need a space that I can retreat to. Not bc I was taught to be afraid but bc I’m a survivor of domestic violence.
@ttpphd thanks so much for responding. I don't have any hangups abt what body parts a woman was born with, my attitude is welcoming to any transwoman. It's funny bc I've def been in all gender bathrms that even had urinals and felt completely fine, but in restaurants and event spaces that were designed to have just one enormous bathroom, like the inside equivalent of the portapotty line. It's the crappy college bathrooms remade into all-gender just by charging the signs that weird me out.
@ttpphd I've been non-confirming all my life, but for me that just means I'm a feminist, not that I'm not a woman. Starts with the whole "women are people too" from the 70s, my mom was all about it. Femininity is a social construct, but womanhood is a vibe.
ICYMI: The Association of Shinto Shrines is a powerhouse in the Shinto world. However, with shrines nationwide turning their backs, its once unshakable power is not as mighty as it once was.