DWR PSA – We need Feminism because…
February 12, 2014 in Feminism | Tags: DWR PSA, Feminism | by The Arbourist
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February 12, 2014 at 11:49 am
john zande
Sad
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February 12, 2014 at 12:06 pm
The Arbourist
@JZ
Stuff you and I don’t have to worry about. But of course, check out the comment section over here and watch as rape apologists make light of the true problem, men being raped but covered up by feminist conspiracy.
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February 12, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Reneta Scian
I also have not forgotten the way geek/gamer culture treats women, or really, any culture men have taken claim to. I was just reading something about people claiming comic books aren’t sexists as hell, and that just because a female in little more than nipple/clit covers is powerful doesn’t make the image (empowering). It also talked about all the excuses men make up with to justify the culture of misogyny in classically “male dominated hobbies”. Sadly, there is no female empowerment to be found in merely, “Looking after your fellow women”. It’s not a bad idea but only half-way there (not to mention culture does a great job of making other women hate each other, thus sabotaging their ability to unite and fight against oppression). It’s all interconnected. Comic books sexualize women and then market themselves to young impressionable men, who grow up to see women as “things to take for themselves”, which creates a culture in which women need a buddy system to not get raped, (moreover how they end up blaming victims for their own rapes). Certainly, ending internalized misogyny will help (girl hate, feminine rivalry, femme phobia, lesbophobia, homophobia, transphobia which are a product of misogyny), we need feminism to not just wake up our sisters, but also our brothers, and others.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-8-stupidest-defenses-against-accusations-sexism/?fb_action_ids=10202387012531188&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
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February 12, 2014 at 7:05 pm
The Arbourist
@Reneta
The status-quo sucks.
Small measures, teaspoon by teaspoon, we shall drain the ocean.
Great article, thank you for sharing :)
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