Reblogged from purple-rainbows
GynocraticGrrl
This is the blog of a transhumanist, postgender, feminist who enjoys geeking out over a variety of things.
(Source: purple-rainbows, via lacigreen)
Jedicke, Peter. Extreme Science: Transplanting Your Head and other feats of the future. St. Martin’s Griffin; New York. 2001. (pg. 145)
butch, androgynous, masculine-presenting, (women who have non-conventional interpretations of femininity and/or femaleness) on television in same-sex relationships, are rarely ever shown.
(via lesbianseparatist)
Let’s be friends!
letsbefriends
lesbefriens
lesbians.
(Source: sassygaynazi, via failedblackwoman)
I’ve never been offended by feminist stereotypes. Ever. I mean, why is being called a “masculine, ‘dykey’, gun-tooting, militant, raging, lesbian,” a bad thing?
To be honest, I always thought it was kinda’ badass.
The only reason a person would use those descriptives as an insult is if they have a negative outlook on non-gender conforming/atypical, strongly opinionated, lesbians who aren’t afraid to express their frustrations with an unfair culture to begin with (this is usually what gets them labelled as “militant”).
In other words, anyone who uses those stereotypes to deter someone away from feminism, is just showing how much of a sexist, homophobic (ignorant) asshole they are.
These are obviously only a few examples of the role privilege plays in our world. I am sure many of you can think of some yourself. Feel free to add on or correct any language or phrasing that you find to be problematic (in terms of erasing the experiences of other non-privileged individuals in pertaining to a lack of intersectionality).
- when the vast majority of films provide a diverse representation of individuals who fit within a certain racial category or identity that goes beyond racially driven tropes and stereotyping.
- when the vast majority of media doesn’t portray your gender’s primary purpose as being an object to draw sexual pleasure from in order to appeal and appease to a definition of beauty and sexuality imposed by the opposing gender.
- when you don’t have to re-schedule certain events, be cautious about where you go, who you go with or what you wear on the basis people are (hopefully) less likely to rely on blaming you if you are sexually assaulted
- when you are out with a significant other you don’t have to concern yourself with people lashing out hatefully when demonstrating public expressions of affection on the basis of your sexual orientation
- when the vast majority of history that is compulsory to learn in your school curriculum revolves around individuals who are the exact same gender/race/sexual orientation as you are
- when you don’t have to worry about people criminalizing you on the basis of your race, ethnicity or cultural background
- when there is a continuous socio-cultural pressure for individuals to conform to standards of beauty that happen to concede with what you already look like
- when you don’t have to second guess or hesitate to enter a washroom that follows the two-gender binary system
- when people are more likely to form a preconceived notion that you are competent solely on the basis of your gender identity and/or gender presentation
