in re-reading my blog, i realize that it looks like i overuse the word "threw" in a shorthand way for saying "put." that is not true. i am very dramatic and therefore literally do throw things into pots and bowls when i cook. i just wanted to be clear about that.
i believe in niceness as a political act. i will try to use capital letters in my blog entries, but after so many years writing things that look oh-so-punk-rock, it doesn't come naturally to me. i grew up in indiana and have a tenuous combination of midwest pride and gratitude that i don't ever have to live in that state again. my current gender identity is "high femme. low maintenance," but i am trying to think about whether the language of high femme is a judgement.
i am deeply committed to creating queer spaces that support women and femininity. this looks a lot of different ways, but some of what i want is for all of us to think really consciously about how our genders interact with misogyny, how our desire interacts with misogyny, what women we are supporting and what women we are not, and why and what that means and what that looks like.
i still use words like misogyny and patriarchy all the time. i know it's not cool anymore. but, until they are abolished, i will keep calling them out.
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