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The Feminist Hub

January 2011

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SNL's Transmisogyny

Since we’re talking about trans issues today, I feel inclined to weigh in on Saturday Night Live’s most recent, and I think most blatant, foray into overt transmisogyny. For those not in the aware, I’m talking about this past weekend’s oh-so-delightful Estro Maxx sketch. There are so many things wrong with it, I don’t know where to begin. For starters, it’s...

Anonymous asked: do you think there is a prejudice against cisgendered people in the trans/pro-trans community?

Anonymous asked: One time, when me and my friend were watching different foreign films together, we began to notice the appearance of a lot of foreign (or really, white) women in movies from homogeneously non-white countries. My (white) friend did not like the way these women were made to be mostly sexual objects in the background and I agreed. However, she also said that there should be more of them in these...

Anonymous asked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmBnvajSfWU :)

Anonymous asked: Hello! I am currently moving and I have downsize and get rid of a lot of my things. I have so much baby and children items. I would like to donate them to people who need them. The only charity that I know of that takes item donations is Crisis Pregnancy. I don't support them but I would like to help anyone that is in need. Can you recommend any other charity? Preferably some in the NorthEast...

Anonymous asked: Hey. I was just wondering how to find rallies and protests. I live on long island in NY, so i'm fairly close to the city. After everything thats going on in Egypt, I'm found myself to be extremely empowered and I want to do my fair share. How do I know when they happen?

Anonymous asked: is cissexism being sexist towards cisgendered people?

Women of Egypt: Images of Protest →

newwavefeminism: indianajosh: A friend of mine on Facebook, spurred by recent questions as to the role of women in the protest movement in Egypt, recently began to compile a collection of photographs of women involved in the pro-democratic (Reuters needs to correct their “anti-government” wording) protest movement. It’s a really great album, and she continues to add to it as new images of...

suckersoprano asked: I bet you are getting a lot of flack because of the offensive Lady Gaga lyrics, but I wanted to tell you that I'm so glad you posted that. I really like/liked Lady Gaga's music, but the fact that you point out that even though she's trying to come off as LGB positive, doesn't mean she is hitting the mark she needs to or should with her words or her actions. I looked up what...

iliveinathimble asked: I recently read a book called Cunt by Inga Muscio, which discusses women taking back the c-word because its a derivative of words that were used to refer to high priestesses, women of power, etc, while the word vagina stems from a word that originally meant 'a place to keep one's sword'. So, if Muscio is correct, that would make the scientific term for female genitalia completely...

Feminist songs!

reelaroundthefountain: The following is my feminist music (five! whole! songs!) plus everything that everyone else wonderfully recommended. From me: When I Was A Boy - Dar Williams I Am Woman - Helen Reddy Flirting - Jess Klein Respect - P!nk 18 Wheeler - P!nk From femonster: Not a Pretty Girl - Ani Difrano (really any Ani) Like Giants - Kimya Dawson Tomorrow’s Just Too Late - Kevin...

Anonymous asked: "don't be a drag, just be a queen" transphobic unless you're just deliberately reading it that way.

I mena, you do know what "don't be a drag" means? It's not saying "your gender identity is invalid" it says "don't be depressed" and the "be a queen" par means that instead of being ashamed, be proud.

spectrumnaut: The Democrats Who Support HR3 sadydoyle: So, yeah: That “let’s redefine rape, and pass the Hyde Amendment into law, and also your insurance won’t cover abortion any more, and also, REDEFINE RAPE” act? The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Even Though There Basically Wasn’t Any Already, But At Least We Can Save $50K on Rape Survivors Act?” Some Democrats sponsored it. THIS IS A...

mollymillions asked: http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxfuckxx.html

""Fuck" does NOT stand for "for unlawful carnal knowledge" or
"fornication under consent of the king". It is not an acronym for
anything at all." There is a full page describing the origin of the word fuck.

“I was going to die, sooner or later, whether or not I had even spoken myself. My...”

– Audre Lorde (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)

Anonymous asked: I think it's really great that you don't answer all the hateful Asks you get (bothers the shit out of me when people do), but that should include making a separate post to specifically point them out and address them. That IS a form of responding to them, you're giving them a reaction which is what they want, and therefore perpetuating their actions. Just ignore them. Completely.

To the anons who keep sending personal attacks to...

I don’t know if it’s the same person or multiple people. Either way, kindly STFU. If you are following us and don’t like our contributors, you can unfollow us. I promise we won’t be offended. If you are not following us and are sending us anon hate because you’re just an ass, well, let me tell you this: We aren’t going to publish your hate (see our policies...

One Year Later, Sexual Violence Remains an... →

thecurvature: Many women in Haiti — those who are currently among the most marginalized and vulnerable across the board — are living multiple horrors at once. On top of the trauma of the earthquake itself and the many deaths and injuries it caused, on top of the trauma of homelessness or near-homelessness and fear for one’s ongoing ability to access food and water, on top of an epidemic of...

Anonymous asked: I just read your analysis on Sex and the City, and it really hit the nail on the head for my own love/hate relationship with "female interest magazines" (a.ka. Cosmo, Elle, etc.). I know that these kinds of magazines are looked down upon in the feminist community, I look down on them, myself, but I actually owe a lot to these tabloids. When I was younger, I was never given a sex talk by...

makeitthroughthis asked: Hey y'all. I just wanted to submit this link: http://agentmlovestacos.com/post/2984368459/theres-a-women-in-comics-wiki-go-check-it

Both because I don't know if y'all've seen this tumblr and because it highlights a new wiki page "Women in Comics" that is looking for submissions/editors.

makemeunstoppable-deactivated20 asked: When you posted about Lady Gaga today, my immediate reaction was NO GAGA IS PERFECT HOW DARE YOU DON'T BE SO SENSITIVE UNFOLLOW UNFOLLOW UNFOLLOW
Sorry about that. I was being a bit, um, dramatic. And ridiculous. That's actually why I love your blog so much, because it makes me so much more aware, even when I'd rather not be.
And for an actual question, do you have...

quantumstarlight asked: I've been thinking about the term "fucked" (or "screwed") as in "Now we're fucked" or "We got majorly screwed by the bank." Isn't the whole point of it pretty much comparing whatever injustice has been done to sexual assault — similar to the use of "rape" in non-sexual terms? Also, "Fuck you" — I mean, obviously...

#DearJohn: Prep Time →

malefeministandthenakedsamba: stfuconservatives: sugaredvenom: mypenisachesforyou: sadydoyle: Okay. So, for those unaware of context, here is what is going on. In the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which is reprehensible on its surface, there’s a special surprise clause that seeks to limit the definition of rape and incest. In order to qualify for the exception to rape and...

Anonymous asked: Hello. I was just wondering if you have any views on Sex and the City (the series, not films). My younger sister has recently started to watch it.
I enjoyed it very much when it was first on television. I was much younger and it was the first time I had really seen women discuss sex honestly and explicitly, and engage in non-romantic sexual relationships (as opposed to the type portrayed in...

Embrace the faceless, the unnamed.:... →

thefeministhub: Original post was too long. So I’ve cut the commentary. I swear, sometimes people will actively look for reasons to trash someone. Cut the shit. The line, “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen,” has absolutely no transphobic implications unless you are literally digging them out. In fact, it could actually be seen as a simple play on words in favor of drag queens. Stop...

Anonymous asked: Do you think it is worse for men to hit women or for women to hit men and why?

Winnipeg waitress fired for shaving head can't get... →

When Stephanie Lozinski learned her uncle was dying of cancer, she shaved off her hair as a sign of support. But her bald head cost her a waitressing job at a Winnipeg restaurant, she says, and her attempt to file a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission has been rebuffed. “I was just really shocked.”“I finished my shift on Sunday night, and at the end, (the...

“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”

– And, yes, this is going on. Let’s outline, one more time, the reasons why requiring “force” as a part of legally defined rape is a bad idea, hey? Because there are many. And let’s skip right past the part where many rapes would no longer be defined as such (I’m… really not sure how you redefine...

Anonymous asked: http://ctchphrse.tumblr.com/post/2970082419/next-on-the-elyssa-hates-everything-today-show

Help me out with this? He's usually pretty okay about social justice stuff, so this was a surprise. I really just don't have the spoons to cope with this tonight....

“You cannot get through a season of ‘Jersey Shore’ or ‘The Real World’ without an...”

– Life with an STD - Sex News, Sex Talk - Salon.com (via becauseiamawoman)

Embrace the faceless, the unnamed.: Next on the... →

ctchphrase: freshfeminism: genderbitch: hopesichord: Can we discuss the lyrics to Gaga’s new “Born This Way”? Okay, good. The actual fuck was that. A brief refresher course: Don’t be a drag, just be a queen Whether you’re broke or evergreen You’re black, white, beige, chola descent You’re Lebanese, you’re orient Whether life’s disabilities Left you outcast, bullied, or teased Rejoice...

Anonymous asked: I heard about a school on the news that separated classes by race and gender for about six minutes to see how well they performed. What do you think about this? Also, how do you feel about all girls and all boys schools?

Anonymous asked: Is it transphobic to say I am grateful/lucky to be cisgender? It just seems like being transgender is unfortunate, and that a transgender person would be happier if their sex matched their gender, whether it's binarily dictated or in-between. Outside of privilege, it just seems like something that causing a great deal of internal conflict for transgender individuals.

Anonymous asked: Some jerk at my high school has taken it upon themselves to publish a list of the 15 "hottest" girls in each class. Every time I try to discuss this from a feminist standpoint, I get blown off. I'm hoping to write an editorial for my school paper, but at this point it doesn't seem like I'd get a great response. Any suggestions?

willarae asked: Any ideas for a newly formed feminist club at a high school in the middle of the suburbs? We're working on a short video about the definition of feminism and the feminist stereotype for the school announcements currently. What would be a good next step to take? Thanks a lot : D

the-metres-gained asked: In response to the last question you got, I have to agree with your response that the only thing that we can blame the 'other woman' for is willingly hurting another woman.

Speaking as someone who had this happen recently, that's the only thing I blame her for.

vodkaalogic-deactivated20110311 asked: whenever two (heterosexual) people are in a relationship and the man cheats, society will usually blame the other woman (or the woman being cheated on for "not doing her part" or whatever), but mainly the other woman will get a lot of crap for it. Do you think she deserves it for knowingly entering a relationship/hooking up with an already attached man?

queenofnails asked: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133248219/in-tunisia-women-play-equal-role-in-revolution

Hey friends,

Here's a pretty cool article from NPR about the role of women in the recent political situation in Tunisia. It's quite short, but pretty eye opening...for instance, I had no idea that Tunisian women had the right to abortions before American women.

Anonymous asked: I have a lot of trouble being comfortable sexually. Multiple factors play into this:
When I first went to college, I slept around a lot but it wasn't satisfying, I rarely ever got pleasure out of it. (I wasn't doing it for pleasure anyway, I was using it to poorly deal with my problems).
I was sexually assaulted by a close friend a little over a year ago.
Sometimes...

Are black women invisible? A new study says yes. →

so-treu: manifestfreedom: “According to some it could be because we do not fit the “stereotypical” image of womanhood. Or as the article in Psychology Today puts it, “when people discuss ‘women’s issues’ or when research is conducted on gender bias, the focus is usually on white women. And when people discuss ‘racial issues’ or when research is conducted on racial bias, the focus is usually...

“Let me break this down for you. When people talk about patriarchy and then it...”

– Study at A Womyn’s Ecdysis (via bibliofeminista)

Anonymous asked: Have any of you heard of/played Heavy Rain? I was arguing with one of my friends whether or not it was sexist. She tried to argue that even though the main female character has a shower scene (almost showing everything, that seems to last forever) so did one of the male characters and that the scene where she strips at gun point is somehow an important depiction of violence against women (in that...

Anonymous asked: could you explain what "chromatic heteronormativity" means? this blog is the first place i've seen the phrase being used and i can't find anywhere that explains it. thanks!

Anonymous asked: Note: Sex/gender assignment is coercive whether it's done to an intersex person or a dyadic person. Socialization and gender assignment is specifically about coercing people to follow prescriptive norms. This is true whether a person feels comfortable with those norms or does not.