Rachael Stephen's Blog, page 16
April 15, 2015
northoftheend:
I am the worst at elevator pitches.
Its… a feminist exploration of…Scottish...
I am the worst at elevator pitches.
Its… a feminist exploration of…Scottish folklore… in a post
apocalyptic context. Like the Bell Jar. But with zombies ?? And selkies ?
Its about the ways women defend themselves and each other from a
culture that sees them as objects for consumption but also from literal
zombies and actual consumption. Also butts.
April 10, 2015
Out of the blue just started having a bunch of bisexual angst about the fact that I’m in the...
Out of the blue just started having a bunch of bisexual angst about the fact that I’m in the best relationship I’ve ever had and I’m terrified of really committing to it because I’ve never dated a non-dude and though I don’t feel like I’m missing anything being monogamous with him, I feel like my bi-ness will never be ‘real’ or valid until I date a girl/nb chum. And now I’m really mad.
androgynistic:biphobiabullshit:Most of the “bi” people in hetero relationships who invade the LGBTQ...
Most of the “bi” people in hetero relationships who invade the LGBTQ spaces because “B for Bisexual DUHHH” are liars anyway. They go on to identify as straight as years pass. I seriously can’t trust these people.
Mono people: Make entire blogs dedicated to making Bi women feel uncomfortable in the community
Mono people, When a Bi woman is driven into the closet by lack of support, compulsory Heterosexuality, and Biphobia: SEE??? SHE WAS A FAKEY FAKE FAKER! I WAS RIGHT TO HARASS THESE PEOPLE AND MAKE THEM FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE THIS ONE WAS A FAKEY FAKE FAKER.
YOU CAN’T TRUST ANY OF THEM - AFTER SPENDING MONTHS TELLING THEM THEY DON’T BELONG IN THE COMMUNTY THEY START CALLING THEMSELVES STRAIGHT. WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
TDS, April 8, 2015
TDS, April 8, 2015
me: (thinks something mean)
me: dont be fucking rude
April 8, 2015
MY GOAL IS TO CREATE A LIFE THAT I DON'T NEED A VACATION FROM
this really makes me think
April 6, 2015
April 1, 2015
stayuglystayangry:
mangoestho:
maarnayeri:The idea that women are innately more nurturing than men...
The idea that women are innately more nurturing than men and have maternal instinct might sound endearing and without broader social context, even complimentary, because hey, its a great attribute to be loving and useful in a family setting, but it isn’t. To every demand of women, there is a lenience for men. When girls/women are understood as not only made for household duties, but actually enjoy it, the requirement for men to hold up their portion of domestic duties dissolves.
Women aren’t uniformly anything. Some might be nurturing and appreciate home labor, some might not, just like some might be tall and some might not, but its not a biological trait. Ultimately, its a sporadic characteristic turned social expectation which patriarchal standards have so deeply normalized that its made to be intrinsic.
This expectation has daunting consequences for practically every young girl and woman. Girls are domesticated young, trained to take on chores, while boys have the freedom to be a “mess”, or human. If a woman is married (in a hetero union), she is assumed, perhaps even socially coerced to do housework and child care. If a woman doesn’t fancy cooking or cleaning and has no desire of motherhood, she is seen as deficient, unfit as a spouse and “less of a woman”.
One of the most challenging aspects of fighting modern (meaning neoliberal) heteropatriarchy is the acuteness of which oppressive behavior occurs. Many millennial aged liberal men wouldn’t outright say they demand women to serve them and probably even support surface level feminist theory, but still legitimatize and absorb repressive gender roles in their understandings of and interactions with women. And many will resist being challenged on these ideas, no matter how counteractive the real life results are.
yes
March 31, 2015
My class today
Students: He likes her!
Me: Now they are around 11 or 12 and he grabs her arm and wrestles her to the ground even though she calls him a jerk and yells at him to leave her alone.
Students: That is just how boys are.
Me: Now they are 18 and he grabs her arm and--
Students: Oh, that's not okay.
Me: Really? How would he know? How would she know? How would you know? You just told me that for the first 17 years of these children's lives that you thought it was cute, sweet, and natural for a boy to grab a girl and be rough with her.
Students: Oh.
Me: Oh, is right.
