Ana’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2016)

Ana’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

It's highly likely that I'll be back in Beijing by the end of the summer! If there's anybody there by then. well...just saying. :)

Adam wrote: "How many of those members are here to read (any books), for discussion, to learn?

How many are here just because of Watson's celebrity?

Serious questions."

If it helps, yours truly hadn't even watched all films starred by Emma when I came here and wasn't even very aware of the He for She initiative when I first landed on the boards. The celeb status obviously helped, but more from a popping-in-my-Facebook-feed sort of way. ;) I had been reading a bit on feminism during last year, something was already prompting me to take it further and also, that particular day when I registered here I remember I was bored as hell and tangled in a big, dark web of sadz and feelings, haha.

I'm sure loads of people came here because of Emma...but to me that is a-ok. :) After all, it's like with books. Some people read just like they breath, some people got addicted to it because of that beach book or that bestseller. The result is the same, irregardless of the followed path.

Oh, and...134,498 members right now. This is huge, people. Can you imagine? Close your eyes and think of hitting 200k someday... :D

Every once in a while, I like to pop by here to take a look at our new members...

Fun fact! As of right now, we're 134,498 lovely, feminist souls here. Hear us roarrrrrr!!!!!!

More than yesterday, less than tomorrow, as we like to say around my neck of the woods. Like Katelyn said, welcome everybody!! Hope you have a grand time with us in the following months. To be honest, this works like a huge community where everybody has a voice and helps each other, but still, we the mods are here for any particular question that you may have. :) See you around!

I came here to check whether someone was giving their details publicly, but I'm happy to see we all know better. :D

By all means do create these circles...but don't leave us, alright? You heard me? ;)

Also, overwhelming because of how many people we are already? Or is there anything else making you feel like that? Don't get me wrong, I do not want to spoil the fun in this thread, it's more like a reminder that we mods (even those of us who have been a little more absent lately, boo) are here to make sure that the boards go smoothly. :) So, feel free to contact me (us!) if you feel there's any reason that is really disencouraging you to stay around here.

Ross wrote: "Kressel wrote: "Another podcast", "is that feminist"

I read recently about stars and there Images after a article about a product Emma had "faced" in the past and it seems even today Stars have li..."

I'd say Kressel's thoughts were not strictly going in that direction, but it's still true that we do need to give each other the benefit of the doubt and that past actions can only be changed with our current and future ones. :)

Oh, and Kressel, I hadn't heard of that one, but if you shared it with us here, it most likely belongs to this thread. :) After all, as you said, it's not only and strictly about feminism. Female voices in and of themselves are already worth to hear.

Hello, Sascha! Hmmm, I wonder if we did indeed have a thread for petitions? I seem to remember it used to be more like people creating random threads for separate causes, back in the beginning. Anyway, I've done a quick search and it didn't came up with any duplicate, so good thing you've created this thread.

Oh, and I added my name to the petition. I had some fun trying to make my way through the German website, haha, but donezo!! :)

Everybody and his dog has recommended me to read Maus. I see I'll have to give it a go!! :)

Cem wrote: "Application Is there any chance of making the Turkish wonder."

I'm not really sure of what you mean here, Cem (could easily be because it's late here and I'm tired, haha). Care to explain again? :D

Achyutta wrote: "Can we still make suggestions for the months following August/July? A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler were my first literary exposures to feminism and are certainly engaging to dissect!"

If I remember correctly, yes you can! The poll will be open until the last day of this month, I believe. :)

Oh, and just a quick reminder, although some of you are actually helping us detect duplicates (thank you, folks!)...before adding your suggestions to the poll, please make sure that they have not been added already! Not only for the sake of management, but also as a way to make sure that your suggestion gets all votes together. ;)

Canada is really jumping on the equality bandwagon, right? Not only with small but meaningful gestures such as this one, but also with bigger things.

Emma, that was such an interesting point. I think in this case it doesn't hurt their goals because at the end of the day they are indeed targeted towards women, but yeah, perhaps if we go back to the (endless!) feminism discussion it would be necessary to include men.

Well now envy is making its way into my heart. That sign must be the funniest ever. :'D Is it a DIY or store-bought?

Hi, Angelica! Well, it's easy to introduce me to new stuff in this field, but I certainly did not know about SI! According to their history, they even have consulting status 1 with the ECOSOC, IIRC? Lots of branches worldwide, too. Thanks for bringing them up here at OSS.

Hmmm. I think they are definitely feminists because of their scope, their target audience and activities. :) They may choose to identify themselves as such or perhaps like another word better, but I don't think it's that important. Actions matter more than words...at least here. :)

The Victorian era, art and feminism? Well, I knew this thread would promptly pay off... :)

Well, and there's also the fact that the -ness suffix is also used for creating nouns, right? So that would also be sort of troublesome, I guess. At least it does sound kind of ambiguous / messy to me with some of the examples brought up here.

I often feel conflicted when it comes to the use of language and its change towards a more inclusive, non-sexist model. I am obviously interested in this topic, both as a woman and as a linguist myself...in fact, you don't even need to be a woman, just a reasonably aware, curious human bean. :) Then again, precisely because I am a linguist (translation!) I will readily admit that some of the latest non-sexist language suggestions have had me clutching my pearls because they sound terrible to my ears. I think it is way less used in English because you people have it easier to get away with this sort of changes but in Spanish, for example, we have the word 'todos' for 'all', changeable to 'todas' in the event that you are referring an all-females group. Well, some people like to use 'todxs' now, the 'x' being there for both men and women (well, and all other genders out there)...and I just cannot bring myself to even stop to dislike it. Just, ugly and weird. I do admit, however, that language is still soundly sexist and non-inclusive - I just wish we could find other ways to address this.

Estefanía wrote: "Hola a todos.

No soy mucho de escribir en el grupo por falta de tiempo pero quería iniciar la conversación.

Soy de Perú, y hace unos días un periódico local mencionó la noticia de la violación de..."

¡Hola, Estefanía! Qué bien que de vez en cuando tengas tiempo para pasar por aquí y compartir tus impresiones e ideas con el resto del grupo. :) No te preocupes, aquí estamos siempre para cuando tengas un momento libre.

Lo de la violación en Brasil fue espeluznante. Además, creo que en estos casos la pobreza desempeña un papel nada desdeñable, es casi la gota que colma el vaso. Con esto no quiero decir ni mucho menos que no se produzcan violaciones en ambientes de alta extracción social, ya que todos sabemos que no es así precisamente, pero ya hablando de favelas, imagino que esa pobre niña se movía en un ambiente en el que abusos y atrocidades de este tipo están a la orden del día. No puedo imaginar siquiera qué es lo que pasará por su mente, como tú misma has dicho.

Para los españoles, ¿qué os pareció la polémica de estos días con el tweet de Garzón (IU / Unidos Podemos) sobre cómo la matanza de Orlando es culpa del heteropatriarcado? Personalmente, y sin ser siquiera una experta en el término, considero que el público se ha formado su opinión sobre la palabra, que la consideran mitad chiste, mitad llamada a la guerra o argumento de extrema izquierda, y por eso se permiten el lujo de descartarla sin buscar siquiera una definición de la misma.

Definición que, por cierto, brilla por su ausencia en el DRAE y que la Fundéu acaba de añadir a su base de consultas hará tres días...

I just want you to know that I'm laughing here, alone in my room, over the Home of Dude thing. LOL. I'm imagining it as a trademark and everything. Home of Dude, Inc. Or TM. :'D

Chey wrote: "As a Portlander, I must recommend a global social networking site that started here. I learned about it in a Social Justice course I had to take for my Women's Studies minor. It's brilliant.

World..."

Keeping this on my tabs for further reading, Chey! Talk about the right use of social media and platforms.

Sofia wrote: "I know you said you aren't really looking for celebrities, but I have to bring up two of my favorite people. Amandla Stenberg is 17 years old and she's played Rue in The Hunger Games and young Cata..."

Oh, but all of them interesting accouts are welcome! :) Besides, I am totally not celeb-savvy, so Amandla was a novelty for me. Get me further than Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga and I'll be a very confused girl, haha. Oh, dear.

Gotta watch the cornrows video! It was only recently that I read for the first time about hair and the huge cultural and identity significance linked to it and ever since I've wondered how is it that so many pretty obvious issues are just not noticed by the average person when it's clear that they're there, they've got a meaning, they exist.

Not at all irrelevant to talk here about the utterly shitty week in Orlando. What the hell? I sadly knew nothing of Christina Grimmie until her murder, but it's just crazy to think about it. She hurt nobody, she was there trying to make music happen for her, and then this sorry excuse of a human being came and took her life. Then again, their family, friends and fans had barely had time to mourn here before the hate crime at Pulse shook everybody in the same city.

Sometimes it's hard to keep faith in mankind. All this hatred, tragedy and nonsense. All this heartbreak and blatant injustice. I don't even know how we've managed to survive all these years on earth.

whatrhymeswithowl wrote: "Hi Ana, hope your trip goes well :) Will definitely try check that podcast out.

My favourite podcast is Oh Witch Please in which two hilarious lady scholars dissect the Harry Potter universe with ..."

Aw, thanks! I did have a nice weekend before and after the crappy exam that had me travelling. It sure is hot in Madrid right now! But I lurrrrve it.

Oh, wow, I did not know about the BBC Women's Hour, why? Haha, adding them to my ever-growing list now. As for the Harry Potter themed one, needless to say, I'm gonna give it a go tomorrow. Yay. Diehard HP fan here.

I also remembered 'Call Your Girlfriend'. It's been a while since I last listened to it but I'd also add it to the list.