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

MeerderWörter’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

The #PowerofWe is probably the strongest we have. The one with the most impact on a society.
I agree with many here - with Keith that it is really a bit sad that we are so many but only so few of us speak. We could be a storm that tears down a lot, now we are nothing more than a chill breeze.
With Ross that education is key to so many issues.
Thank you Ashley for telling us so much - it shows us that you can be an inadvertant feminist too.
Pam, these statistics are distressing, and I would love to adopt your (or similar) strategies into the world out there.

What we mustn't forget tho is that as a WE, we have to think of everyone, and not can't allow ourselves to forget someone.

P.S.: I love topics like this one.

Ross wrote: "This would be an great thing to attend

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annu..."

Attendees over the age of 21 are invited to a cocktail hour following the event as well. Guests must provide valid ID to attend the cocktail hour.
For real? In Austria you can drink everything when you're eighteen, and some stuff when you're sixteen. Yeah, would be a great thing to attend!

Emma wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "My dear OurSharedShelf family!


The next Chat is approaching!
Saturday, October 21st, 20:30 UK Time/GMT
The topic will be Intersex as IntersexAwarenessDay and IntersexSolidar..."

I look forward to it already! See you there.
XOXY
Meerder

My dear OurSharedShelf family!


The next Chat is approaching!
Saturday, October 21st, 20:30 UK Time/GMT
The topic will be Intersex as IntersexAwarenessDay and IntersexSolidarityDay are approaching. I am very happy to say that I got Kitty Anderson on the board. Since she is very busy I urge you all to not waste any time in the beginning and we get started soon.

So, the plan is as follows:
First, we have a Q&A, where we will ask her questions and she is invited to ask us questions as well.
For this, I ask you, if you have any questions, send me a PM, I will choose some along the ones I already have.
Secondly, we will cover the intersecting topic of feminism and intersex.
And as the last point, we will talk about intersex people and their treatment in history.

The book section will focus on Hunger, as we approach the deadline, but if we have the same situation as last time and we don't have anything to discuss here really we can switch over to intersex books. Have we read any, what's our opinion on them and so on and so forth.

We'll see what Freeform will bring:)

I really hope we have a full house.
Until then,
OSS Chat

I'm very much with Emma and Gabby on this:
I am for marching and taking to the streets. Getting out there, getting the information out there, bringing the news to the people.

Do we have to be pacifist? I don't think so, although of course I wish it would always be possible without violence.
Peaceful protest has its impact. Remember Rosa Parks, she refused to stand up, and where it led now.
Think of the peaceful prayer at Standing Rock, where people around the globe were watching what happened at the 1851 treaty camp.
If we remain peaceful, we are on the powerful side. A peaceful protest is a very powerful tool!

Keith wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...

That's how you do it - you take a stand and then thin..."

That's a question to ask, but really, with all the bad stuff happening, we need to focus on the positive things.

Brooke wrote: "I've never read any Maya Angelou though I've heard her quotes often enough. Is there a suggestion on which of her books to begin with?"

This one is a really good one. I haven't read any of her other books yet, but I really admire her for the relationship with her mom. A very unique one, oh, you need to read it.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...

That's how you do it - you take a stand and then things change;)

Tamar wrote: "The easiest way to establish the difference is by acknowledging that sex and gender have different meanings.
Sex: male/female based off of what your genitals are.
Gender: how you socially and inter..."

Yep, NIX's psychologist IS wrong. I mean, regardless of what "counts" as intersex, as you have a very narrow view, sex and gender, as you said, are not the same;) For real, a little bit of Queer theory would suit some people quite well.

Now this is real solidarity:

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/cont...

This is how you do it;)

So here in Austria nobody ever gives a damn about that. You just join, at least from what I have heard.
I never bothered to join the Scouts. Just wasn't my cup of tea.

This book was so good. Maya Angelou really had a very special relationship with her mother.
Is anyone up for reading it? I wanna reread it.

Sarah wrote: "When I initially heard coworkers talking about how "girls can be Boy Scouts now" this week, my initial thought had nothing to do with gender identity or sexuality, but "That's great. I would have l..."

I agree, and that's the thing. Gender identity is one thing, but the activities that are offered are the other. It really shouldn't matter which gender you identify as, you should be able to pick what you want.

Ana Paula wrote: "James wrote: "But im not sure being silent is the best course to take, i would think that McGowan herself would rather people be vocal."


nop, actually if (tomorrow, please :) you look into her tw..."

Me neither. I only had one short look at it and saw #WomenBoycott trending, I don't know what I should think of it.
It's the calm before the storm. Now we're silent, but they can't hold us back any longer!

Jo wrote: "Thank you :) I'll pass these along for 'The List'."

Thanks a lot!

Jo wrote: "If you have some titles that you know about which deal with the issues you feel strongly about (in your case intersex) then please please put them forward as a suggestion. We always want to hear yo..."

We could read:
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
None of the Above by I.W.Gregorio
Golden Boy by Abigail Tartellin
Intersex (for lack of a better word) (edit: by Thea Hillman)
or some others that I personally haven't read yet, but I have heard good things about:
Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis by Georgianne Davis
Critical Intersex by Morgan Holmes (Ed.)

The last two are from an academic point of view, so maybe not exactly what we're looking for on OSS. Intersex (for lack of a better word), is an autobiography. Golden Boy shows us a Golden Boy, a boy, but with a very special secret. Max blurs our understanding of anatomy pretty much, it is not the easiest book to read because of the content, but it is really good. It shows us how diverse men can be. I so love it.
Then, None of the Above shows us how diverse women can be. It deals with questions on gender identity, medical terms a bit and also with puberty. It's really good, especially since it's a fiction book in which non-fiction events are included. It's my favourite one so far.
Now Middlesex is the oldest one here, and it focuses on other issues as well, but it shows really good what an intersex life looked like in the 60s and 70s. It's again not so easy to read because you just think how can you put a child through something like that, but it deals really good with asking how gender identity is formed, with feeling well in your own body, with having authority over your own body. And it shows, that sometimes the question of: Who are you?", needs to be answered with: What time do you want to know?"

Emma wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "NIX wrote: "My new psychologist told me that people with non-binary gender identities are also classed as intersex. He said that's the medical term for such people. I'd never ..."

That's a really good question that we might need to ask someone who knows it. Because I have no idea.

@NIX: I hope I could help you with my answer. If you have further questions, drop me a PM anytime, I'm glad to be of help.

I agree with both of you, James and Emma.
What I see this today being about is another thing tho.
Yes, it is important to speak out, I totally agree, but for me, today is about solidarity.
Rose McGowan was silenced and so we decide to be silent as well, to stand in solidarity with her.
From tomorrow onwards, I will have no limits to tweet the heck out of it again.

Ross wrote: "about time this was dealt with UK government looking at banning protests at abortion clinics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/201......"

Protests at abortion clinics are really bad. So I agree, that is definitely a progress.

Britt wrote: "Like everyone else I'm quite baffled by the fact publishers are interested in publishing the perpetrator's perspective, but at the same time lots of disturbing stories are published all the time, s..."

I wouldn't use "mentally 'heal'" in this context. To say everyone who is committing a horrible crime is mentally ill is actually pretty sanist.