Tonight, while I was at an event that has historically proven itself both not inclusive of gender issues and annoyed by their very existence at the same time, I met someone who is against abortion. They asked me, acknowledging that I am pro-choice, where the menz fit into this discussion. That opened up a very … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: sexism
Tone-Policing
The Tone Police are always on patrol, scolding anyone for the use of strong, foul, and/or colourful language. And while tone-policing is frequently enforced by the privileged as some sort of a trump card in any argument about social inequality, it’s really not an argument at all. It’s a form of silencing. Just yesterday, I … Continue reading »
A Friday Morning Unusual
I have been struggling without my emotional compass for a few weeks now, experiencing very intense but brief bursts of acute emotional awareness, and slipping away again into numbness and dissociation within a mere couple of hours. This has been the emotional context in which the marked majority of my entire life has played out … Continue reading »
Week 5 Follow-Up to Anti-Misogynist Action
Something deep down told me that this week would be like any other demonstration I’ve participated in before. And boy, was my instinct ever right on the money. When I woke up, I could hear the rain. As such, I decided not to wear my traditional clown gear, and I knew from all the focus … Continue reading »
Week 4 Follow-Up To Anti-Misogynist Action
Well, I never got around to making that loincloth I had planned, but this week, my underwear practically fluoresced when the sun came out. Win. More High-Fives Than You Can Shake A Fist At Something felt different about this morning when I got up. I felt vaguely like something was going to make me angry … Continue reading »
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Fuck The Body Police
Body policing is a huge collection of ideology, rooted in self-appointed authority over other people’s bodies as if they were property to govern and assert control over, and reprimand for any exhibit of defiance. In more specific terms, it is the assumption of being entitled to assert control over which bodies are acceptable, where they … Continue reading »
Guys Who Oppose Misogyny: Here’s How to Stop Doing It Wrong
I’ve been working really hard for years now, to understand privilege and oppression, and how it plays into my own day-to-day life. The time has come, it would seem for me to try to share some of this knowledge. For the purposes of understanding where I am coming from, I am conscious that I am … Continue reading »
