tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post3671578533865698198..comments2023-10-09T09:07:18.186-04:00Comments on My Ecdysis: Blaming the "Feminist Movement"Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013142465038823597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-77574331406876886942008-11-11T16:23:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the sweet linkage, Sudy, and for this t...Thanks for the sweet linkage, Sudy, and for this thoughtful and compassionate post. Sometimes it seems like "feminism makes me unhappy" as a statement gets viewed only through the lens of "I blame feminism for making me feel guilty for liking S/M!" types of stuff, which elicits eyerolls mostly instead of consideration. I say that as someone who is prone to eyerolling that type of thing, rather than having my first reaction be the open-mindedness and identification you have in this post. So thank you for that. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-57831256835706741932008-11-11T09:43:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:43:00.000-05:00I wasn't able to read the fine print either, so my...I wasn't able to read the fine print either, so my first instinct was, depending on the day I could have been the artist of that card. <BR/><BR/>And then I read your words and they reaffirmed that we are nuturing feminisms through the voices and with communities of womyn of color/poc. I remembered I do have a home!Adele Nieveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823852197435781218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-57598843297355245162008-11-10T07:20:00.000-05:002008-11-10T07:20:00.000-05:00FR - thanks for dropping by with warm words.Evil F...FR - thanks for dropping by with warm words.<BR/><BR/>Evil Fizz - you have great eyes! I could barely make out what the handwriting was behind it, but I was on similar lines with your thoughts. I just decided, since I couldn't read it in its entirety - to just look at what was clear and go from my own interpretation. I have a very strong sense that the postcard artist and I are not coming from the same place. But, I wanted to reflect and respond nonetheless. Thanks for stopping in!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013142465038823597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-46838118576879461292008-11-09T21:16:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:16:00.000-05:00One of the things about that postcard that struck ...One of the things about that postcard that struck me was that (based on the little scribbled bits in between the main text) was that it seemed like a facile understanding of feminism in any of its forms. The parts that I can read blame feminism for validating men's desire for one night stands, the abolition of chivalry, and a decline in gentlemanly behavior.<BR/><BR/>There are many things I think feminism (and its painful exclusionary practices) can be blamed for, but I'd venture to say that a decline in gentlemanly behavior isn't one of them.<BR/><BR/>I think your response is beautiful and the most generous reading of the card that occurred to me. But I wonder if you and the writer are coming from the same place. (Or even if that matters.)evil_fizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393666626052768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30786752.post-55554273370960723302008-11-09T21:15:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:15:00.000-05:00Thank you for this small piece of truth.Thank you for this small piece of truth.Feminist Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146840036438732265noreply@blogger.com