June 2012
vastderp:
Sarah Robles is the strongest woman in America. She’s beaten every other competitor, male and female, to become the highest-ranked lifter in the USA. She’s an Olympian at 23. She could lift your entire nuclear family and throw them, and she lives on 400 bucks a month because for some mysterious reason she can’t get endorsement deals.
C’mon culture, stop being fucked up. Strength is...
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oooh I just read a good article about Brave but I want to wait until Monday to post parts of it since I’m not feeling up to adding commentary. Vacation is over after tomorrow! Italy has treated me swell once again but I still look forward to my return to (not so incredibly HOT) Germany
even if they do not have the movie Brave showing there :’(
“Merida’s sexuality is a non-issue in the film, and the fact that this topic is...”
– Autostraddle, “Brave’s Unconventional Heroine: What Doesn’t Queer You Makes You Stronger” [x] (via mswyrr)
Merida is a princess, but she’s also the hero, and because she’s not openly into dudes, it leaves her open for people of any sexual orientation to project themselves onto her without feeling...
the-inexhaustible-variety-deact asked: This blog is awesome! How am I just discovering it?!!
mkbc asked: Just wanted to let you know that my 4 year old brother who, just as I, has been keeping up with the trailers, clips, and sneak peeks of Brave fully loved and enjoyed every minute of the film. He was even as excited to meet her at WDW when we went in the beginning of June.
trilliamsdotcom asked: Katniss might not have said she didn't want to get married but marriage and relationships were the last thing on her mind, miles down the list from keeping her family from starvation and saving herself in the games.
shamalam replied to your post: My town’s local newspaper did a review on Brave, gave it a C rating, sa
pretty sure they mean they literally tore the paper the article was on into pieces.
oh wow. duh. yeah that makes total sense actually… haha I think people overuse the phrase literally to the point where i actually assume it means metaphorically without even consciously thinking about...
in reference to last post
comment: “Katniss never said she didn’t want to get married, she just didn’t want to have kids because they’d be like…possibly be sent to fight to the death? that’s a pretty legit fear. few people would want to have kids in those circumstances.”
Again, haven’t seen the movie yet (read Hunger Games of course :P), but I think that the comparison was probably more about the...
anshky asked: My town's local newspaper did a review on Brave, gave it a C rating, said that it was uncreative because apparently all movies these days have female characters that don't want to get married, that she's basically like Katniss from Hunger Games, and that boys wouldn't be able to relate to it or enjoy the movie. I literally ripped up the article
rimonish:
partycroc:
[Brave] is less good for your sons. The male characters in the film are one-dimensional. They are either spritely, voiceless, little boys, menacing figures, buffoons, or obstacles…
I’m not sure what boys are supposed to take away from this movie, except that women aren’t cardboard cutouts. While that’s not an immaterial message, it’s more subtle than boys will probably...
“I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain...”
– Stephen Jay Gould (via feministpizza)
NICE
(via nodamncatnodamncradle)
threegreenheartsandachesspiece asked: Your last post reminded me of a situation my friend went through recently. I know two people who faced accusations of inappropriate behaviour around the same time. One was (eventually) openly guilty , the other innocent (but socially 'less respectable'). Guess which one was fired?
I’ve been thinking lately about how class and racial privilege inform the way we interpret how well justice is served. I mean, I know the intersection of these concepts is like “understanding classism/racism 101” et cetera (see here for statistics on how black people who commit the same crimes as white people receive 60% longer prison sentences). But I was realizing how much...
Mythcommunication: It’s Not That They Don’t... →
Drawing on the conversation analytic literature, and on our own data, we claim that both men and women have a sophisticated ability to convey and to comprehend refusals, including refusals which do not include the word ‘no’, and we suggest that male claims not to have ‘understood’ refusals which conform to culturally normative patterns can only be heard as self-interested justifications for...
If you say that a woman wearing revealing clothes deserves to be sexually assaulted, you are saying that a woman’s body is inherently deserving of rape. That women are inherently deserving of rape. That women have to make sure their body is hidden in order not to deserve to be raped. That is misogyny in its purest form.
I really really really liked Brave
timemachineyeah:
I will admit, when you start ranking it next to Pixar movies, it looks a little disappointing. It doesn’t beat out much there, honestly. And whenever I think about it this way I start to get sad.
But then when I start ranking it among Disney Princess movies I start going “OMG THAT WAS SO GOOD IT WAS SO GOOD FUCK I LOVED THAT MOVIE MERIDA COME HERE LET ME HUG YOU”
So, like,...
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autumn-and-eve:
Feministdisney you should convert your blog into a fetish/kink/depression blog like mine just as shock art so all of the feminists who follow you for feminism-related content will like, flip a shit Just like reblog all my posts about rimming and pee fetishism it’ll be performance shock art
but what if I do a combo site and like instead of feminist disney it can be feminist kink...
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derrida123 asked: I like your site. i just wanted to mention something to see what you think of my take: Disney targets young, impressionable girls, teaching them self-entitlement under the guise of self-empowerment
hazelnut-soup asked: I'm sorry it hasn't come out where you live! D: I'm also sorry I wasn't more specific. I guess what I found 'flawed', better described as confusing (no spoilers) was the argument that Merida lacked the desire to "do" something, therefore did not represent a strong lead. Also, I felt that the author was saying that the fact she was a princess took away any...
bis spater
parents are coming in half an hour ahhhh so that is all for now, hopefully I can update once or twice though this week!
heytherefeministcupcake asked: That awkward moment where you start typing Disney World in your address bar and suddenly nothing but Feminist Disney links pop up. P.S. Is it wrong that I'm hosting a party next week and I'm really hoping that something comes up in conversation that will be appropriate enough for me to have to say "Calm your mammary glands!"?
hazelnut-soup asked: So I recently read this article about Brave being a failed attempt at a feminist character. I would love a second opinion on it if you have the time because I felt the author's argument was heavily flawed. This is it here if you'd like to see: ideas(.)time(.)com/2012/06/22/why-pixars-brave-isa-failure-of-female-empowerment/?xid=rss-topstories
newwavefeminism:
Branding ‘Brave’: The Cultural Capital Of Princesses
npr:
” … ‘We tried making her the blacksmith’s daughter and the milkmaid in various things,’ she says. ‘There [are] no stakes in the story for us that way. We wanted to show real stakes in the story where, you know, the peace of the kingdom and the traditions are all at stake.’ Now, you’d think someone could...
weird… if you view that last post on my main page, it shows what I was replying to, but it doesn’t show up on my dash??
"Feminists are a complex group of morons." →
whenthewordsyouwantareoutofreach:
canadian-resistance-army:
They bitch, moan and complain about companies that don’t have women on the board. I’ve never heard any of them talk about how many women applied for board positions. Or how many had the industry experience and qualifications to be on the board of directors.
Sorry…
I actually agree with the post to an extent. If you want to be the...
Oh gawd
Brave is not coming to Germany until August.
AUGUST!!!
-.-
On the plus side (well, for me, maybe not if you like the blog), I will not be on so much for the next week or so since my family is visiting and I’ll be traveling with them to Italy. So maybe we can see the movie there, who knows :P
“Fairy tales have gotten kind of a bad reputation, especially among women…So what...”
– ‘Brave’ Director/Writer Brenda Chapman describing Merida, Pixar’s first female protagonist (via atouchofvenus)
I think the last time I posted this it was a shorter version of the quote
more on shakesville criticism if you want to see it. there are links now
warlocksexalways:
Feminist Disney: For anyone not familiar with it already, I HIGHLY recommend checking…
feministdisney:
For anyone not familiar with it already, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the blog Shakesville- it’s one of the smartest sites on the internet, in my opinion. But anyhow, this was an interesting...
warlocksexalways asked: Hi, I reblogged a post of yours about Shakesville recently. Shakesville has a dark side as a community that I think people should be made aware of. I have links now that I didn't have when I first reblogged, although of course I can't provide them via Askbox.
eschergirls asked: Her response is what bugs me. Saying "if you act like that things will never change" acts as if you have no control over your own responses, OR that you will make a choice you know is wrong b/c you don't like how you were talked to. Things will change because people make choices that lead to that change. If Laci knows better, then what difference does it make if she thinks...
quaeso asked: You have a five year old but aren't a mom? What do you mean by that?
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I want to go and sneak into my* 5 year old’s room and see if she has a Disney Princess Coloring Book I can borrow…
;P
*I am not a mom no
nowherezone11 asked: I WANT to love Laci so much! But ugh, does she have a lot of problematic ish. She's also not been savvy with religion/diversity issues. I'm getting sick of (going off what u said) that WELL IT'S FOR THE NORMIES (what that rehtoric implies is fucking sick in itself) SO IT'S TOTS COOL TO FUCK UP/BE LAZY!!!1!!! LOLZ!!!! mentality. I see this A LOT with Nostalgia Chick + NCritic....
trilliamsdotcom asked: On Laci Green: I agree. When you run an educational blog of that kind, major mistakes like that should not be made. I do, however, feel sorta bad for her because she is trying really hard to be a good ally to the trans community and I KNOW that that mistake was an honest mistake (from years of woman = vagina cisgender brainwashing). Sigh. Even as I write this I feel more bad for all the people she...
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About that Laci Green
autumn-and-eve:
hoobastankonia:
autumn-and-eve:
whoorderedpizza submitted:
http://whoorderedpizza.tumblr.com/post/25538166892/youre-kidding
I am trans (and apparently I should be toned down and not upset)
“Allow people to make mistakes” When you are in an influential position of being an educator (a self-proclaimed educator, no less), you shouldn’t be making “mistakes” like that. And...
fille-coquettish asked: What would you like to see in your ideal Disney princess?
"Feminists are a complex group of morons."
canadian-resistance-army:
They bitch, moan and complain about companies that don’t have women on the board. I’ve never heard any of them talk about how many women applied for board positions. Or how many had the industry experience and qualifications to be on the board of directors.
Sorry girl but your PHD in Women’s Studies does not qualify you to be on the board of directors for a fortune...
smilesareuniversal asked: Well, I still feel as of you're attacking what I'm saying. If I were to speak to you in person I'm sure I could of been more articulate with my point. I still don't understand what I was trying to say, but I digress. Let's agree to disagree. And I said calm your mammary glands other than saying "Calm your tits" because I was attempting to keep some vulgarity out...
“Feminism is not about choice – at least not insofar as it’s about saying “Any...”
– Jill Filipovic at Feministe (via the-proud-sinner)
a good point that critics of feminism often seem to miss.
smilesareuniversal asked: Hi, I made the "feminine" princess confession that sparked so much controversy. Let me clarify so everyone can calm their mammary glands. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with "Mulan, Pocahonta,etc." I grew up with those strong heroines. Tiana is one of my two favorite princesses. All three of these women were strong and independent those are phenomenal traits to...
“it doesn’t make too much sense to heavily criticize old films from a modern standpoint- their hey-day is over” I definitely think criticizing them from a modern standpoint is legitimate- they continue to publicize and publish the material… *requesting to be anon because I cant ask without being logged in*
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Heavily was probably the operative word...
davidscustomglasses asked: When I said "pretty much exactly the same" it was - and I get that this is a weak excuse - a way of quickly summarising it because I was in a hurry. I meant that the basic storyline is similar - Cinderella's oppressive step family that treat her like a slave, Aurora falling asleep and Snow White having both of these, etc. I meant that a lot of criticisms I see of Disney act as...
davidscustomglasses:
What people have to realise when they’re criticising Disney is that Walt Disney did not come up with Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. They already existed, pretty much exactly as Disney portrayed them. And as the first films of their kind (particularly for Snow White) we have to realise that they were never going to be feminist gospels. They were made in the middle...
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popular-slut-club-deactivated20 asked: In response to that last ask: You don't get to moderate how PoC handle slurs. Some of us are comfortable with using that word, and some of us arent: but you don't get to say anything about it. It's ours to use. White people don't get to use it because it didn't oppress them. It's not about being "allowed", it's not like it's a magical privilege.
llygaidserennog replied to your post: re: the n-word, black people shouldn’t say it either. We’re not racist when we say it …
My sister believes that black people are racist towards whites because we shouldn’t say the N word but they are ‘allowed’. She just wants an excuse to use when she’s trolling, by saying ‘they say it, why can’t I?’ I think the word should disappear.
maybe it should or...
defy-gravity asked: re: the n-word, black people shouldn't say it either. We're not racist when we say it (racism = prejudice + power) but we're definitely upholding white supremacy when we use the word as an insult (as many black people do, being a n***a isn't a good thing, so it's definitely not like blacks are reclaiming the word if it's still used derogatorily).
