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kangeikoSo. Lipstick-lesbians and the feminism-lite they support, in the gender institute, on the street, on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
feminist, oh, everywhere.
*GAH*
WARNINGS: Mass generalisations ahead.
Sexuality is the one 'identity' that provides labels that people can pick and choose as they like and, right now, bisexuality is all the rage. I have serious, serious issues with this utter nonsense.
Girl, let me tell you something. You cannot declare yourself to be a lesbian if you enjoy sleeping with men. It ain't kosher. That's bisexuality you're thinking of, honey. Snogging your best mate whilst out on the town does not automatically mean you're bisexual, btw, it means you're drunk. Furthermore, if you do decide that you are genuinely bisexual, please have the good grace to stop wearing it as a fucking fashion label. It is not something you announce to guys you want to sleep with because you think it'll turn them on (that's crass). It is not something you announce to the rest of a feminist community / gender class / ladies who lunch luncheon because everyone else is doing it and you don't want to be left out (that's being a fucking sheep). You don't get to pick and choose, ok?
For all would-be feminists out there, far be it for me to try to suppress your voices by saying that your feminism is not a valid feminism simply because it doesn't resemble my feminism. But, just like any other theory, there are a few things that I must insist upon:
You cannot declare yourself to be anti-equal wages for equal jobs, anti-women in the workforce at all, pro-fixed gender roles, homophobic (or however the Right decide to put it), racist, intolerant of other religions, anti-every fucking thing, and decide that you are a feminist AS WELL. You cannot say "the body is icky, female bodies in general are especially gross, i hate my body, i want bigger breasts, i like wearing pink and staying in the kitchen and the bedroom because that's my proper place, ewww, being a woman is horrid, i'm a feminist, too, my husband allows it." I will throw things at you.
If you do decide that you are against everything that isn't laid down in stone in whichever holy book you choose, then that's fine, i respect your right to literally interpret everything you see. However, please don't try to tell me you're a feminist. OK? You can't. Because I will be forced to hunt you down and shoot you. It's like saying that you are racist but tolerant. Mutually exclusive, ok? Some things do not go well together.
/rant.
feminist, oh, everywhere.*GAH*
WARNINGS: Mass generalisations ahead.
Sexuality is the one 'identity' that provides labels that people can pick and choose as they like and, right now, bisexuality is all the rage. I have serious, serious issues with this utter nonsense.
Girl, let me tell you something. You cannot declare yourself to be a lesbian if you enjoy sleeping with men. It ain't kosher. That's bisexuality you're thinking of, honey. Snogging your best mate whilst out on the town does not automatically mean you're bisexual, btw, it means you're drunk. Furthermore, if you do decide that you are genuinely bisexual, please have the good grace to stop wearing it as a fucking fashion label. It is not something you announce to guys you want to sleep with because you think it'll turn them on (that's crass). It is not something you announce to the rest of a feminist community / gender class / ladies who lunch luncheon because everyone else is doing it and you don't want to be left out (that's being a fucking sheep). You don't get to pick and choose, ok?
For all would-be feminists out there, far be it for me to try to suppress your voices by saying that your feminism is not a valid feminism simply because it doesn't resemble my feminism. But, just like any other theory, there are a few things that I must insist upon:
You cannot declare yourself to be anti-equal wages for equal jobs, anti-women in the workforce at all, pro-fixed gender roles, homophobic (or however the Right decide to put it), racist, intolerant of other religions, anti-every fucking thing, and decide that you are a feminist AS WELL. You cannot say "the body is icky, female bodies in general are especially gross, i hate my body, i want bigger breasts, i like wearing pink and staying in the kitchen and the bedroom because that's my proper place, ewww, being a woman is horrid, i'm a feminist, too, my husband allows it." I will throw things at you.
If you do decide that you are against everything that isn't laid down in stone in whichever holy book you choose, then that's fine, i respect your right to literally interpret everything you see. However, please don't try to tell me you're a feminist. OK? You can't. Because I will be forced to hunt you down and shoot you. It's like saying that you are racist but tolerant. Mutually exclusive, ok? Some things do not go well together.
/rant.
