self/connection and the erotic.
Preparing a conversation with women of all ages and walks of life in Sophiatown, centred around questions of security, self-consciousness and strategies and tactics of networking and making sure oneself and others are well and happy, I came across this piece of writing by Audre Lourde about the power of the erotic and find it healing, … Read more
fierce. fearless.
in this month devoted to international relations of women & their struggle for freedom (a luta continua, itS endless, a struggle to stay awake, as mr cronin said) letS celebrate the fierceness and fearlessness of some. and others. thanks to amazing dreamhampton for putting up the exciting stuff, as usual>
Strrrika lady, just try!
“I deny the doctrine the right to justify the crimes happening in its name. And I deny this right the wo/man of the present, who has forgotten how sordid and poor wo/man is in comparison to what s/he could be, I deny this right to the wo/man of the present: to measure past and … Read more
patriarchal husk, hooray!
whereS my patriarchal husk, missy? my unfortunatelystillnotreallyafterwork favourite article today, ladiesNgents: “why men hate sex and the city” by laurie penny. i agree with a lot of her points & canT wait to see it exactly because of this farce. especially the pretty translation “patriarchale huelse”, that perlentaucher used this morning, made my chilly afternoon … Read more
“Frauenberufe”
Der Artikel “Rapunzel-Diät statt Machtkontrolle” und insbesondere die Kommentare im Forum sind aufschlussreich in Hinblick auf das schon ein wenig über den Westernhorizont hinaus getrabte Diskurspferdchen ‘Neuer’ Feminismus. Der Brückenschlag zwischen ‘Feminisierung’ und Untergang einer Berufsbranche ist mir nicht klar; allerdings knüpft der Text auf wirklich magische Weise an eine unlängst geführte nächtliche Diskussion in … Read more
a luta continua, sisters.
just been reading kate milletS ‘sexual politics’, a work from 1968. it’s interesting to embed it into the discourse on some however hyphenated feminism du jour – ‘new’ is the tiny one taking the hand of its big, old momma most of the times these days. read these lines, dear sisters and brothers, and feel … Read more
