hey. lovely post. I think you should check out this link from the Craig Ferguson show. He talks about something very similar. I think you'll appreciate it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bbaRyDLMvA (posted to Mass Media, Entertainment or Degradation. )
It's weird, I saw Serenity and one Firefly episode. His work never struck me as particularly feminist. I always found the characters sort of traditional, and the dynamics of the crew seem pretty commonplace to me, like something I've seen (posted to What defines a feminist movie? Ruminations from The Wire....)
This really irritates me because it strikes so many nerves in me it's not even funny. I'm a person who goes back and forth from wearing Mary-Janes, hair clips and pencil skirts to punk sweaters, Tripp pants and combat boots (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
More gems later on... Feminism is opposed to the the natural desires and traditional roles of women, and has induced so many women to reject their feminine essence, and has eradicated almost all of the chivalry in men....The family unit (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
I love the way these things always argue that doing all of the housework is actually empowering because you get to be the SECRET MASTER of the house that way. Woohooheehee, I'm the commander of the washing up! Yield to (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
Thank you so much for responding, hellotwin. I like what you said a lot: Being kind and caring is something I would like to see in ALL humans, and you can be kind and caring AND not super feminine. So (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
hi hellotwin. i am the community moderator of this site and i just wanted to add that feministing and feminism in general seeks to challenge the notion of women's natural character as being "feminine." we recognize the cultural constructs of (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
WTF? I read a portion of a book a while ago that went in DETAIL about how all of the housewives in the 50s were getting SICK and FATIGUE from complete boredom, not having enough meaningful shit to do, and (posted to "The Art of Being Feminine")
