You HAVE to watch this!
Somebody made a movie about feminism!
Over at The Widdershins, Taggles has posted video clips from the documentary, “I Was A Teenage Feminist.”
Women on whether they consider themselves feminist:
Dudes on what being a feminist means:
Taggles also has a clip from an absolutely batshit pro-life feminist who argues that giving birth to your rape-conceived baby can actually help you get over being raped. Ay yi yi.
18 Responses to “You HAVE to watch this!”
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RKMK says:
OT: Violet, have you seen this?
July 27th, 2009 at 8:03 pm EST -
Anna Belle says:
Those videos were telling, Vi.
RKMK: I’m deeply involved reading the article posted at your link. So far so good! Thanks for sharing.
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Anna Belle says:
Damn, that article was really going places before it started Palin-bashing at the end. Clueless cuntalinas.
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Violet says:
Clueless cuntalinas.
OH MY GOD!!! You said the verboten word! I must now publicly tar and feather you, disinfect the blog of your cooties, and publish groveling mea culpas to the world at large.
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Branjor says:
Why does the word have to be feminized with the “lina” suffix, when it is already feminine? Why not just say it? Clueless cunt.
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Sasha, CA says:
OH MY GOD!!! You said the verboten word! I must now publicly tar and feather you, disinfect the blog of your cooties, and publish groveling mea culpas to the world at large.
Oh, but why? As everyone from Twisty to the Palin-murkers at Jezebel has taught us, referring to women as “cunts” is a wonderfully feminist thing to do these days.
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Violet says:
Please, God, let it not start.
Calling women “cunts” is nasty and I hate it. It’s not a feminist thing to do in my opinion, though sometimes feminists do it.
I personally think the reaction to Twisty’s lapse in judgment was overwrought.
I assumed Anna Belle was being a bit ironic with the reference.
And please now let that be the end of it.
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djmm says:
Great videos — and Anthony, like many male feminists, is adorable. If I were 20 years younger and not in a committed relationship…
djmm
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Anna Belle says:
Thank you, Violet, for recognizing my ironic intention. I agree, btw, that the “backlash” Twisty (who I adore, cunt and all) got was overwrought. Great word!
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m Andrea says:
I don’t think it’s so much that feminine laydeees can’t grasp the real defininition of feminism (it’s pretty simple after all), it’s that some other sort of denial mechanism is getting in the way.
My guess is that they understand all too well, even if it’s only on a subconscious level, that most males need to dominate in order to feel “equal”. Since asserting one’s inherent equality is a turn-off to most men and penis-worship is a prerequisite for having one around, laydees know they must dissociate themselves from feminism.
And of course, claiming that no discrimination exists is the very first tactic suggested in the Misogynists Handbook. If there’s no injustice, then their Nigel is not part of a vast tinfoil conspiracy to keep them down, and so it’s perfectly healthy to love their Nigel. Because guess what? It’s not healthy to love one’s oppressor, or to make excuses for him. To admit she is loving an abuser says more about her pathetic life then it does about his. Better for her to pretend there’s no injustice.
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m Andrea says:
I am blind. Even with preview, I still miss the spelling errors and typos.
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hilary g says:
AHHHHH…these videos make me want to scream. question: how does one get past homocidal rage to actually become a productive feminist? is it necessary to do so to become a productive feminist? that’s what i hear. what is a productive (or, better word, effective?) feminist?
whenever i try to have a conversation with someone about gender/feminist issues (i.e. my dad, a staunch conservative republican), i’m always met with the same response: i’m too aggressive, and this somehow (conveniently) discounts the fact that my arguments are cohesive and, well, right. how does one find an avenue to open up thoughtful discussion? i’m tired of talking to walls. sorry, just venting.
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m Andrea says:
Hilary G, the tactful response would be to say calmly during a quiet moment: Dad, anger is a normal response to injustice — you yourself tend to become upset about a lot of things which you believe to be wrong. But more importantly, Dad, do you notice that you are refocusing the subject from “injustice” to “how someone feels about injustice”? The subject of injustice disappears! Now we’re not supposed to talk about injustice, but something else instead. Dad, you are using a manipulation tactic and not thinking clearly. Do you understand that you are refocusing the conversation from a subject, to how someone feels about a subject? Do you understand that this is a manipulation tactic?
And stop, until the nincompoop says yes. If he says anything except “yes I understand” then repeat. If he says “I understand BUT blah blah EXCUSE” then repeat. That’s the tactful response, said when you are both calm. It’s really important to get jerkwads to say “yes I understand” without any other excuse attached because otherwise, later they will again refocus soley on the excuse.
However, my favorite response is to turn the tables, because that’s the only way people who are both vile and stupid can recognize the harm. When they complain about anything at all, say feminism for example, casually ask why they hate women. If they say of course women are better caregivers of children, ask them why they hate men who are caregivers of children. With a perplexed tone, ask them why they are so emotional and confused. Keep repeating that tactic on every single subject until their head explodes and then point out that now they’re acting crazy. Act superior and patronizing. Tell them they are too stressed and should get a less demanding job as a janitor, waiter, or field worker. Begin this pattern while they are still in the crib. Do this relentlessly and without remorse until the day they die. At the funeral, commiserate with their loved ones by sighing wistfully, “gosh if only his father had done a better job of raising him, maybe things would have been different for him”.
Why don’t women do that to men? Because it’s obvious that all those single comments add up to a lifetime of cruelty inflicted onto those they claim to love, death by a thousand paper cuts. Which only goes to show that at the very least, the average male is TOXIC.
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Nina M. says:
Oh, my stars, Anthony. He totally cracked me up. He doesn’t miss a beat.
It is really hard to predict who is going to say what about feminism. But those stupid boys – they fulfilled their stereotype beautifully. Little do they know that they are getting the short end of the stick – more and more, women are getting the larger share of higher education; they’ll soon be getting a larger share of jobs (if not total income); they already command much greater purchase power (women make most, by far, spending decisions in mixed-sex households); they have shorter life spans; and so on.
These boys will turn into men who are catered to, yet helpless – they’re being infantilized by the culture their predecessors and peers create. They are great overgrown flabby babies – the perfect consumers – who live in the illusion that the world revolves around them, when in fact they are vulnerable in all aspects. Or, to switch metaphors, barnyard animals being fattened up before they are dispatched.
I’d feel badly for them if they weren’t so disagreeable.
Lotsa luck, boys. Real life is already kicking your ass, and you don’t even know it.
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Nina M. says:
@ m Andrea:
I agree with what you say. And yet, basking in the wisdom of my 40th year on this planet, I find myself taking an opposite approach. When I stumble upon someone who discounts feminism or feminist criticism, I find myself simply replying:
“Well, that’s stupid.”
Altogether satisfying, and it takes a lot less time.
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simply wondered says:
m andrea – yes
and then nina m – yeswisdom is all around us would we but listen.
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TeresaINPa says:
Hillary G, even a two year old gets something the first time you tell him. Your Dad gets it, he is just being stubborn. Stop wasting time on trying to get him to admit you are right. Just go on the assumption that you are and he knows it.
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Therese says:
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for posting clips from my film “I Was A Teenage Feminist.” There’s more info about the film at our website http://www.trixiefilms.com.
I also invite you to check out our new blog The American Virgin. It’s a companion to a new doc we’re making on virginity. Judging by the comments here, I think you’ll dig it.
