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Frozen Queen
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posted March 14, 2012 07:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Frozen Queen     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Can I just voice a few unpopular opinions regarding my take on feminism?

- The idea of a damsel in distress is not anti-feminist until the need for saving becomes the sole purpose of the character. While stories of women who don’t need saving are groundbreaking and empowering, it’s, in my opinion, anti-feminist to place the character so high up on a pedestal that they will never need saving. Feminism isn’t about glorifying a gender; it’s about equality. So a woman (who is defined outside of being a damsel in distress) that needs saving at some point is, therefore, not anti-feminist.

- The structure of marriage, family, and what may be viewed as the stereotypical lifestyle that follows is not anti-feminist. Some women choose this lifestyle. Some women want to be stay at home moms and raise a family and do household work while their husband provides financially, versus being a career woman. And there is nothing wrong with any of those choices.

- While many of us agree that s|ut shaming is anti-feminist, the girl who chooses not to engage in a sexual lifestyle is not anti-feminist either, unless they are participating in s|ut shaming themselves. Some women will choose to remain abstinent, some may even choose to wait until marriage or at least until they’re in a long-term relationship to have sex. That’s perfectly acceptable. shaming them for that choice is defying feminism.

- Females and female characters do not need to be doctors, lawyers, scientists, physicists, linguists, psychologists, intellectual creatures, or super heroes with super powers to be strong women. This idea in itself is anti-feminist, as it implies that anything mediocre or below is shameful. Feminism is an inclusive cause, meaning that every person of every background, belief, status, orientation, and intellectual level are represented equally.


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“S|_UT ” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “YES”.
“FRIENDZONE” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “NO”.

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teasel
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posted March 14, 2012 10:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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PixieJane
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posted March 16, 2012 11:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PixieJane     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I loved that list.

And kinda random, but I was reminded of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where the character I ended up admiring the most was Xander. He was an ordinary male surrounded by slayers, witches, and demons, yet he not only ended up saving the powerful women around more than they saved him (at least if you consider he wouldn't have been in those dangerous situations in the first place if it wasn't because he was trying to help them, something that took courage even for those blessed with supernatural powers), and can even be said to have been the one to have saved the world when his witch friend went evil (Dark Willow) while also bringing his now evil friend back from the abyss and putting her on the path to redemption.

And I couldn't help but laugh in that Buffy had to fight long and hard to even just match Anya, yet Giles the stuffy librarian once defeated Anya (mighty avenger of wronged women!) in less than a minute without even working up a sweat (mainly because he used his wits instead of trying to overpower her).

I loved the series, but I learned that to really make someone admirable, make them flawed and ordinary and then have them save the people with super powers.

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Randall
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posted March 18, 2012 12:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Buffy!

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