From Just A Girl:
I find spaces that aren’t feminist or feminist-friendly to be hostile. I find them uncomfortable. I find that they are not woman-friendly, and I find that they aren’t receptive to discussions about changing this.
That’s not to say that feminist spaces aren’t hostile, or uncomfortable, or not woman-friendly, or not receptive to discussion about those things: they can be. I’ve found them to be. There are some so-called feminist spaces that I would never take part in, because I know that I’d both feel and be unwelcome.
But any space- even a “progressive” or “liberal” one- that isn’t, at the very least, welcoming to the idea of feminism could never be the space for me in which to freely discuss ideas and reactions.
It’s the ugly jokes- about women, about rape, about women’s issues. It’s the ugly assumptions (while we’re all guilty of naive or even stupid, thoughtless assumptions, there are some truly ugly ones out there that I am unprepared or simply not in the mood to fight). It’s the man-as-default setting where it all takes place.
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2 Responses to "Okay, I’m going to quote practically this whole damn post"
Thanks for sharing the link and the well-written quote.
I agree with Ken, thanks for sharing. One of the things that I fear the most about “becoming” a man (being an FtM and all) is that I wont have the same access to feminist spaces like I did earlier. I dont know about the US, but most feminist or feminist-friendly spaces are separatist here (Sweden), unfortunately. Or so Ive heard.
I’ll keep reading your blog!
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