@lezzypoo
Active 8 years, 6 months ago-
Julie K. posted an update in the group
Straddle your Feminism 12 years ago
Hey…I’ve recently realized that as a feminist and a person who’s seen a lot of effed up things happen to women that I do suffer from a bit of anger/rage; even though if you met me you’d say I’m a happy-go-lucky person.
I had a question for my fellow feminists. For those of you that this applies too; how did you go from angry feminists to…[Read more]
-
Julie K. posted an update in the group
I’m writing a horror screenplay. There’s a part where a Professor is dumped by his girlfriend. The Professor in a rage grabs a vial of monster blood and stabs it into her neck thus turning her into a monster. It’s horrific and awful, but the professor gets killed by the end of the screenplay and it all has a thematic point to it.
I was telling…[Read more]
-
Well, first of all, congrats to you on not immediately shooting your friends in the face. There are always some people who will read the most disturbing shit into your work no matter what you do, just because they’re seeing everything through their own poison lens. But when your screenplay is made, just be sure it’s clear that this *isn’t* “what…[Read more]
-
Yeah, pretty much what Raksha said. It does seem disturbing that they’re so happy about that kinda thing.
-
Yeah, it was a creepy experience.
I hope I don’t sound like a complete push over when I say that one of these guys in other respects is a pretty nice guy.
He actual co-produced my no-budget (yet extremely awesome) indie lesbian movie that I’m working on right now to the extent that the movie would not have been made if it wasn’t for his help.…[Read more]
-
Ooh, and indie lesbian movie? Definitely let us know when your movie is done!
Re: your friends disturbing flashes of misogyny. Yeah, I know what you mean. I’ve had friends like that. I always felt guilty and icky if I didn’t say *something* in response to those little incidents and I like to think that gave them something to think about. But…[Read more]-
I agree. Sometimes I’m a chicken and opt out of any kind of confrontation. However, it’s better to say something or mention if someone’s being misogynist or homophobic. I gotta be more gutsy.
-
I don’t have so much of a problem with the misogyny, but I get a lot of homophobia and find it very hard to say something. I usually feel bit ‘:o’ by it and by the time I’ve found a response the conversation has moved on.
-
-
-
-
First off, the movie sounds like it will be amazing. Secondly, comments from the guys, not cute. That would have started a war between me and them. I always speak up about stuff like that. I would definitely tell them something about that. They might not even realize what they’re actually saying.
-
-
Julie K. posted an update in the group
I’m currently reading a book called Backlash. It talks about the backlash against feminism in the 1980’s after the movement in the 1970’s. It’s interesting.
-
I read that as a teenager and actually threw it at my wall a few times. Not because it’s badly written or anything (it’s really not), but because I just got so freaking ANGRY about all the injustice! That’s definitely a classic.
-
Oh my god, me too. I had to take “anger breaks” and take walks around the neighborhood.
-
-
Is that the one by Susan Faludi? I haven’t read that, but I’d love to! What specifics does it deal with?
-
There’s actually just so much that it covers. Two pop culture examples it gives is Fatal Attraction. When Michael Douglas kills Glenn Close’s character theater audiences full of men would cheer “Kill the bitch!!” Also, when The Accused came out, that audiences would cheer and clap when Jodie Foster’s character is getting gang raped.
There’s…[Read more]
-
-
-
Julie K. joined the group
-
Julie K. joined the group
Shystraddlers 12 years, 3 months ago
- Load More
To be honest, I don’t know too many happy-go-lucky feminists. I feel that myself as a whole is generally pretty happy and chill but the feminist part of me is just about always seething with rage. And I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. Without rage, would we have any impetus to try and change things?
So try to embrace the rage. It’s how I get along.
Hmm…embrace the rage. Yeah. I’ll try lol.
I think the anger is what drives me, most of the times. And I don’t think that necessarily has to be a bad thing, especially not when you’re able to turn it into some kind of activism and don’t just go around raging all willy-nilly (even though I enjoy taking the right to do that from time to time also..) .