A friend here in 2008 pointed me to your four-point plan, and it made my heart sing. And I'd like to add an idea or two:
5) Don't pick up any book written after 1970. You don't want to read about any women, real or fictional, fighting her own battles and achieving her own gains. You want to read about passive nigaudes letting men rescue them. Feminism won us books with heroes we can emulate and heroes in our own images.
6) Don't go out to any music concerts that are not considered culturally classical or morally uplifting. Don't go to plays or movies that are not considered improving to your mind--forget violence, sex, B-list, and D-list movies. Don't go out to dance clubs or bars alone, and definitely don't go to edgy ones even with an escort. Feminism won you the right to go to all of these things alone or with the girls.
7) Assume, when you are riding a train, subway, or bus, or when you are walking down the street, that you will be patted, pinched, whistled at, cat-called, or propositioned. Feminism made it wrong for men to do these things to you as a matter of course. Without it, you are fair game.
8) When a boss or co-worker propositions you, lay down and spread your legs. Feminism won you laws by which you can sue them to make them stop--you should not make use of them if you don't believe in feminism.
9) When your partner batters you, do not call the cops or run to a battered women's shelter. Feminism has been fighting for years to create domestic violence awareness among the police, get more laws to protect victims of stalking and domestic violence, and to build more shelters, but you don't believe in feminist goals. You don't want to make use of these things.
And, should you ever extract your cranium from your anal orifice and realize that you are a feminist, don't worry. The rest of us will have been here all along, fighting to keep it going. We'll welcome you.
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Date: 9 Sep 2008 04:09 pm (UTC)5) Don't pick up any book written after 1970. You don't want to read about any women, real or fictional, fighting her own battles and achieving her own gains. You want to read about passive nigaudes letting men rescue them. Feminism won us books with heroes we can emulate and heroes in our own images.
6) Don't go out to any music concerts that are not considered culturally classical or morally uplifting. Don't go to plays or movies that are not considered improving to your mind--forget violence, sex, B-list, and D-list movies. Don't go out to dance clubs or bars alone, and definitely don't go to edgy ones even with an escort. Feminism won you the right to go to all of these things alone or with the girls.
7) Assume, when you are riding a train, subway, or bus, or when you are walking down the street, that you will be patted, pinched, whistled at, cat-called, or propositioned. Feminism made it wrong for men to do these things to you as a matter of course. Without it, you are fair game.
8) When a boss or co-worker propositions you, lay down and spread your legs. Feminism won you laws by which you can sue them to make them stop--you should not make use of them if you don't believe in feminism.
9) When your partner batters you, do not call the cops or run to a battered women's shelter. Feminism has been fighting for years to create domestic violence awareness among the police, get more laws to protect victims of stalking and domestic violence, and to build more shelters, but you don't believe in feminist goals. You don't want to make use of these things.
And, should you ever extract your cranium from your anal orifice and realize that you are a feminist, don't worry. The rest of us will have been here all along, fighting to keep it going. We'll welcome you.
Tamora Pierce