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| Nocturnus Libertus |
Before I get started, I would just like to state; it is
definitely a gigantic honor to be featured on Danielle’s blog, and I
will do my best to keep this within Dani’s approval. I must say, my
views and beliefs do not necessarily reflect those of Danielle (some of
which may be offensive).
I’m a radical feminist. I know that I made the people who are reading this feel somewhat “exasperated” – and well others… I’ve made their skin crawl. But I guess it’s all just a matter of perspective. I believe that Feminism, is not at all about equality–because it’s truly about bringing attention to women’s issues, and recognizing that men and women are equally valuable. I mean, any simple jackass could learn and understand the differences between men and women, but does that mean one should be regarded as less than the other? No, and the only people who wish to justify this, are usually the ones that hate women. I see radical feminism, as a form of abolitionism. I want to help abolish legal and societal patriarchies. And for those of you who don’t know, Patriarchy is a caste system which takes humans who are born biologically male or female and turns them into the social classes called men and women. Men are made by socialization to masculinity. Female socialization is a process of psychologically constraining and breaking girls–otherwise known as “grooming”–to create a class of compliant victims. I also believe that sadistic systems of racism and classism intersect with patriarchy. All women are oppressed for being female, but this oppression takes different forms and degrees of severity along the lines of race and class. Men are brainwashed into behaviours, that not only shorten their lifespan, but teach them to mistreat others, as well as themselves, and they don’t always recognize this. The sex-caste status of females as a class does not cancel out the differences of experience between women of differing racial and economic classes. White, middle/upper class, and otherwise privileged women have a responsibility to prove themselves as allies to women of color. Only after this trust and solidarity is established will women be able to organize collectively to overthrow male power. Femininity is a set of behaviors that are, in essence, ritualized submission. Being a man requires a psychology based on emotional numbness and a dichotomy of self and other. This is also the psychology required by soldiers, which is why we don’t think you can be a peace activist without being a feminist. I’m black, pansexual, sex-positive, and a radical ass feminist.
Originally posted on: Dispatches from Paradis
