Separatism is a mode of thought—often borne of oppression (real, perceived, or otherwise)—that advocates dividing the human species along lines of particular shared/homogenous traits. Oppression of a particular identity group by other elements of the human species is often utilized as a grievance explaining the need for group isolation. Such oppression is, according [...]
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Separatism (lesbian, et al.)—definition and critique
Posted in activism, emancipation, feminism, feminist theory, gender, lesbian, liberation, patriarchy, separatism, sexuality on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
proletariat
Posted in Marx, capitalism, feminism, gender, oppression on July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Proletariat: the population operating within the capitalist mode of production that does not own the means of production. Consequently, the proletarian is forced to sell her labor to the owner of capital in order to secure her livelihood. These two forces, proletarian and capitalist, operate in contradiction to each other: the former to [...]
Difference
Posted in difference, equality, feminism, feminist theory, gender on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’d like to start out with an example of comparison because that is how we ultimately view difference. Let’s compare apples and oranges and find their differences. One is red and one is orange. One has a core and one does not. Does that make one better than the other? We compare two kinds of [...]
Womanism
Posted in Alice Walker, black feminism, feminism, oppression, race, sexuality, womanism on July 17, 2007 | 12 Comments »
“Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender” -Alice Walker
Womanism is a feminist term coined by Alice Walker. It is a reaction to the realization that “feminism” does not encompass the perspectives Black women. It is a feminism that is “stronger in color”, nearly identical to “Black Feminism”. However, Womanism does not need to [...]
Standpoint
Posted in feminism, standpoint on July 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A standpoint is ones perspective or stance and how one views an issue. A person’s standpoint is shaped by many influences such as a person’s race, class, culture, and gender. Because of this, it’s difficult to have a standpoint that is not biased due to these outside forces.
Hartsock talks about the “feminist standpoint” and [...]
‘the Natural’
Posted in Other, activism, feminism, feminist theory, heteronormativity, heterosexism, hierarchy, homophobia, human, identity, liberation, natural, nature, normality, norms, oppression, praxis, queer, right, supremacy, unnatural, wrong on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
the Natural.
The Natural is the social explanation for strict and conservative governing of human life. The term itself has much to do with forming and sustaining normativity—what is OK and what is not OK. Claiming that something (an object or an act or a phenomenon) isn’t “natural” often ensures society passing [...]
Default
Posted in Object, Other, Subject, binary, feminism, male, male privilege, normality, norms, race, sexuality, supremacy, white on July 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Default (de·fault – [di-fawlt]) n.
A term used to denote normality and neutrality and identify adherents to it. Similar to what one might find as the ‘defaults’ on her computer (Times New Roman type font, the same homepage for internet access, the vertical letter format for printing documents in a printer), the Default is the constant [...]
Oppression
Posted in feminism, feminist theory, liberation, oppression on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
An oppression is an unfair treatment which is based on the difference of race, sex, class, etc., and it has a big influences to human lives.
feminism
Posted in capitalism, feminism, feminist theory, oppression on July 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
feminism: a form of resistance against patriarchal domination; the struggle to end sexist oppression.
Bicycle
Posted in Susan B. Anthony, bicycle, emancipation, feminism on June 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
bi·cy·cle (bī’sĭk’əl, -sĭ-kəl, -sī’kəl) n.
An instrument of emancipation. At a time when automobiles were owned primarily by men (late 19th, early 20th centuries) the bicycle offered for women liberation and freedom of movement.
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