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 [...]
Long hair
Posted in binary, femininity, gender, identity, liberation, male on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Long hair is a physical characteristic associated with both “femininity” and “masculinity” conventionally defined.
It is a pervasive Western (patriarchal) norm that women grow their hair long and men maintain their hair respectably short(er). Revealingly, men retain a great deal more freedom in hair length normativity/social expectation than do women.
There are exceptions to this norm, [...]
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 [...]
Hierarchy
Posted in gender, hierarchy, race on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A ranking system that organizes itself based on arbitrary values. Hierarchies posit one kind of thing at the “top” of the system and have a set list of gradations that end at a “bottom” point. What is at the “top” is generally what has the most power and that which is at the “bottom” has [...]
Subversion (gender)
Posted in gender, heteronormativity, norms, patriarchy, subversion on July 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The act of undermining patriarchal institutions. To subvert something is to take oppressive forces and turn them into something that challenges the oppressor. Institutions such as Gender can be subverted by acts such as extreme perfomance of ones assigned gender or the adoption of criteria for a gender other than one’s “own”. To engage in [...]
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