Feminism thoughts and discussions Spring 2023

In response Amaka's presentation:  1. My culture is a white family, but I would say that modern culture has changed in the sense that it is no longer seen as wrong or immoral to marry outside of your culture and marry someone of color, or even to marry someone of the same sex. It's okay to be a working parent, or a stay at home mom. Whatever you choose. Our boss could be a woman now or non-binary. 2.  Art is a form of expression and can be about one's culture and way of life. Connecting to art from a heritage you were disconnected from is one of the purest ways to find your culture again. 3. With all the technology it's not hard to find and connect to where you came from, but I see culture becoming broader and more spread out as society changes.  I have family in the rural areas of Montana by reservations and the stories of the women that go missing and how no one cares is so disturbing. It never becomes national news and the problem is spread throughout the country. Th...

    The idea of transnational feminism or global feminism is more important now than ever. In our modern society we have ways of connecting to one another through travel, and technology. We aren't absorbed in our own problems of society, but what women go through around the world. Many women cannot read, have an education, and die during childbirth. Spousal abuse is still allowed in many countries as is child marriage. Though we still face many issues in the western society for women, and those issues do matter, we have to look at the situation other women are in and support them. For example when Roe v Wade was overturned many women from Europe, both in power and civilians stood up for us and supported us in our rights to our bodily autonomy. Even welcoming us into their country for any care we may need. This is the concept around transnational feminism. That it expands across the globe whether you're directly impacted by it or not. Not just women either but everyone can and ...

 As a white woman I cannot relate to being of latinx culture. I only have the privilege of observing from my friends and co-workers of that background. I see it only fitting to post a poem by a Latinx poet named Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz You foolish men who lay the guilt on women, not seeing you’re the cause of the very thing you blame; if you invite their disdain with measureless desire why wish they well behave if you incite to ill. You fight their stubbornness, then, weightily, you say it was their lightness when it was your guile. In all your crazy shows you act just like a child who plays the bogeyman of which he’s then afraid. With foolish arrogance you hope to find a Thais in her you court, but a Lucretia when you’ve possessed her. What kind of mind is odder than his who mists a mirror and then complains that it’s not clear. Their favour and disdain you hold in equal state, if they mistreat, you complain, you mock if they treat you well. No woman wins esteem of you: th...

           The most fascinating piece of information I learned while researching queer theory was the concept of "queer time" It's important because everyone goes at their own pace, and does things on their own time. This also ties into family dynamics, such who you live with and how you identify a relationship. A few examples that come to me are two men in a relationship with a child that aren't married, or couples that are polyamorous. The idea of having a timeline and hetero-family dynamics are disintegrating with the next generation, and it will affect straight people as well. An example would be a boyfriend and girlfriend wanting to have a kid and not get married. There shouldn't be any judgement for that, just like for those of the queer community.