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"Men are dangerous" is 100% patriarchal rhetoric.
The patriarchy does everything it can to train men to be dangerous. It creates a toxic version of masculinity that only profits and privileges men who choose to be dangerous. It does everything it can to put men into positions where they can be dangerous.
Which means that danger is artificially constructed.
Men are not dangerous because they're male. Men are not dangerous because they're masculine. Masculinity and manhood are not dangerous things.
The dangerous version of masculinity sold by the patriarchy is a social construct that can, in fact, be opted out of. Men and masculine people can construct a masculinity that is not toxic, that does not promote violence, that is centered around healthy relationships and communication and helping others.
Building a healthy, vibrant vision of masculinity is absolutely a part of feminism. I'm not saying it needs to be done by women - do not twist this into a claim that I'm attempting to burden women with remaking masculinity. Men can be feminists. Men who are feminists are eager and willing and actively taking part in the act of ripping masculinity away from the patriarchy and reforming it into something new.
I just learned that my “What Is a Woman (a response)” essay was selected as one of Medium's 32 favorites of 2023: https://blog.medium.com/32-of-our-favorite-medium-stories-of-2023-1fb10ca34cd8
ICYMI, you can read the essay here (5 min read, no paywall):
https://juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-woman-a-response-8f91aaf3a971 #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #feminism #sex #gender
What Is a Woman? (a response) - Julia Serano - Medium
Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.” There was a time in the past when I would occasionally engage…Julia Serano (Medium)
Good grief. In the light of #LaurenceFox's comments on #GBNews, #Sky #News decided to do a piece on the #GenderPayGap. They had a man and woman on to argue about it.
It came out, live on air, that he was being paid and she wasn't. Sky apologised and offered her £75, the standard fee for such an appearance. Then they offered to increase it to £200, the same as they'd paid him.
https://www.tiktok.com/@novaramedia/video/7284205229975833888?_t=8g96Nmcpz2f&_r=1
ETA: @MichaelPorter linked to a longer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_nT-yQZZcI
This Debate Was Ridiculous
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no paywall link, pls share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other ppl see it!
https://juliaserano.medium.com/anti-trans-grooming-and-social-contagion-claims-explained-a511a93b042f?sk=6bb3c7d13529e52d16f9781f42162a3b
#trans #transgender #gay #lesbian #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #socialjustice #sex #gender #sexuality #psychology
Anti-Trans “Grooming” and “Social Contagion” Claims Explained
There is a virtually endless list of things that supposedly cause people to become transgender. During the mid-to-late twentieth century, perhaps the most common proposed cause was faulty…Julia Serano (Medium)
https://www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-dear-white-women-cheering-iranian
Excellent piece by the wonderful Mona Eltahawy
Some TL:DR quotes:
"This isn’t a “whose flavour of patriarchy is worse” letter. This is a “fuck the patriarchy everywhere” grenade that I gift to you. This is not The Handmaid’s Tale, it’s real life. This is a wake the fuck up because clearly you’ve been drifting, cruising on the delusions that your whiteness will save you from white supremacist patriarchy."
"The patriarchy atop theocracy melange of Iran’s “morality police” is easier to see because it is so visibly expressed in enforced hijab. But what is the enforced pregnancy of the Christian zealots in the U.S. but a melange of patriarchy built atop theocracy right here?"
"Fuck theocracy everywhere.
Fuck fascism everywhere.
Fuck the patriarchy in every time zone and every universe.
Burn. Shit. Down."
#Feminism #Iran #US #Patriarchy
Essay: Dear White Women Cheering Iranian Women
Photo: Christian Mang/Reuters This essay is paired with Iran’s Feminist Revolution—Women, Life, Freedom It’s thrilling, isn’t it, watching women far away rise up? Especially when they are women whose plight was always used to shut you up.Mona Eltahawy (FEMINIST GIANT)