Thanks to 1_Irritated _Mother and Fingerlakeswanderer for permission to repost this invaluable post, with all the links to Lorraine's excellent posts on feminism.
1_Irritated_Mother:
There’s been a lot of talk about feminism and what makes a good feminist over the last couple of days. It’s been interesting, maddening, frustrating, comical, and horrifying. It’s also been an interesting look inside the beast that is Open Salon.
I don’t have a horror story. I have never been abused, neglected, or hated for being a woman, quite the opposite actually. I was raised alongside four amazing young men, have an excellent father who saw to it that I was educated in some of the best women’s schools. I have had great jobs with men and women. I’m married to a wonderful man and have a daughter and four sons of my own. My life is pretty fucking great and I never take that for granted.
Chicago Guy once had great post about the Arts in which I made a ridiculous comment. He was very gracious and as we started sorting through the idea, it came to me that my inability to understand his point was because I have always had access to the Arts.
“ACCESS”
I’ve (also) always had access to the gifts that the early feminists earned for us. Does my life experience somehow make me less of a feminist? I would hope not, but at times, I have been made to feel that way. Could it be, that because I haven’t suffered personally, that I don’t believe in equality? Isn’t that the opposite of what feminism teaches? I asked myself those questions for many years and then I found Lorraine … here … at Open Salon.
For me, this is a woman whose mission is equality through knowledge and understanding and explanation and action.
ACTION … by writing about the injustice she sees in the world.
ACTION … by encouraging everyone to join her.
ACTION … by making us all think harder and feel more deeply.
ACTION … by teaching a whole new generation of women
ACTION ... by giving us all, every single person, access
These are a few of her posts on the topic (back through January, I think). Thank you, Lorraine, for your dedication and compassion and constant shepherding. When I think of “feminist”, I think of you.
Tell Me, When Will Women Matter?
Will Women Pay For Peace in Afghanistan?
When Is It Proper to Strip-Search a 13-year old Young Woman?
Governor Perry of Texas Hates Children
Talking About Our Daughters and Us
How To Raise A Feminist Daughter
Breaking: North Dakota Makes Slavery Legal
What Will It Take For You To Do Something?
Katy Perry, Puleaze ... Give Me Jilly
PTSD is a Feminist Issue - The Warrior Programme
Talking About Our Daughters and Us
American Women Tortured in American Jails
My Privacy Sacronsanct - Yours, Not So Much
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