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By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

This is what a [post] feminist [poet] looks like

Gina Myers, a teacher, a poet, and an all around amazing human being, has a piece up over at Delirious Hem, a blog for women poets. Myers’ piece, entitled “This is what a [post] feminist [poet] looks like,” explores her relationship with feminism in a so-called “post feminist” society. 

As she puts it: “My body is something I take with me everywhere I go. I have been called post-feminist, post-avant, post-punk, and post-modern. My heroes include Joe Strummer, Nina Simone, and James Baldwin. I identify as being human before I identify as being a woman, and that shapes everything I do.”

Myers’ poetry is an inspiration to all who read it, and in he piece, she reflects on her work co-directing the Vagina Monologues at a small town community college in the middle of a corn field and overflowing with sexist, homophobic ideologies that only a select few seem to want to fight against.

I did not see one cause as being more important than others, nor did I necessarily see them as being separate causes. The larger issue is social justice, and I have continued to live my life committed to this one cause.

Although I see these various struggles as being one cause, it does not mean I can address them all at once. Perhaps it is a commitment issue, but I devote my attention to whatever cause seems most urgent at the time. Recently, I have witnessed misogyny, sexism, and violence against women ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

An open letter to Rick Warren and all like minded individuals:

Dr. Warren (et al),
Who the hell do you think you are? You claim to be a man of faith. Well, I sayot you, sir, that you are not worthy to so much as pick up the Bible to which you cling so tightly as you spew forth hatred and bigotry.
I’ve got news for you, Dr. Warren. God loves everybody. Yes, everybody. Even the people you absolutely loath. Even, as unfortunate for Christianity as it may be, you. So, I ask you again: Who the hell do you think you are? For you to treat any of God’s children as less than, for you to say that ANYBODY should be denied the right to marry, particularly LGBT’s, is to ...

Dr. Warren (et al),
Who the hell do you think you are? You claim to be a man of faith. Well, I sayot you, sir, that you are not worthy to so much as pick up the ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

I Have a Dream…

In light of recent events, I thought it would be fitting to revise Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speach for LGBT’S.
My fellow Americans, gay and straight sisters and brothers alike,
I have a dream…
… In a sense, I have come to you to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all people would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We have a humanitarian crisis today that stretches from Maine to California, ...

In light of recent events, I thought it would be fitting to revise Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speach for LGBT’S.
My fellow Americans, gay and straight sisters and brothers alike,
I have a ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

My M&M’s and Me…or, Is a “Color Blind” society really a good idea?

A friend of mine teaches Political Science, and is using this piece to demonstrate what a "color blind" society would be like. She and I agree on the implications of this little essay, but she was interested to see what her students would think, and I am interested in hearing what you think.

A friend of mine teaches Political Science, and is using this piece to demonstrate what a "color blind" society would be like. She and I agree on the implications of this little essay, but she was interested ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

Apparently, feminists are “sneeringly condescending to any woman who doesn’t agree with them.” WTF!?

Get ready to be pissed off. This is an e-mail I recieved from a former co-worker about Palin. (For any who remember, this is the same guy who sent me the "surviving feminism" e-mail I wrote about in a former post .

To quote NOW’s press release entitled "Not Every Woman Supports Women’s Rights":

The fact that Palin is a mother of five who has a 4-month-old baby, a woman who is juggling work and family responsibilities, will speak to many women. But will Palin speak FOR women? Based on her record and her stated positions, the answer is clearly No.

Get ready to be pissed off. This is an e-mail I recieved from a former co-worker about Palin. (For any who remember, this is the same guy who sent me the "surviving feminism" e-mail I wrote about ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

Things I would like to tell my niece…

Never let anyone tell you that you have to behave a certain way or dress a certain way just because you’re a girl.
Follow your heart. Find activities that you enjoy and and do those. Never let anyone tell you there is a job you can’t do or a sport you can’t play. Know that once you have your heart set on something, there is not a force in the world that can stop you.
You are beautiful. No matter what MTV and Cosmopolitan magazine will have you believe, you are beautiful just the way you are.

Never let anyone tell you that you have to behave a certain way or dress a certain way just because you’re a girl.
Follow your heart. Find activities that you enjoy and and do those. Never let ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

How the Democrats can Blow It…In six easy steps

I was reading Rolling Stone the other day, when an article by Michael Moore caught my eye.

How the Democrats can Blow it…In Six Easy Steps

The whole thing is definitely worth reading (It’s actually an excerpt from his new book: Mike’s Election Guide ), but it’s step 4 that I really wanted to bring attention to:

4. Forget that this was a historic year for women.
Obama should be making a speech about gender like the brilliant one he gave on race back in March. Millions of people, especially women, had high hopes for the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. Attention must be paid. And you don’t pay attention to it by having your advisers run your wife ...

I was reading Rolling Stone the other day, when an article by Michael Moore caught my eye.

How the Democrats can Blow it…In Six Easy Steps

The whole thing is definitely worth reading (It’s actually an excerpt from ...
By ashley_ann706 • 16 years ago

Archbishop Chaput, repeat after me: “Abortions! Don’t! Kill! Babies!”

There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about the possibility of Obama inviting Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who, like his late father, Robert P. Casey Sr. (who was not allowed to speak at the 1992 DNC) is a Roman Catholic who opposes abortion rights, to speak at the DNC this year.

The thinking is that if Sen. Casey speaks at the convention, it will show Catholics who oppose abortion that it is ok to vote for a candidate who supports it. They are also hoping that inviting Casey to speak will rectify his father not being allowed to do so 16 years ago.

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, of Denver (where the DNC is to be held), ...

There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about the possibility of Obama inviting Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who, like his late father, Robert P. Casey Sr. (who was not allowed to ...

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