Slightly late, but today was International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia so here’s Subi talking about the importance of intersectional feminism for LGBTQIA people (filmed last International Coming Out Day)
Check out our playlist for more vids about LQBTQIA feminism: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7W9rLxGqioq2udJll3y9UshqGutc9Fce
Em’s LGBT catchup video!
Sunday catch-up video from Emily discussing her frustrations with LGBT/Queer activism and feminism.
More videos on LGBT/Queer activism and feminism: http://bit.ly/PZZ6BM
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[TRIGGER WARNING: transphobia/cissexism at 8:17 mins in]
Being Queer Does Not Make You Radical
Very timely and thought provoking video. More reasons why I identify as Tab….
This is every one of the things. Every single one. Would also love to discuss the last points with folks.
No video from me again this week sorry Dames! Will try to do a bumper batch of catch-up vids at the weekend if I can.
In the meantime here’s an interesting video on male and masculine privilege within queer communities that ties into last week’s topic.
I almost didn’t post the vid because of the last section but I thought the rest of the video made some really valid points, and an open discussion about the passing privileges masculine presenting women, cis or trans*, may possess could be worthwhile: http://youtu.be/ofS-fKHL5H4
- Becca x
Well after today’s flurry of videos it’s time for a quick TOPIC ANNOUNCEMENT!
THIS WEEK: LGBT/Queer Feminism - One of the top voted topics from our recent Facebook poll!
NEXT WEEK: Racism and Feminism - There’s been a bit of a storm recently after popular feminist Caitlin Moran Tweeted that she “couldn’t give a shit” about the lack of racially diverse representation in Lena Dunham’s TV show “Girls”, so we thought we’d talk about just that.
THE WEEK AFTER: Sexism in Halloween costumes. - It’s nearly Halloween, there’s a lot of awful sexism surrounding fancy dress costumes, so that’s that really.
As ever if you’d like to make a guest video on these or any other topic then click here for more info how and please let us know! - Becca x
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Reblooping for those who may have missed it last night.
Well after today’s flurry of videos it’s time for a quick TOPIC ANNOUNCEMENT!
THIS WEEK: LGBT/Queer Feminism - One of the top voted topics from our recent Facebook poll!
NEXT WEEK: Racism and Feminism - There’s been a bit of a storm recently after popular feminist Caitlin Moran Tweeted that she “couldn’t give a shit” about the lack of racially diverse representation in Lena Dunham’s TV show “Girls”, so we thought we’d talk about just that.
THE WEEK AFTER: Sexism in Halloween costumes. - It’s nearly Halloween, there’s a lot of awful sexism surrounding fancy dress costumes, so that’s that really.
As ever if you’d like to make a guest video on these or any other topic then click here for more info how and please let us know! - Becca x
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Natalie Reed discusses losing ‘male privilege’ in her transition to life as a woman.
by Natalie Reed (http://www.freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed)
Source:http://skepchick.org/2011/12/sacrificing-privilege/
By far one of the most challenging obstacles to building a meaningful dialogue about privilege is the extreme ease with which we’re able to take it for granted. Quick: when was the last time you thought about proprioception? Unless you’re a neurologist, or read a lot of Oliver Sacks, the answer could very well be “never, I guess”. We don’t think about it because we’ve never gone without it. Proprioception, the sense of ownership of one’s body and the ability to know the location of different parts of it, the ability to sense its position in physical space without relying on other sensory cues, is something completely, totally innate; something we can have difficulty even imagining living without. Unless for some reason (stroke, brain damage, etc.) we end up losing it, it’s something we just don’t think or worry about.
Privilege can work similarly. Many of the more prominent types of privilege- along lines of race or sex- are things we are born into and have never really lived without. Even in cases where it is technically possible for the privileged group to “pass” as the unprivileged group, or vice versa, an attempt to pass as other is rarely made by the privileged, except perhaps as a sociological experiment, such as Black Like Me. Passing as the privileged group, though, such as a gay man or lesbian being in the closet, is far more common, but doesn’t add much to the dialogue since they’re not the ones who are able to ignore the issue or take it for granted. They receive constant (often daily) reminders of being on a lower rung of the social ladder.
