tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37647102603856336382023-11-16T08:55:21.682-08:00Anarcha PerspectiveDoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-943073013339668992013-01-17T09:07:00.001-08:002013-01-17T09:21:33.393-08:00Django Unchained.....Controversy? Recently I saw Django Unchained, directed by Quentin Tarantino, one of my favorite directors of all time (Kill Bill, anyone?). When I went to go see this movie, someone commented that they heard the movie was racist. I asked why, assuming the presumed racism was due to the story line - the plot, if you haven't heard, is about a slave seeking revenge on a plantation owner - and, to my surprise, the commentator felt it was racist against black folks. Of course, I became even more intrigued, having to see the film by one of my favorite directors, to uncover the mystery, racist or not?<br />
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Besides the uncomfortable use of the "n" word, I enjoyed every minute of it...all 3 or so hours...and apparently that's not the only undeserved criticism this film is receiving. Spike Lee, for instance, thought the film depicted slavery as something other than a serious matter. Strange, coming from an outspoken black man...<br />
I felt as I watched the movie, that it was made <i>very</i> tactfully, balancing the humorous aspects and uncomfortable language with historical accuracy. Even when showing Django's wife being whipped, the film was careful not to over-do the abuse, cutting the scene before it became too intense or unnecessary. Not only that, there were many levels of slavery depicted, the "Uncle Tom" character of Samuel Jackson, which was both humorous and sad, women of color being used as sexual objects or maids, workers out on the field, slaves being used for personal amusement (such as fighting and killing), and not to mention the accuracy of the punishments that were chosen (like the hot box).<br />
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I also believe that the language is a necessary component of the film, used to show the degradation through the use of the "n" word and as a commentary of how it is used currently. Due to the time period and the nature of what the film was depicting, it would be inaccurate to <i>not</i> have that word spoken at all, and the use of that word during that time was constant and common. The only inaccuracy of the film is the plot point, so I think it is entitled and justified to use the "n" word, and I speculate Spike Lee is probably being touchy about a white man doing a film of this nature.<br />
When I saw the movie and it was over, I was relieved to notice I was the only person <b>not </b>of color in the theater and everyone who saw it spoke highly of the film. To sum up this movie, I think it's about time a black-centered movie such as this receives the kind of attention it has (won 2 Golden Globes) and that white directors are starting to see the necessity of depicting people of color in uplifting, empowering roles. Just as my opinion of women in film, just because film-makers are doing historical pieces, doesn't mean we need to keep rehashing the second-class citizenship of women <i>now</i>. So, to show a movie about slavery and to rewrite history.......I say, finally. We don't need to keep depicting the pain of black people, put them in empowering roles. Good! I'm glad Django killed Leonardo DiCaprio... well actually he didn't, but he killed alot of his buddies....now we just have to work on getting more black actors Golden Globes...<br />
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<br />DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-23794846673190481002013-01-02T08:54:00.004-08:002013-01-03T08:02:00.436-08:00Why Feminism is Necessary (Part 1 of Many)... Inclusiveness has been a big talk among feminists, a notion that is the most relevant of all the aspects of feminism, in practice and in theory. "Feminism" when said, immediately sends chills down the spines of previously thought "open-minded" individuals, but why? I have heard many of my cohorts say when I just mention "women" and not "men" I am being <i>exclusive. </i>Even in the context of my feminist blog. Interestingly, feminism is felt to be too harsh of a word because the male-bodied people, and those who have been brainwashed by the depiction of feminism in popular media, thanks to Gloria Steinem, immediately think you are trying to make the world into a matriarchy.<br />
This is NOT radical feminism, especially not anarcha-feminism. (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcha-feminism">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcha-feminism</a>) It is also not my fault there are preconceived notions of what/who feminists are, but it is my duty to change them if it is my goal to accomplish feminism's goal: true equality, especially between males and females.<br />
There are preconceived notions of everything - you don't see vegetarians changing their name/label because everyone thinks if you are called a vegetarian you should only eat plant material and not cheese. Well, too bad ignorant people who think that, that's just the way it is! There are even people who eat fish and call themselves a vegetarian, which technically you would be a pescatarian, but the point is, just because people who are unaware of the true definition of feminism feel like I should say male and female all the time, doesn't mean I should use a different term for feminism. In fact, it's fucked up. After all these years of using that term, then all of a sudden the p.c. police comes and WHAM! feminism has to be "all-inclusive" - guess what? I hate police, especially the p.c. police and feminism <b>is</b> the practice of inclusiveness, because women are <b>NOT</b> included on the whole.<br />
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1) constantly cat called when I walk outside, making me feel inferior and generally bad, especially about what I wear, even if it's something unrevealing.<br />
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2) pressured to beautify myself, like shaving, wearing makeup, wearing pantyhouse - and I do not always have the luxury of defiance. I could loose my job.<br />
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3) constantly sexualized, oh, especially when I am in the middle of discussing intellectual ideas<br />
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4) ignored when I speak.<br />
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5) scared to walk outside alone at night.<br />
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6) walking the line of "too sexy" and "too plain"<br />
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7) fed images of women since birth that are unrealistic body types, and made to feel less than worthy if I do not try to follow these ideals.<br />
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8) told I need "a man to take care of me" by various people including strangers trying to hit on me and my own mother.<br />
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As for other women, around the world, it is obvious there is not equality. Keep in mind, my experiences are those of a young woman in the United States in South Florida, a pretty liberal area. Woman across the globe are frequent victims of rape, the legal systems do not champion them even in the U.S., they are mutilated in some countries, killed at birth in others, and generally kept in fear in all areas, whether because of backwards religious beliefs or backwards political policies. This is called patriarchy. Women are not represented in government around the world, not just here, and therefore are forced to work 40hrs while pregnant and other mind-blowing atrocities that for some reason men think are the same for them......<br />
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That is why it is called feminism and not called equality-ism or something. Say it with pride, you feminists. Don't blush with embarrassment the same way we've been taught when someone cat calls at us and we are wearing a tank-top. Men - it IS NOT EQUAL. Stop whinning about it, and understand you are not all rapists and no one thinks that, but most men are blissfully unaware bystanders. Feminism exists for a reason. Gah.<br />
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DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-65360174496863007332012-11-03T14:35:00.000-07:002012-11-03T14:36:50.054-07:00Women's Right's At Stake....Still...(oh yeah, miley cyrus fat)IMPORTANT! PRESS RELEASE!<br />
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ating, "Women will not tolerate Mitt Romney's anti-women agenda. I was born in a generation where I was taught to be just as capable as any man to make decisions for myself. Women's issues have consistently been swept under the rug, and this is a blatant disrespect of equality and the general public's intelligence. We will not see our rights taken away."<br />
Planned Parenthood first opened in 1916, by Margaret Sanger for similar reasons. Republican candidate Mitt Romney has stated he will retract 'Obamacare', which provides not only contraceptives, but cervical check-ups, mammograms and STI testing for those not insured, promptly upon retaining office and cut public funding for abortions.<br />
College student Kathryn McAplin explains, "If I didn't have access to contraceptives, which Obama will provide, and I got pregnant by an irresponsible man while this law was in place, I would have to keep the child, leave school, focus on raising a child and apply for welfare. If that's not second class citizenship, I don't know what is." Economic issues, such as cutting benefits for low-income families, including welfare, is also a hot topic this election.<br />
Women and men will gather November 5, 2012 at 5 p.m., the day before the elections, at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, downtown Fort Lauderdale, to encourage voters to vote no on Amendment 6, in association with community organizer Crystal Rose Bix and prominent feminist group R.Y.P.E.<br />
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<a class="UFICommentActorName" data-ft="{"tn":";"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=1257904250" href="http://www.facebook.com/jeff.weinberger.3" id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][0]" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Jeff Weinberger</a><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][1]"> </span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]."><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[0].[0]">Obama is not a champion of welfare, Crystal! Show me your source for that. In fact, it was the Dem Bill Clinton who created the policy, which Obama follows, of 'welfare to work' which denied welfare to tens of thousands who needed it and constituted a</span></span><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]"><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]."><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[0]">major step toward dismantling the welfare state which any society under capitalism desperately needs as a stopgap to mass destitution.</span><br id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[1]" /><br id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[2]" /><span id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[3]">I'm opposed to Obamacare as it fundamentally is a windfall for Big Insurance. We need single-payer, health care for all, and to take insurance out of the health care picture completely. And, again, Obamacare did nothing progressive re providing women's health services that wasn't already previously available. </span><br id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[4]" /><br id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[5]" /><span _idv_element_hash="28336096" id=".reactRoot[105].[1][2][1]{comment422446744475553_423072054413022}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]..[6]">The path you're on is regressive and ultimately bad for women and the rest of us. Fight for the issue outside the electoral circus or you're just endorsing the ongoing undermining of women's rights here and internationally.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-32976747112192138312012-10-26T20:00:00.000-07:002012-10-27T11:32:43.203-07:00Isn't It Ironic? A New Meme For Feminists Thanks Alanis Morissette, "It's a free ride when you've already paid". Well put. I have to say, it figures, because there's some irony brewing in this story -<br />
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OK. My blog now has 1,770+ hits thanks to my last blog/rant titled "Do I Look Fat In This?". How is this possible? Is feminism just so relevant that people around the world google radical feminist blogs? I would like to think so, but I doubt that's the truth. This specific blog entry is successful due to three key words: MILEY. CYRUS. FAT. Isn't it ironic? </div>
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Vain, celebrity-obsessed people in desperate need of a feminist rant about why I don't always shave my legs, stumbled upon this blog by searching those 3 words of delicious body observation : MILEY CYRUS FAT. Count 'em, 1, 2, 3....<i>hundreds</i> of people typed those words in the google search engine, and was redirected via images and tags, to my lonesome, @ news ridiculed, radical feminist blog. I know this because my blogspot knows what website you came from. Perhaps they even read some of my radical ideas? Maybe they threw out their lipstick and went to work with their real face - GASP! Maybe they thought for a moment, "Hey your right, I'm a woman, but I'm not a sex object, I have a mind too, ya know!!" Then, upon coming to that realization blasted some Bikini Kill in their work office. </div>
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Of course this isn't so, they <i>accidentally</i> wound up in the midst of a cyber hole of feminist opinion, that they probably thought didn't exist. That's awesome. So I propose the most radical action to date: every post from now on will have the tags MILEY CYRUS FAT, as a way to lure the people who need feminism, as opposed to those of you reading this that actually read physical books. You already know how messed up society is and how your boyfriends talks over you, and that you never get the job promotion. Now let's fight back, by typing those three silly word MILEY CYRUS FAT on all radical feminist blogs/things you want out there to mainstream people. Type it and they will come. Ironic? This is the new feminist internet meme.</div>
DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-16662890315579990232012-10-26T16:18:00.003-07:002012-10-26T16:19:52.873-07:00A Woman's Syndrome: a poem accompanied by my radical watercolors showing<br />
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A women's syndrome:<br />
nutrient deficient love,<br />
no matter what your portion size<br />
or whose spies lied<br />
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For our own minds aren't minded,<br />
a crime scene polluted by blind men<br />
as we mind them.<br />
Pet them.<br />
Pat them.<br />
Let them give us a pat on the back<br />
for making his favorite dinner<br />
as you feast on the least<br />
thoughtful after-thoughts<br />
the milk drained from our teets...</div>
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Due date late, his mistake<br />
your cross to bear.<br />
Eve of fate.<br />
The first birthday cake -<br />
your daughter's prison<br />
in the Gender Lake;<br />
pool of cut of jeans,<br />
pink ribbons<br />
and diet treats.</div>
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That's how the war continues.<br />
Walking the shattered streets<br />
with our mother's broken feet.<br />
Broken dreams -<br />
inherited defeat.</div>
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Now we should eat<br />
our cake<br />
while the men easy bake<br />
with our leftover bait.<br />
Win this debate<br />
head high, i wait<br />
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DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-7695029371382133352012-10-12T12:25:00.001-07:002012-10-12T12:25:35.479-07:00The Dark Knight: Forecast & Weather Patterns (an @nalysis) I know, I know. Bane is Zerzen-esque. This entry is along the same lines as the <a href="http://anarchistnews.org/">anarchistnews.org</a> perspective, except this is a nerd-ed out detailed analysis of the coolest movie I have seen in a theater to date. So give me a chance despite me not having a fancy piece of paper that says I'm <i>allowed</i> to focus my thoughts on such trivial matters. This movie was clearly about Occupy and why it failed. Here it is - The Forecast.<br />
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This movie starts out with the cover up of Harvey Dent. (Bear with me I'm using a plot summary to help speed this up). Harvey Dent is the socially acceptable version of Batman. He thinks he's fighting for justice but while fighting with his last breath, it corrupts him. Then, via Joker, becomes Two-Face (in case you didn't see the film before this one). Why two-faced? On one side he is the hero Harvey Dent, on the other he is the very thing that he hates, corruption and crime. Batman is similar because although he has very clear cut morals, he is still going against the law to do what <i>he</i> feels is right. Essentially Batman is a criminal, which is how the government and majority of Gotham feels; he has alot in common with Harvey. So Harvey Dent's character is paralleled with Batman. (i.e. what is socially acceptable, what is not? what are morals? is the law ethical?) This is why I dissected this movie on anarchist principals - aren't anarchists the ones who essentially fight for justice while simultaneously opposing the law? <br />
The whole controversy in Gotham is <i>why</i> Commissioner Gordon felt it was necessary to cover up for Harvey when he was a murderer. Why? Because Harvey is the law, the people need to trust in the law or else everything could spiral out of control. (Sort of like what our government tries to do now). If they trust Batman, who was criminalized by the state, people could get funny ideas. Plus, people are morons.<br />
So, in the meantime, Wayne Enterprises is investing in clean energy. <i>How merit-able Bruce Wayne! Aren't you the hero/billionaire?</i> As you can see, Bruce has a hard time dealing with the fact that the police can't be trusted, the general public is brainwashed, and the fact that he's a billionaire in good with high officials, so he overcompensates by trying to do something good. If you can't change politics from the outside, you should be able to change it from the inside, right? Wrong! This is what the Occupy movement was about, what it failed to recognize, and what the public fails to recognize. It also happens to be the plot device for this epic movie. Let's continue...<br />
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The thing with the sustainable energy project, is it's made with nuclear technology. So, if in the wrong hands, it would be disastrous, when, in fact, it was designed to help people live peacefully. This goes along with the whole dual-identity thing that Harvey and Bruce have going on. Even though something is meant to be for good (or your intentions for instance) it doesn't mean the outcome will be good. This is the grey area of ethics and morality this movie is trying to show and what anarchism is all about. Bane, who wants control of this power, also has good intentions. To have people live peacefully, instead of being moronic sheep. This is the "Zerzen-esque" parallel that Graeber mentioned, because in theory, if green anarchists actually achieved their goal of rewilding, even a city, it would have disastrous outcomes. Like for instance, those who didn't give a rats ass about the environment and loved sipping on lattes and raping women in the first place, so your whole theory that sounded good on paper is actually attacking you now. (Which, although I am a green anarchist, this is theoretical and in accordance to the movie, and what it seems to express). In Bane's attempt to help civilization, that he also hates (there's that duality again), he is actually destroying the city and becoming militant which is the antithesis of what he initially wanted. Which is also how some green anarchists like to approach helping people (i.e. Green Nazis).<br />
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When Bruce finds out he's bankrupt, thanks to my favorite character of all time, Selina Kyle (aka CatWoman, but she is not referred to that in the film), Bruce suddenly sees things a bit differently. Like how corrupt money is. Not to mention how Selina, seemingly a criminal (after all she is breaking several laws for that necklace), is actually a morally intact person who only steals from those who can afford it. That would be the typical "I only steal from large corporations"-anarchists and Batman would be the one on a morally high horse who never steals because he doesn't think stealing on any level is good; but will still vandalize property. When he meets Selina, he obviously falls for her, because they're both psychopaths who dress up and break the law. All she wants her identity erased so she can live peacefully outside the system upon realizing she can't keep stealing, she needs to lay low. Sound like anyone you know? Conveniently for my analysis, they all wear black. <i>Thank you Christopher Nolan!</i><br />
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That's about when Joesph Gordon Levitt comes into the picture (seems like he's in a ton of movies these days) and he knows everything. Not only that, he was an orphan just like Bruce and totally idolized him from the time he was a kid and his childish obsession continues into his adulthood, into his profession. That's actually what inspired him to be a cop. A good guy. He wanted to impact people the way Batman had, so he's adopted the same strong ethical code Batman has, and thinks he can help from the inside - like Bruce Wayne. That's a delusion that gets dispelled at the end of the film. His character is a key role because he becomes Robin/Night Wing, so he as well as every single character in this movie, parallels the Dark Knight and his moral evolution. He represents naive youth. He's trying to fill the role Batman had, by helping those that truly need it - eventually stumbling upon the fact those who are there to help (kinda like cops) aren't doing their job, in fact, they don't care. The whole idea of "I can be a good cop" is a farce, and at the end of the movie he throws his badge away to become Night Wing. Following in the shadow of his hero, Batman, throughout the film this question is posed as they mirror each other's steps <i>"Can you work inside the system and still make a difference?"</i> Really, they are just delusional and won't come to terms with reality. The innocent people of Gotham they love so much and are trying to save are actually morally corrupt, just like the law. Most of the time they're too busy trying to save the people from themselves.<br />
This poses a moral conundrum for all the characters (excluding Selina Kyle, because she is in no way trying to be a vanguard, she's in it for herself, her own gain) now that they are starting to realize how corrupt the system AND the citizens of Gotham are. Why are they trying to save them in the first place? Can justice truly prevail? Are people doomed to make their own mistakes over and over again? How can one be truly happy within all this chaos? Can you be happy living apart from society? Is that feasible?<br />
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Selina Kyle is like the anarchist that is actualized in thought, practice and theory. She has come to terms with society and it's flaws and has decided her coarse of action based on experience of juggling two very different personas - Selina the socialite living within the system/ the cat burglar against the system that is disgusted by Gotham's well-to-do. Now, believe it or not, no one with such moral opposition to the system of 1% versus the 99% can conform their actions to project their radical ideology in their day to day life and peacefully live within that same society.<b> That society doesn't want you, and you don't want it. </b> So like many anarchists who want to change the system, but cannot, and keep finding blockades in their struggles, eventually giving up because of all the problems from the law, neighbors, your relationships, your child, etc. You have to make a decision. Will you continue on to make a point despite the cost of your happiness/peace, extract yourself from society altogether, or go with the flow so to speak, i.e. give in to capitalism?<br />
Both Alfred, one of my favorite Batman characters, and Selina, are two sides of the same coin - reason and experience. They both understand the ethical dilemma of Batman (and what he represents) and the need to just live life in peace. Everyone deserves that, you can't save other's from themselves like everyone is trying to do by dressing up in costume. That's why Selina is never addressed as Cat Woman in the movie. She is who she is all the time. No fake identities to save her from from going to jail or to save her reputation to get a decent job. The only difference between the two of them is they represent different options that anarchists eventually face: Alfred = giving in to capitalism and becoming a producing member of society despite being knowledgeable enough to oppose it, and Selina = getting off the grid and living on the outskirts of society and not worrying about other's economic issues she can't fix by robbing the rich.<br />
This is the green anarchist problem: stay within society to help it become sustainable and equal, or give up on it because it's not going to change (at least not anytime in our future) and just live in a nice hut, grow your own food, etc. During this development, Batman still not knowing what to do upon Bane's rise in power, is making last attempts to justify his Bruce Wayne/ Batman lifestyle that is for the "good of the people", he let's Tate take control of the nuclear energy investment because she seems trustworthy. Plus, if you haven't seen the movie, Bane has control of the energy, he just needs a scientist (like Tate) to activate it and create some sort of death threat so people will be scared enough to do what he wants.<br />
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Bane is the vanguard, UnaBomber person who honestly has a point, but doesn't realize his ways of proving that are psychotic. He gains the city's trust by showing how the police aren't on their side and Harvey Dent was not who he was portrayed as. Commissioner Gordon had a speech all written out that Bane took (score!) and read it out loud to the public. Now, Bane is painted as having a secret motive because they aren't clear as to <i>why</i> he wants everyone scared into REAL freedom. As you watch scenes with Bane, you start to realize he is a pretty nice guy who had some harsh stuff happen to him being raised in a prison and all. But...that is proven to be assumption that is incorrect. HAHA! (more on that later). He wants people to be free, because he honestly feels people are sheep who deserve the right to have a choice. What he doesn't realize, is how naive he is. In fact, like many anarchists (and pro-authoritarians) proclaim in their theories, when the prisoners were released because they are just victims of society and circumstance according to us good-hearted folks, they start killing, raping and creating havoc for those who they felt were responsible for their life decisions. You know, CEOs, politicians and rich old women.<br />
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Cillian Murphy (a great Irish actor who played Scarecrow in the first Batman; another awesome comic book character I wished this movie elaborated on...) happens to be the judge, and if you knew he was Scarecrow in the first film, (you do, cuz I just told you) the craziest of the crazy are now making judgments on the people who were imprisoned by society - giving them the option of death or death by trying to escape. Nice. Bane thinks this hilarious, just like myself, and continues on believing this is what people want, they just don't realize it yet. The truth of the matter is, Bane thinks his motives are pure, but they aren't because he is actually the son of Ra's al Gul (Liam Neeson, another Irish actor, from the first film), so it's tied in with his need to actualize his dad's vision. That's why he imprisons Batman in the prison he grew up in - BUT WAIT! That's not his dad, as revealed in the film, Tate is his daughter...that's who is behind it the whole freakin' time. The reason why no one suspects her and trust so much is because she's a smart woman, in a man's world of business. In fact, Bruce has no clue because he's somewhat of a closet chauvinist. So that's why I appreciate that aspect of the film. The men are so much on their high horses they don't suspect that even for a moment that the pure motherly, smart Miranda Tate is a conniving backstabber, and Selina Kyle who's such an untrustworthy burglar who turns Batman in, is actually sweet as pie. It's all too easy for them to manipulate the situations to their advantage. Good for them!<br />
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All the while Batman is in the Ra' al Gul prison watching the people of Gotham going out of control like some movement just happened (ring a bell?). He does have the option to leave, after all there is a big opening at the top of the prison someone escaped through (only once) and it was a child, whom Batman believes is Bane, because he is still completely ignorant that a woman could be doing this. He is being kept alive by some monks, because in Bane's words, he has to have hope of escape to truly suffer. So Bruce is just waiting around for something to light up so he can finally make the connections to what Bane was unintentionally alluding to. It has something to do with (a) hope, (b) his unrecognized motives that have to do with Ra' al Gul, (c) escaping, and (d) a mass movement.<br />
The thing is and what I'm trying to conclude by tying together all these characters and motives and cultural analysis is that Bane, like anarchists in general, has strong ethics that unless forced upon the general public, will only be actualized in small time setting. Why? Because people have their own individual problems and motivations that they fail to recognize that have alot to do with how they are approaching things like activism, personal relationships, political theory, etc. Which makes it impossible for anyone to be on the same page. We are all individuals, and that is what the intention of anarchist principals and practice are supposed to respect at all times. But when you start to interact with society, with all the different types of people with different views, desires, and aspirations, we ultimately dismiss the possibility that we were wrong to think we have the best morals that make the most sense. We are only in control of our own lives, not everyone else's and we need to make decisions based on that. Like Alfred and Selina.<br />
Bruce eventually comes to this conclusion by putting things back to the way it was, just as messed up as before, becoming the martyr of the movement by faking his suicide, because he just loves society so much. When in fact, he realizes he can't be a billionaire who cares about orphans and pretend he's doing <i>so</i> much to help the world, when in fact, like the nuclear sustainable energy, that started with good intentions, his fascade developed into something reckless based on personal motivations and ego. People need hope not to suffer, but to balance the duality of their lives without being hypocrites. <br />
That's why Bruce and Selina in the end run off to Italy with Alfred's recommendation, off the grid, and start living a happy life. He now sees he was pretentiously making himself the hero for a lost cause at the expense of his happiness. It's like Occupy movement because the intentions weren't clear, it was angry and all over the place. Occupy eventually fizzled out because people lost hope. The point of the film, as symbolized by Robin/Night Wing is you need to continue hoping, and trying as much as you can. People need to feel a revolution <i>could</i> happen if they wanted it. Which it could. The truth is though, we don't know what's good for everyone else.DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-73151510469195595232012-09-29T13:57:00.000-07:002012-09-29T14:13:59.797-07:00Do I Look Fat In This? I have been reading an interesting book about the psychology of the fat/skinny dynamic in women's lives called Fat Is A Feminist Issue (authored by Susie Orbach), that poignantly describes many women's desires to beautiful and judged by their body, how they are scared to actually fulfill this goal and how to overcome these expectations. Her focus is not eradication of fat through diet or making one feel bad about being fat, and neither does she judgmentally put her own notion of what 'fat' is; the women have already decided they <i>feel</i> fat or overeat, (or in some cases are skinny and overeat/binge), then has them assess their true feelings about why they want to be 'skinny' in the first place.<br />
She helps them pinpoint what sort of fantasy they have about skinniness - which is almost always synonymous with attractiveness - being more outgoing, more successful, etc. while the patients themselves figure out what originally made them form these expectations they prevent themselves from fulfilling. She never suggests for them <i>her</i> analysis, that is just commentary for the reader, or tries to shove in their face a political theory about gender roles (although upon the patient discussing their expectations of 'skinny', the patient comes to that conclusion themselves by their own reasoning). Through discovering the the unfulfilled desires of themselves, their potential, obligations and goals have all come from their complex relationship with their mothers, which of course, manifests within food.<br />
For readers this may sound metaphoric, though it is symbolic, but our notions of love and family revolve around food, especially the mother, so daughters and mothers have a unique relationship based around food consumption and preparation. Not only does your mother breast feed you, which is your first knowledge and direct experience of love, but the milk itself also has an opiate-like effect on the brain (which all dairy does) that makes you feel close, even euphoric. Upon being fed, with your cries being answered, you find relief and satisfaction. Then, later on in life, it is your mother who makes the family meals, prepares lunch for you, teaches you how to bake, gives you food to feel better. Of course this book was written in the late 70s, so it's possible that your mother wasn't the only one making meals, but considering gender roles, that's beside the point. <br />
Since these are women in a changing world striving for something more than their mothers (aren't we all), they are really asking for help the only way they have ever been taught how to resolve problems - with food. I recommend anyone with an unbalanced relationship with food to read this, and being an anti-diet book, it's about making you feel comfortable with however you are healthiest. I just want to post some images that I've seen recently on the internet that really make this book a valuable read -<br />
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Maybe you've heard about this "controversy", but Lady Gaga is being critiSIZED for gaining (according to her) 30 pounds or so. Not only did she come out as formerly being bulimic, but people online are actually asking "Is she fat?". They don't even know! But, the question is, does she deserve the publicity considering her job is being half-naked and objectifying herself? Either way, despite if she's healthy, over-weight, or underweight, the clothes she wears are crazy, and this certainly isn't a flattering outfit.<br />
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This is the Miley Cyrus picture that triggered everyone to start calling her anorexic. So not only if you gain weight a small amount of weight you are fat, but if you actualize the skinny ideal you are anorexic. She's a young girl with the pressures of her Hollywood career, obviously just coming from yoga or the gym or something, and gets railed on. She's thin, but not dangerously so. Wasn't she just sized up last year for gaining weight? Isn't this what everyone wanted?<br />
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This is the picture that popped up under "Miley Cyrus fat", which apparently is a popular search. Really?<br />
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Since Kelly Osbourne has lost her dirty mouth fat girl image, she is now on a style network show where she makes fun of how celebrities dress. Nice. Now that she has her skinny goal reached, she has the authority to call Christina Aguilera fat because she years ago made fun of Kelly. Ironic. By looking at the Christina pictures from her Genie In A Bottle days, she obviously has drastic weight fluctuations, which indicates extreme dieting, which along with having a baby probably destroyed her metabolism. Although, I am not a doctor. True or not, it's wrong and painful to make statements like that and insensitive coming from someone who felt the same criticism.<br />
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This is the hottest celebrity right now, the ideal beauty. From some sources they claim she eats only 600 calories a day, which according to the clinical definition of anorexica nervosa, classifies her as anorexic, if this is true. How many people do you know that think she's hot, or aspire to be her?<br />
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Have you heard of pro-anorexia sites? This is one of the first images under the search "Thinspiration", commonly known to frequenters of these sites as thinspo. This is a women named Felice Fawn, I'm guessing a model of some type which women who have body obsession look up to look like.<br />
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With these images, for disbelievers of pressure and gender roles, I'm sure you can at least conclude women, more so than men, have a dysfunctional relationship with their bodies which would obviously have something to do with food. Without getting into an anarchist perspective, I believe it's obvious what social roles that are enforced by laws and regulations along with media which, is one of the main tools of oppression of capitalism, has everything to do with these disturbing notions of beauty, self, and celebrity. But I just have to ask, does this blog make me look fat?DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-81319390374549269932012-08-07T13:26:00.000-07:002012-08-07T13:26:34.149-07:00Male Feminists Feminism can come off as discluding or accusatory, even though (anarcha-) feminism's goal is erradication of gender roles and complete equality for all indentities of people - no excpetion. "Feminism" as a term can, admittedly, be misleading especially with the misgivings of the media and misconceptions perpetually fed to us to discourage any questioning of our patriarchal authorties/ systems/ structures, yet due to these misgivings, validates its appropriateness and necesity. Fear over the root "fem", as in "feminity", "feminity", etc., is understandable when you consider this to be the race of <strong>men</strong> or the hu<strong>man</strong> race...wo<strong>men</strong> being an afterthought or a secondary priority. Yes, white men are running the show, so the individual man isn't rolling around in wads of dollar bills, but this is a patriarchal economic system constructed and upheld not just by sexist and rascist attitudes but also by discriminating laws that favor adult white males.<br />
Across the world, radical men are acknowledging the roles they partake in, socially and otherwise, taking a stand to be an ally for women and no longer excepting passivity as the only alternative. Radical male feminists (I love saying that!) recognize their priveldge as men, and therefore the necesity to have men, not just women, speaking out against these injustices. Not only does it give men an opportunity to educate other men they know about simulated (or real) violence in pornography, how women are consistently spoken to or ignored, but also provides a male-only space to speak about experiences as men, how they cope with being looked as perpetraters of violence, guilt and numerious other issues that women could be insensitive to or unable to understand. One example is the relationship with violence young boys develop, which is drasctically different from the relationship to violence that young girls experience, which is usally being a victim and (hopefully) removed from violence all together in the name of being a proper young lady.<br />
Many issues that are brought up in these groups include, when or how is it appropriate to vocalize feminist opinions without becoming a male hero for women's rights, is it okay to tell another man to back off when he's hitting on a woman, and how to connect with other radical feminists groups to learn their issues, boundaries, etc. To see men start actively changing their roles as men, is a huge step for feminism. How else to stop the war against women than to stop the roots of violence within men? I encourage men that consider themselves champions of equality and merely say they're feminists to start a group like this, and implement co-counseling for the psychological tramuas of gender, captialism, and violence. Acknowledging our roles is one step towards equality, but we also need to heal, and create pathways for a future of true freedom and equality....<br />
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For more info you can contact me throught my email. DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-87263785580833642872012-07-13T14:33:00.000-07:002012-07-13T14:34:03.584-07:00Dispelling Those Anti-feminist Myths Feminism has been dubbed as "micro" politics; merely a personal plight for social freedoms with secondary relevance to economic revolutions, animal rights, anti-war picketing and environmental concerns. The entire idea of "micro" and "macro", not just its meaning in the political sense, is a made up construction based out patriarchal notions and political obstructions. Keeping a divide of more important, so-called "broader" issues and "lesser" issues like racism, trans-activism and feminism (although not limited to) lessens the focus on local community based issues, which are typically more effective, and more often than not fails to acknowledge the plights and concerns of other groups of individuals that have different immediate issues. Just the idea of equality-based activism being "micro" is an example of its necessity at least in social terms, but most definitely is a unifying principle of any anarchist issue. <br />
Typical excuses of not acknowledging feminism in anarchism include (but are not limited to):<br />
(1) Revolution! If there's decentralized government than there will be no more discrimination based on gender or class. Yeah, because before government was invented, there was no sexism or labor division, in fact it was all sunshine and rainbows... give me a break!<br />
(2) Class discrimination is the more fundamental root of our problems. So if there was successful socialism men would magically stop abusing women around the world.<br />
(3) Men are just as exploited as women. Ok, thats's why I see all these men in bikinis selling me liquor. Also explains why there are so many women representing one sided political concerns in office.<br />
(4) Gender roles do not exist. I don't even have sarcasm for that one!<br />
(5) Women and people of minorities have the same chance as anyone to speak or get jobs or receive affordable housing. That's why there are SO many CEOs of minority and non-hetero sexualities. Also why poor white men resort to sex work or other degrading activities to feed their children.<br />
(6) Animals don't abuse people, women do!<br />
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So, next time when you're having a meeting and you can't get your point across, just remember how women are so equal to men and that you should quit complaining.DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-87148647159713801932012-05-28T12:57:00.000-07:002012-05-28T12:57:03.308-07:00Failure of Revolution For those who believe merely recognizing gender roles and sexism in
our society is counteracting patriarchy, please reconsider how (despite
our protests) we are still products of a patriarchal society. No one
would ever suggest simply recognizing the faults of a global economy is
sufficient enough to oppose its oppression, then continually engage in
free market capitalism (either as a consumer or a capitalist). As with
both examples, which of course illustrates patriarchal globalization
from the perspective of social relations enforcing pre-existing systems
of sexist institutions (which of course then reinforces our personal
behaviors)...there is a deep psychological manipulation used through
economic and social means that condition every person based on a role we
are programmed to believe we are destined to play. Meaning,
experiencing and/or seeing the injustices of patriarchy (or
globalization) and ethically opposing it in theory only deprogram our
faith in these systems, which does not necessarily change the
conditioning we've experienced up until that point. We no longer believe
it's our destiny to play the games of the government but we've still
been conditioned to fulfill certain roles.<br />
Our habits and
tendencies are much harder to break than it is to simply change our
beliefs, which only takes a thought. Taking action, like to actually
stop biting your nails, requires will-power and many times of falling
back into the same pattern before your actions match up with your
thoughts, which already oppose biting your nails. Essentially,
with changing our daily habits, like when we decide to dumpster or grow
our own food than shop at the supermarket, or patch up our pants rather
than buy a new pair, we are rerouting our brain's pathways and
discovering new routes to go about the same situations (i.e. coming up
with a different coping mechanism when experiencing mild anxiety rather
than biting your nails).<br />
Our pre-existing habits and social
behaviors is why anarchists, during meetings, purposely make room for
women to speak. The behaviors we've accumulated allows a social dynamic
of, for instance, men being more comfortable speaking and listened to
when being vocal which enables women to be less inclined to speak out
and opinions less respected. This is the process of eliminating
hierarchy through changing our habits.<br />
It seems as though
every time I am at a social gathering, whether anarchist related or not,
not only do people talk past me to my boyfriend (as if I am not there)
but then unwittingly, he continues the cycle by leaving me no room to
speak, and by no means am I a shy or quiet person! Yet, there I am
staring at my feet hoping for a gap in the conversation where they may
or may not hear me due to the mere rapidness and exclusion of their
conversation. It makes sense that there is no need for my input
considering my boyfriend uses the words "we" and "us" to sum up my
experiences, as if he is my spokesperson and I feel awkward bringing up
topics that are out of context, as if I can't help but be a secondary
conversation partaker. Why, as well, do I fixate on gaining a couple
pounds when I am aware of the crisis of eating disorders and oppose this
consumer driven society that treats women as objects? The only logical
conclusion would be that these are knee jerk reactions.<br />
Most
of us aren't "good" anarchists; "good" meaning up to our ideal standards
of what anarchism opposes/stands up for. The failures of our attempted
revolutions, as with Occupy, is the unwillingness to reconcile our
behaviors to match our beliefs. I expect liberals to bring take-out to
the Occupations, but the anarchists...doing drugs, drinking PBRs (as if
drugs and alcohol aren't already the reason for failed
revolutions)...it's a hypocrisy we are all guilty of (to some degree)
but we have the obligation to be the counter-point to these liberals.
It's not radical to support large corporations or fund wars due
to opiate addiction. What, in fact, is the difference between Chinese
take-out and PBRs? At least with the take out you probably aren't
supporting a large chain and also putting a little change in a family's
pocket.<br />
It is understandable to feel pressured by this society
of greed and oppression, especially as anarchists, but it's not
understandable to play into ignorance out of pride. We should recognize
our behaviors and hypocrisies as individuals and attempt to change them.
Look at the sophistication of television advertisements, enticing us
with bright colors, sounds and key words they know from research will
peak our interest. Companies are constantly conducting experiments on
willing participants (unwilling depending on your point of view) to find
ways to draw us in based on our biology and psychology. They know what
colors make us angry or excited, and how to make a jingle that can't get
out of our heads. I can't even look away from HD, it just looks so
cool, and I don't even know what I am watching half the time, because my
brain's pleasure receptors are being stroked so efficiently. Pulling
ourselves away becomes a constant struggle living in
civilization. <br />
There are similar problems with the
post-left anarchists who believe we are beyond labels, yet, how can you
be beyond patriarchy by just refusing to acknowledge it's existence and
not using the ideas and terminology to examine your behaviors? This is
why I meet men who refuse to acknowledge patriarchy exists and the same
reason why even though we know oil funds war, many of us end up at the
dealership ready to purchase a car... already prepared with excuses to
defend your decision... because it's convenient. Ethical decisions, I
assure you, are usually not convenient. This is also why so many people
are against the Anti-Civ folks. It's not impossible to live sustainably
with the environment, off the grid and rewild - it's just people are
afraid. Bugs, storms, diseases (most which would be eliminated outside
of civilization), not having all the foods they love; people are
dependent on the concrete structures to protect them from their fears
that have been instilled since birth. Most people would honestly, based
on their tendencies and habits, stay within capitalism, even when they
hate it, based on a laundry list of excuses and quotes from dead white
men who hoped technology would save humanity.<br />
Revolutions fail
only because we prevent ourselves from succeeding. We are a society
based on realism instead of idealism, which traps us into being
"flywheels on the ram-shackle machinery of the awful truth" (Kurt
Vonnegut). We intellectualize things to a point of falling back into our
Babylonian prison cell. Sometimes we are duped into thinking we're
making a difference and then you look around you and notice your in a
group of white males 20-25 talking about minority issues when who knows
if any of these people personally knows one person of color. We must
witness our hypocrisies and become willing to fix them with the support
of our anarchist friends and not shoot down everyone who has a slightly
different theory. I do think that within time, people will abandon the
old anarchist syndicalist ways and become open minded to the
possibilities of life not dependent on technology, which can only
quicken the pace of the world's demise.<br />
Revolutions take place,
first, within yourself. That is the main reason why Occupy countered
any attempts at mass uprising, because it tamed anarchists to work
within mainstream politics. Radicals failed to differentiate themselves
from liberals, due to the bureaucracy of large scale consensus, although
it is effective in small groups. As soon as Occupy clearly became a
reformist movement about better banking and so on, anarchists should
have broken up, back into our smaller groups, and took the opportunity
while Occupy was still making headlines to start a counter-Occupy
movement. Yet, because our theories do not sync up with our actual
practice, many of us were drawn into the game of democratic process and
trying to convince middle class people how to go about effective direct
action (to no avail).<br />
There is no solidarity between
anarchists which leads us into petty discussions about theoretical
points instead of looking at practicality and possibility. For instance,
though anarcho-primitivisim is heavily criticized,( in my opinion for
an individual's co-dependency with civilization and fear of nature) you
will find a fear of feminism. Expecting the effects of patriarchal
civilization to magically dissipate into a peaceful feral community,
would be to expect HIStorical and archeological evidence to be accurate,
which, of course, is doctored and shaped by the society in which we
live. This is not to create an argument about whether or not
hunter-gatherer societies held the platform for hierarchy (which it
quite probably did considering here we are now) but more so to
acknowledge the influences this society already conditioned us with, and
to hold out the possibility that maybe the Unabomber had a point. The
validity and necessity of primitivisim should not be dependent on
whether or not natives were peaceful or at times violent. This is petty
arguing, and the reality is, to leave rewilding (which in actuality
would take generations to fully realize) the hefty task of eliminating
patriarchy based on faith of someone's research instead of taking extra
precaution to create a genderless society (specifically in regards to
division of labor) would be ignorant of the current attitudes of
individuals and their cultural influences. If on the other hand, people
applied these theories instead of debating with words we would see in
practice if in fact it is necessary to make genderless equality an issue
at the forefront instead of relying on what we were told worked for
Tribe A or Tribe B.<br />
Close-mindedness, from liberals to
red/green/black anarchists among themselves, is our only detriment and
keeps us DE-radicalized. The very premise for anarchism is that we've
been conditioned to believe we need leaders, and as we all know reading
this, that is a lie, that before in theory leaders were believed
necessary until put into practice otherwise. Upon having the opportunity
to say what we've been dying to let the mainstream media know, we
cowardly watered ourselves down for the liberals and therefore played
right into the hands of our big, mean government machine. Revolutions
aren't futile, but with the Occupy let down, it will be difficult for
another mass movement, and perhaps different tactics are in order. For
now, I say unity, small collectives, and groups is, at the current time,
the only counter-point to the oppression we experience in the United
States, so working on ways to deviate from the capitalist system should
be number one priority. Hopefully others will see the possibilities of
our own creations once we stop dividing ourselves and mend our
hypocrisies. The failure of revolution? Our own thoughts left over from
our pre-anarchist days.DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-4055105433560029782012-05-06T14:39:00.001-07:002012-05-06T14:39:58.760-07:00The World We've Inherited: Brave New World & Anti-Civ<span style="font-size: x-small;">"O wonder!<br />
How many goodly creatures are there here!<br />
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,<br />
That has such people in't."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> -William Shakespeare, <i>The Tempest</i>, Act V, Scene I, II.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"Am I sorry you killed the Kennedys'</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">And Huxley too?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">But I'm sorry Shakespeare was your scapegoat</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">And your apple sticking into my throat</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sorry your Sunday smiles are rusty nails,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">And your crucifixion commercials failed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> -Marilyn Manson, <i>Target Audience</i>, album Holy Wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It's 11:59pm, 1983, you're waiting for the ball to drop and the boot to come down on the face of humanity. As soon as it hits midnight there's going to be a sudden outbreak of totalitarianism...1984 has come to pass literally, and figuratively, being that the anticipated image of riots in the streets, currently popularized by the Occupy movement, is the un-evolved fascism of pre-democratic, give a dog-a-bone consumerism; now, post-1984, is a future that operates more like the dystopian vision of Huxley's<i> Brave New World</i>. We cannot distinguish democracy from fascism</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">, we </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">willingly participate in our sedation in fear of the littlest inconvenience or displeasure at the cost of freedom within the illusion of free-market capitalism. As an anarchist, I do not distinguish the myth of voting from a literal boot in the face, but two party democracy and intellectual elitism gives people their apples and oranges, or rather GMO and organic options, not realizing Monsanto can fall far from the tree, and we've allowed this - outrage and all. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It's remarkable that in 1932 Aldous Huxley was able to foresee the infiltration of technology and how it would alter and control the masses. Even more remarkable would be the fact that his critique on technology goes as far to say it's not the incorrect use of technology that troubles our future, but civilization itself that is doomed because it is dependent on manipulation of nature, now exaggerated by the aid of modern technology. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Population Control</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b> Population control is the backdrop for <i>Brave New World</i>, keeping the population consistently at 2 billion, which is sustained artificially through "decanting bottles" for the Alpha intelligentsia and for the other lower ranks in a single fertilized egg; breeding intelligence and passivity for the government's preordained tasks at various levels and continues on past nature into nurture. This keeps the different groups, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon separated not only through superficial differences but through their analytical capabilities, which also manifest in privileges and jobs they uphold. Sex is seen as a commodity and pastime, encouraged so the population is satiated with pleasure, beyond the point of love so no real bonding can occur. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Population has steadily increased since the Industrial Revolution, which began in 18th century Britain, and came into full actualization during the early 19th century, although it wouldn't be until about 100 years later the world would truly experience the impact of modern medicine, food modification, and fossil fueled methods of mass import and export.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "</span>In only 100 years after the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the
world population would grow 100 percent to two billion people in 1927
(about 1.6 billion by 1900)......Since the 250 years from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to
today, the world human population has increased by six billion people!" <i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>-Eric Lamb, The Ecological Impact of the Industrial Revolution</i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Global Ecology Network</span></i> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Technological development and scientific gains in medicine supports population increase not only in the sense diseases are cured (i.e. when smallpox was eradicated through extensive vaccination, once a serious cause of death), or because life expectancy has drastically increased due to medical research, less child-bearing deaths, etc., but when the general world population has food, shelter and are not fighting to survive, the rate of child births also increases, therefore resources will be depleted rapidly. In <i>Brave New World</i>, once a person hit 60 years of age, they were euthanized to prevent overpopulation. This is not unlike China's forced abortions and one child policy, or China, India, Pakistan, Taiwan and Singapore's (just to name a few) gendercide of small baby girls, because (a) there are too many mouths to feed, (b) boys are seen as more profitable since they are used for physical labor, (c) the parents wouldn't have to pay dowry and, (d) men cannot become pregnant. Uneven distribution of resources leaves the poorer nations fighting to control population, while the wealthier countries keep using up the resources to sustain their own populations with more advanced technologies. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In more affluent countries, the manipulation of the birth process has been actualized through fertilization drugs, which is why there has been an increase in twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc., and through artificial insemination, but recently countries have been experimenting with cloning and stem cell research to grow organs in laboratories. These so called "advances" only enhance existing problems such as wars over oil, outsourcing factories for cheap labor which only make countries dependent on the presence of rich corporations, and mass destruction of ecosystems (i.e. the rainforests for some commercial food commodity). The development of genetic mutations, and forced genetic mutations of food, and people to cure diseases, actually creates new, more sufficient illnesses, like cancer, for example, that had not existed before recent times and as of yet, cannot be cured. Civilization cannot exist without manipulation of nature, and nature cannot allow humans to destroy the planet. No matter what measures we take to protect ourselves from the inevitability of death, illness and scarcity, we will experience backlash. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Countries such as the United States are answering these problems by creating new ones, and out necessity to fill the wallets of corporations without looking at long term effects, we experience, just as in <i>Brave New World</i>, a breeding of levels of intellect according to privilege and class. Separatism is already enforced through capitalism - where minorities are kept poor and unable to receive higher education, unable to verbalize concerns in the preferred jargon of pseudo-intellectuals who run our schools, hospitals, and, who are at the mercy of the corporate hierarchy. Then those who are born into money/privilege are held captive by positions of business executives and lawyers afraid to lose a paycheck. Capitalism keeps neighbor fighting against neighbor, thanks to private ownership, and the poor always dependent - therefore abused by the rich. To further the correlation between <i>Brave New World</i> and modern society, is the superficial way we treat having children, with artificial insemination (which is not dependent on pair bounding or family; family considered "pornographic" in the novel), the lack of natural childbirth, c-sections being treated like an assembly line, and the lack bounding between mother and child (i.e. using cow's milk over breast milk) leaves us to treat sex as a commodity, just a fun past time, that has no real correlation with love or human bonding. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The careful calibration to desensitize and rob us of love, family, loyalty, etc. has been made possible through private ownership, consumerism, and technology and is the platform for the blindfolded allowance of social and environmental injustice. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Huxley, an academic from the prestigious Eton, had seen the development of modern technology, and its effects so much that</span></span> he, himself was in awe at the accuracy of his predictions, which inspired <i>Brave New World Revisited</i>.<i> </i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>"There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological
method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship
without tears, so to speak, producing a kind of painless concentration
camp for entire societies, so that people will in fact have their
liberties taken away from them, but will rather enjoy it, because they
will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda or
brainwashing, or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And
this seems to be the final revolution." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Soma is a fictional drug (although there is a pharmaceutical drug that shares its name) that is used many times a day whenever one of the characters are unhappy or needs an extra boost; the drug is also given in rations. Soma resembles not only our own drug epidemic, but our addictions to sex and consumerism that is used at our will to sedate ourselves, not unlike a self-serve IV pump. With the constant pressures to maintain 40+ hour work weeks, or on the other hand, the stress of making sure you have basic necessities, it becomes mandatory to "groom" civilians with treats (as do pedophiles with young children) for a trust to develop. "Grooming" prevents the questioning of blatant injustices, letting people assume the government has our best interest in mind, while we die with a belly bloated with fast food, as our country kills animals, ecosystems, creates wars, just to have more businesses to kill more people in the name of democracy which is a mockery run by the banks.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Sex is treated as commonplace, to a point where sexual exploitation of all walks of life, but primarily women, is treated as a game. Degrading each other is treated as humor, when in actuality it desensitizes our scope of empathy, and we continue to look at each other as demographics or an object of sorts. How could we understand the starvation that millions of people go through, when we are more concerned with smart phones or having our gas prices decrease? Sex is not a problem, just the commercialization of sexuality and everything else including music that funds our sedation, to give an illusion of choice or freedom.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Occupy is a great example of this illusion, most of the people I've met within this movement just want bank loans and would rather have a frappicino than actually understand that convenience comes at a price. More so, it illustrates how even when people sort-of see there's something not right, here comes Ben & Jerry's to make an ice cream flavor called Occu-Pie. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Symbolically, consumerism, democracy and sex are soma, but what about the true-to-life drugs like alcohol or prescription pain medication? Alcohol causes liver disease, is linked heavily with cancer, it's a contributor for brain shrinkage, stroke, dementia, causes accidents (31% of all traffic fatalities in 2010) and is associated (obviously) with poor decision making. Although most people know this, almost all social functions center around drinking, for the mere fact that it <i>feels good</i>. Now, alcohol has been around since ancient times, the only reason that makes a fair amount of sense as to why <i>now</i> it's an epidemic, would be modern advances in civilization which creates a need to feel sedated despite its consequences and half-assed attempts with advertisements to warn everyone. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> More shocking, is the sudden uprising of pain clinics all around the country where almost anyone can have a prescription. There has been a 24 percent rise in prescriptions to opiates, and the abuse among teens has been steadily increasing. Our government has an on-going war against drugs, yet at the same time we feed children adderall, give adults anti-depressants which have been actually linked to increased feelings of suicidal thoughts and behavior, because of certain drugs being pushed by major corporations, this includes opiates. Opiates have increased in distribution to keep heroin off the streets, which most certainly would not profit the Rx companies, yet sedate the masses. This keeps poor folks struggling for a moment of peace, which unfortunately is bought because they are unable to earn it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Brave New World</i> is a sterilized society away from nature, afraid of actual child birth and appalled at the "ancient" religion Christianity. Ways of the outsider "savage" Christians are seen as immoral and disgusting. This is a direct correlation to our current attitudes about native rituals and our (dare I say it?) hatred of nature. Modern society is obsessed with anti-bacterial soap to a point where we actually get sick from having 99.9% of bacteria gone, making us much more vulnerable to foreign organisms that otherwise would naturally live on our skin. People are terrified from eating a fruit off a tree because of chemicals, yet we eat food that's been doused chemicals on it all the time...people can't even tolerate a speck of dirt or a harmless insect on them or inside their homes...It's to a point where if I even politely voice my views about green anarchism to a fellow anarchist they assume a necessity in concrete, cars and supermarkets. I assume people are too comfortable in air conditioning to want to even think about living a place made out of sustainable materials or to just farm or something which requires effort.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> These views are ingrained in our behavior because the very fact civilization exists is because of the violence we've put the so-called savages through and their so-called savage land. Just being within a tax bracket is upholding the values of violence. We have not only committed mass genocide but stripped natives of their culture which before Spanish and European settlers, was in accordance with nature. The so-called civilized ways of Christianity pushed out the need for nature, and ever since industrial society has been trying to make everything plastic.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Not only does <i>Brave New World</i> articulate our blind and willing obedience as the evolution of totalitarianism, but it makes the argument that the entire concept of civilization is doomed due to its defiance of nature. Nature is the first casualty of war and mass agriculture. Earth cannot support endless development of cities and constant multiplying of <i>any</i> creature. It is not beneficial to us either, because if there are not enough resources people will become extinct. Capitalism, or any other form of developing government cannot exist without manipulation and depletion of the land which goes hand in hand with the exploitation of people, their rights and the extinction of their culture (look at China and Tibet). If Aldous Huxley, who by no means is an anarchist can make that analysis, then why stand around starry eyed wondering why our protests are barely making a dent? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> At the end of the book the main character decides to live like a "savage". He didn't try to change society; no the soma was too strong, the fear of the people too great...and it was their decision. My only suggestion is for those of us who can see the destruction and how it renders us almost completely powerless, is to resist by living outside the "safety" of industrial civilization as much as possible. This is not to criminalize the participants of civilization or to suggest that being totally outside civilization is feasible, but to take an action that is more feasible than hoping for 1984. </span></span></div>DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-79865143677658414452012-04-13T08:43:00.000-07:002012-04-13T08:49:31.915-07:00No, Objectifcation is Not Considered a Compliment Relevence of a feminist essay comes from genuine experiences. No pretenstion, no scholarly exposition of what women theoretically should want or what utopias we can dream up as we clean up the messes of patriarchal society. Some of the best examples of sexism come from other women's mouths.<br />
I made a comment, to an undisclosed person, along the lines of "I'd rather be pale and pasty than have a fake tan [or sunburn]" and was subsequently accused of feeling self-conscious about "being pretty". The reasoning was that since I do not appreciate men hitting on me, I do not like to wear makeup, I shave my legs about once a week and also (I'm guessing) I do not dress myself in typical mainstream attire, I <em>must</em> have a fear of pretty-ness.<br />
Offensive as it was, I did not try to argue about the myth of beauty and what constitues 'pretty' in reality physically and mentally with/out consumer-culture. I defended myself to some degree, but sometimes it's more beneficial to talk to a wall.<br />
Confidence about one's appearance is not dependent on making it a superfical fixation nor is it dependent on what other people's force-fed perception of beauty is. People look beautiful naturally without gimmicks, clown makeup, expensive accessories and in very unique, indivdual ways. Stop trying to be a Barbie and then making everyone else feel bad for not being a Barbie. These are unrealistic expectations that few can achieve, and are irrelevent to the broader scope of existence. I would rather be a humanitarian than a super-model. Neither do I want a man in my life who's relationship with me is based around my appearence, (which if you're belief of beauty comes from pop-culture deteriorates in your mid-thirties) as opposed to my character traits (read: intelliegence, humor, kindness, etc.).<br />
Keep in mind, this ideal beauty being sold to us through advertisements/consummerism/media is coming from big time companies owned by white men that have political influences that keep perpetuating the myth that women are so stupid because they care more about superfical shit than the myriad atroscities that are going on in the world and would rather starve and buy anti-wrinkle cream at risk of death or cancer than to read a book (besides Twilight) - which is not always true and I'm an example of that. <br />
Undisclosed person, if you are reading this, <em>that's </em>why I only shave my legs like once a week, and I don't care.DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-8947855480825519052012-03-23T14:15:00.001-07:002012-03-23T14:15:02.145-07:00Capitalism's Superiority Complex, how it Manifests in Feminist Desire/Lack of Desire Recently, I've been re-reading <i>Jane Sexes It Up</i>, a series of essays examining contemporary feminism in its relation to sexuality. It describes this post-post-feminism (as labeled by Germaine Greer, one of my favorite feminist theorists) that acknowledges a patriarchal society, with all its injustices and inequalities, but nourishes a feminism of women who cannot be politically correct feminists in the context of sexuality, especially within heterosexual relationships. Frequently the essay contributors talk about the lack of sexual identity they have developed as adult women, due to feminism's restricting perspective on rape culture and gender identity; not being able to acknowledge they want it rough, and to feel sexual, not "asexual" as one author puts it.<br />
This is why an anarcha-feminist perspective is much needed within the world of feminism, apart from feminism being much needed in the world of anarchism. I notice that these concerns of needing sexual liberation through being a stripper or grabbing the attention of a guy with the use of "femininity", comes out of confusing sex and gender within sexuality. Wanting sex is natural, being sexual is natural. Objectifying yourself in the hopes a man (or anyone for that matter) will look your way is not natural, and is a product of a patriarchal society that gears sexuality towards (white) men's (supposed) desires and not women's. Basing sexuality off of "he's such a man" or "I feel womanly" directly relates to either (a) showing body parts (b) gender roles, or (c) a mixture of the two. Showing sexual interest or being sexy isn't always showing body parts or giggling or objectifying the male or you opting to be objectified.<br />
Anarcha-feminism rejects gender roles, the idea that there are "feminine" attributes or "masculine" traits dictated by nature. Feeling "feminine" would only mean embracing the character traits that women are stereotyped as having, "masculine" being the perceived character traits of men, all of which are based merely on social conditioning. For instance, I do not believe all women want to be whisked away by Prince Charming, but I do believe people want love and attention from those we desire. Why must desire turn into objectification?<br />
Desiring an individual sexually does not merely mean physical attraction...even those who claim mere physical attraction must acknowledge that certain status symbols, body types, and accessories one wears provides clues to how a person is, which is why you find a particular type of person sexy and not another. Otherwise it becomes masturbation and objectification. This is where consent comes into play, if you respect a person's boundaries and are not merely in it for self-gratification, but acknowledge the other person's desires even if it is based on just pure bodily attraction, it is not objectification because you act in accordance to another's feelings, restrictions and desires. Anything not in accordance with another's expressed wishes is non-consensual and in my book, sexual assault. Practicing consent would eliminate much of the "I have to show my boobs to receive the sex I want" and seeming contradictions of feminism and desire by eliminating the objectification through verbal communication.<br />
Gender roles are very much ingrained in our social behaviors, so it is crucial to ask ourselves why we want men (or anyone for that matter) that expect us to be half naked in order to qualify as sexy? Why isn't my intellect sexy or the way I hold myself sexy? I don't want a person in my life that is immediately looking at me just as body and not a human being. The gender roles we are taught to accept, in even the most well-read feminists still exists to some degree, so we must challenge our motives.<br />
With that said, why do women feel the need to be submissive....or dominant for that matter? Both represent patriarchy at work, telling us there is no equality in sex only submission and dominance. Anarchism is the practice of no slaves or masters, so why should we want to be dominant just to prove women are capable of being "masculine"...which is basically the patriarchal why of saying abuser. When in fact, neither submission nor dominance that is consensual is truly <i>just</i> submission or <i>just</i> dominance - if you are a dominatrix for instance you still have to acknowledge the safe word, and if you're the sub, you have the power to stop any action you do not like. They are guises to play out fantasies that are based around a culture of sexuality that demeans women, or even others who exemplify "feminine" qualities that don't fit into the structured gender hierarchy of the porno-consumer culture that is sex in the United States.<br />
Look in, for example, a typical stereotype of homosexual relationships; there's the top and the bottom, the submissive "feminine" one and the dominant "masculine" one. Submission and dominance are synonymous with feminine and masculine, and with true equality, we would be able to function as people without it orbiting around the idea of gender. Even the typical homosexual relationship fed to us through porno culture aka consumerism and media, is just mirroring hetero-normative culture.<br />
Of course, since there's no other way to get off, all we have are porn stars to show us our bodies and desires, which is manufactured by notions of acceptable and unacceptable sexuality, depending on your race, sexual orientation and body parts. So we practice this porno version of sex or no sex at all because talking about sexuality is deemed unacceptable.<br />
To practice consent, would essentially eliminate notions of superiority or inferiority but with all the rough (not violent) sex you want. Instead of wanting to be choked or wanting to choke another based on a culture of violence and gender we can create equality in sex. Not that its wrong that it gets you off, but to verbalize your desires, identify them to get to the point of examining them. Violence being a turn on should indicate a deeper psychological issue that stems from the way your sexuality has been formed initially in the first stages of development, either that or it was developed later in life, turning you on as a response to it being naughty or wrong, because sex is naughty or wrong, which is the same reason we don't talk about our desires or use consent. Violence leaks into sexuality because the world we live in is enforced with violence, and war, which is how we prove our superiority aka "masculinity" over resources and compete within the game of capitalism. Eliminating violence in our sex eliminates the gender hierarchy in our personal lives that seems to be causing feminists such a big problem. We must break our attachment to gender roles within sex, challenge the psychological abuse we've been taught that's enforced within patriarchy/heterosexuality, and in the way our abrasive consumer-capitalist cultures thrives in the mirco- and macrocosm. Voicing our true desires beyond the realm of gender gives us potential to create well-rounded people who are not oppressed by lack of sex or exploited by sex within capitalism and immediately threatens the hierarchy of capitalism, aka global white male oppression. <br />
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Ok, rant done. DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-91284565662263783942012-03-20T12:35:00.001-07:002012-03-23T12:12:03.426-07:00Modern Feminism & Pornography (repost)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Feminism has degenerated into a virtually non-existent schism of pro-porn feminists opressing themselves on the grounds of free speech, merely in opposition of the radical anti-porn, politically correct, feminist police. Radical feminist ideology focuses on redefining gender roles that are not biologically innate, but restricted by society's standards; to use people as commodities fueling white male oppression - a.k.a. capitalism. How would these billion dollar companies sell cosmetics (among other products) to a population of women who weren't trying to immitate some ideal beauty? Patriarchy is prevelent in all aspects of our culture. Even so, some of these "radical" feminists seem to misplace this justified outrage. Why are women still in a position of social inequality when lawfully women and men are equals? Many posit pornography as the source.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Traditionally, sex was considered inapropriate to discuss, whether openly or privately. Women were grossly uninformed about contraceptives, abortions and the idea that sex could be pleasurable, not just a duty a proper wife should endure. Sex was the legal right of the owner, otherwise known as her husband, to do as he wished, however often, even if it was rape, because she was merely property. Domestic rape became illegal, thus women became the true owners of their bodies eventually ushering in the era of free love - second wave feminism. Women sexually liberated themselves by boycotting the kitchen, shortening their skirts and discovered they too could have pleasurable sexual experiences on their terms and in non-monagamous circumstances. Marriage, to radical feminists, was viewed as slavery; merely a way for men to have an endless supply of sex and servitude.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> After certain legal reforms in the 1970s-80s (e.g. access to birth control) women were on equal footing, legally speaking, and feminism declined. Many noticed women still being victimized and objectified. There was something lurking beneath these new found freedoms of bare bellies and strip pole aerobics. Domestic violence increased and women undoubtedly began the trend of willing oppression, in plain terms, befriending their captors. (Which is identical to the fight or flight response of victims who are abducted and/or raped). Which leaves us to the present situation of popular culture openly degrading women, using derogitory terms for women, pushing sex more heavily than ever in mainstream culture, especially with the rise of hip hop. Pro-porn feminists insist we are being monitored more than ever and our freedom of speech is at stake thanks to the pro-censorship stand of radical feminists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Anti-porn feminists see pornography as the embodiment of the perfect union of patriarchy and capitalism; sex being treated as a market as opposed to a natural urge common to nearly every being. Porn, and every other form of media ingrain an image of what a woman is and what constitutes a beautiful, or ideal woman. Duping the masses to adhere to a common belief that a woman must be underweight, have a face full of makeup, enjoy activities labeled "girly" as opposed to "manly" or aggresive and women are not the only victims. Men are encouraged to follow certain criteria as well, although more loosely enforced. A woman with purple hair who wears anything but fashionable ensambles are considered undesirable, or outcasted at best. These ideas are sold to us so we can buy overpriced bullshit we don't need that fuels the money machine of capitalism that keeps us all oppressed. Based on these images seen in porn and elsewhere men expect (at best want) a woman with no hair on her vagina (so she can look prepubesceint) who screams in ecstacy when you bend her over and pull her hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Not everyone adheres to these images nor wants to. People's sexual preferences range similarly to how individualistic one's favorite foods are. Capitalism is categorizing us into rigid boxes of social protocol and porn is adequately representative, despite the blind eye given by pro-porn feminists. Anything involving a woman who is not big-breasted, thin, fucking anally and finishing orally with cum dripping down her chin is considered niche porn. If the film involves a black person, that is labeled interracial, not mainstream, even if it involves the same sexual acts. Asian? That's not interracial, that's foreign. As this implies, porn also encourages rascism not just sexism. If a woman is squirting (a practice unknown by most) or if she isn't completely waxed down to her butthole, that is fetish porn, otherwise known as an uncommon turn on or sexual practice brainwashing the masses to believe in a solid undebatable standard of normal. You are either a "man" or a "woman", blue for him, pink for her (no transgendered folks) and theres even rules and regulations to match your genitals. There are no variations excluding gays, which is barely accepted as it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Anti-porn feminists take this unrefutable logic and fact and twist it into accustory statements such as "all men oppress all women" when in fact, women are doing it to themselves to fulfill a human need to be wanted and loved. These feminists also decided heterosexuality is a social construct, not a default in our sexual behaviors - it's all concocted by patriarchy. These accusations sets women back by creating the defense or backlash of the pro-porn feminists holding on to their recently discovered sexual expression in fear of other women holding their mouths shut in the very way it was made possible for men to enslave women in the first place - through censorship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Countless feminists are blinded to this plague, convinced pornography equals rape and fuels violence towards women. It is an act of sexual violence and censorship is the solution, despite the foundation of feminism advocating free speech and sexual liberation to free her from the confines of traditional social roles. Excluding BDSM and specific rape fetishes (a.k.a. and uncommon sexual practice), there is no violence in porn, let alone explicit violence. These women are not coereced into these acts as claimed by the "radical" feminists, they enjoy being either on the giving or recieving end of all the sexual acts including the simulated punishment (more commonly as the dominatrix). These displays do not advocate rape, contrary to the biggest argument anti-porn feminists have, but these acts are deeply rooted in patriarchy which is ignored by pro-porn activists. Being anti-censorship does not mean one should support women being products of manipulation for men even when under the guise of dominance. In short, these women are undeniably legal prostitutes, but it is out of their own free will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Women are subjected to the scrutiny of an unrealistic standard of sexuality based on a ficticious demand of what men supposedly want. Sexuality is profoundly diverse and cannot be generalized or contained within the boundaries of what a man is/wants and how women are/should be. Porn exaggerates an illusion telling you what's taboo or weird as opposed to accepted or mainstream. Pro-porn feminists see this as liberation even though gays are being equally discriminated against and women believe they are sexually inadequate based on what they see men whacking off to. The only way to eliminate the problem, or these supposed norms, to let people be truly free and naked is to rid the illusion of right/wrong, sexual correctness/prudence, he/she is to give people much needed variation, especially in the market of sex. Have women explore the fantasies denied to them, experience orgasms they never knew about and market porn for different tastes, not just ridiculous alternatives that make people feel outcasted between a virgin or whore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Feminists of this generation need to see the fruits of our mother's work, really utilize our freedom. Sex is evident in our biology and women shoiuldn't have to feel bad if they are not a lesbian or want to wear a skirt. The only way to educate the public is to show them what they truly want without inhibitions; men and women all ages of all races ethinities engaging in consenting sex. Women should be taught about their bodies and so should men. Encouraging communication between eachother and disregarding normality is key in our fight against white male oppression. Sex isn't the problem, it's the product "sex" being sold to us that causes eating disorders and half-naked women claiming they've been liberated. Capitalism wants feminist against feminist in fear of a crumbling system already on the verge of deterioration. Redefining feminism must be actualized through sexual education, not censorship or vaginal rejuvunation.</span></div>DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-27409344048563581262012-03-15T13:04:00.003-07:002012-03-15T13:07:25.060-07:00Rewilding & Feminism <span style="color: #38761d;">Green anarchism </span>is largely critiqued for the commonly linked, controversial, theory/practice of primitivism. Primitivism, to many red anarchists, is met with apprehension and dubbed as poorly thought out, unrealistic pipe dream. This also creates a rift in basic anarchist ideology - <i>should I stay or should I go? </i>Staying within the confines of typical urban civilization for the benefit of others or leaving the concrete jungle for a sustainable eco-friendly community of equals with no slaves or masters?<br />
<i> </i>Staying behind to make an impact on local politics and influencing others by creating sharings, radical libraries, etc. is not only noble, but in fact, necessary. Food Not Bombs, for instance, would not flourish, or exist for that matter, if there were not individuals within the web of consumer-capitalist society questioning the unquestioning participants of oppression. Anarchism would be exclusive to those already in equal communities off the radar and intellectuals - if everyone agreed with leaving civilization, there would be no presence of anarchists challenging ingrained morals and ideologies.<br />
This logic is based on the belief that people are ignorant, either purposefully or against their will (or a mixture of both). The main objective of anarchism is to create a society of equals without centralized government or hierarchy, based within the premise of individualism. Keeping these two basic beliefs that are universally accepted by anarchists in mind, is it ethical to convert people to your recipe for revolution, like Christians converting folks on the street, even against their will, or for their own benefit by force? If as an anarchist, you are keeping true to individualism which is just as much practice as theory, the whole basis for decentralization of power, and a word rightly used interchangeably with freedom, how would you be able to achieve the over all objective without force? <br />
In my personal opinion, I believe it is foolish to stay in the hornets nest, suffering and participating in the destruction of our ecosystems and deterioration of personal freedom. Having the option to actualize freedom, equality, sustainability, etc. and not utilizing the opportunity, is, again, foolish. Staying within capitalism slowly decays our planet - no matter which way you slice it, money is not sustainable. Not only that, but civilization has perverted our morals and psychological state. Not many of us know how to obtain resources without a store, or dumpster for that matter, leaving us disconnected from the environment that is supporting us. Money itself has contributed to the destruction of the nuclear family, most of us with deep Freudian complexes stemming from lack of connection with our mothers and fathers. This is why <span style="color: #38761d;">green</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">anarchism</span> is the only feasible solution to our economic ruin, moral deterioration and psychological abuse.<br />
I have my qualms, of course, with some aspects of primitivism. Rewilding, as far as harmony between us and the planet is essential, but many take it too far not realizing when we were hunter gatherers, it was survival of the fittest. Keep in mind hierarchy stems from one person having more resources or strength, using it as leverage or power, people abusing the resources for their own cut, then fighting among one another out of selfishness. Strength, of course, would rank men as more useful than women, in fact, this is where basic sexism comes from and why sexism is the fundamental discrimination and not racism, for example. Government does protect you from being harmed by another, at least in theory, promoting a value system previously enforced by religion, now nonexistent in the United States. With the development of these notions, we can remove ourselves from the idea of government or hierarchy and apply it in the wild, which technically, in the correct use of the term, is civilized. So a successful primitive society would have to be a gender-neutral society, which in turn, must be a society that will not value one character trait over another, for instance physical strength over gardening, this fundamental thinking is what creates hierarchy. This would automatically deem children, seniors and people with physical or mental disabilities inadequate. In short, I don't think we should be de-evolving but re-evolving, apart from this gender-ized evolution that is dependent on greed to survive. It would take work to make sure a successful primitive society does not degenerate into hierarchy within a few generations, but feasible within the realm of feminism.<br />
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In order to address the practice/theory of <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green anarchism</span>, I have to address anarcho-communism and the libertarian roots of anarchism. To believe in a theory that was relevant in the 1800s and early 1900s and not modify its action or meaning, I believe is ignorant and elitist. Elitist only for the fact, that individuals quoting these Kropotkins and such are putting academia over action; making anarchism academic as opposed to practical or common sense values. This creates more hierarchy and limits anarchism to either book nerds or to college folks who are mostly middle class white kids who were bored with name dropping Marx.<br />
Nonetheless, I realize not all anarcho-communists are involved in one-up-man-ship and genuinely believe in an ideal government structure. That's where I disagree, simply because there is no ideal government, the common people (at least in the U.S.) will not have a revolution or situation to even begin to talk about an ideal government, therefore anarchism, to me, is about creating non-hierarchical, non-oppressive alternatives to our current system (outside the capitalism of the United States, specifically) because we cannot change other's beliefs or this government (to any reasonable degree). Anarchism seems to me more like a here-and-now approach as opposed to a let's hope for a revolution - here's-my-ideas-I've-already-written-a-book-about approach.<br />
The anarchism in the streets, feels more symbolic as opposed to actually doing something. The only action that is realistically being accomplished is putting the idea of anarchism as an alternative (or any alternative for that matter) in the consciousness of the mainstream public. I believe in order to right now actually have a non-hierarchical and non-oppressive alternative, it would inevitably <i>have to not participate in capitalism at all</i> to create equality. In order the achieve this, you have have to remove yourself from capitalism and this society and live off the land as much as possible. No, this doesn't mean you have to live like cave-people, just sustainability... meaning eliminating capitalist treats or tendencies. So if you aren't the type willing to leave your x-box, maybe communism is right for you. If you don't want to be apart of nature, then you would probably prefer capitalism, so think twice about starting your revolution that won't happen.<br />
Ecological concerns are anti-capitalist concerns - this is how big corporations are able to manipulate resources for continual production, this is how poor countries stay poor and powerless, this is how oil wars are possible, this how the public can be sedated by consumer gratification NOT RELIGION (which is outdated anyway) and how patriarchal systems are encouraged to exploit immigrants and women for low wadges which in turn spawns racism, sexism, ageism, you name it. To me, putting sexism, animal rights and environmental concerns behind economic concerns is ignorant to what capitalism is and how it thrives. Creating a sustainable community beyond consumer brainwashing, academic brainwashing, media brainwashing and economic chess-games would be the only way to live autonomously and is only feasible within the ideology and action of <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green anarchy</span>. Like I said before, even within action, the only thing that's really being accomplished is the idea of true equality being put out there to the public in hopes the morals and ethics of the public will change, which is really the only lasting effect; the laws will be changed, new pipelines will be created even after one is fought off. So even if feminism, for example is only "micro" politics and not the larger reality of capitalism/power, wouldn't it have a greater lasting effect than fighting a war that has never begun?<br />
I can't change the way others view the world. I can only live how I want to live, that's why I'm going to the countryside to create and take part in an autonomous community so we can begin to try to heal the damage on our psyche inflicted by capitalist civilization.DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-67542546325997199342012-02-29T12:32:00.001-08:002012-03-03T12:46:58.147-08:00Queer, A Coversation<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I don't like societies labels on sexuality, i.e, bi-sexuality, lesbian, gay, hetro. They are a symptom of a heirarchal system that seeks to classify and degrade based on preferences. These roles seperate people and create division amonst ho<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">mo/hetrosexuals. I know because Bi-sexuals are ostricized by Lesbians and Gays all the time.<br />I think you can't really have this conversation without mentioning the queer movement. Anarchists and homosexuals have been in the same fight against the state and all systems of repression for a very long time. Radicals in the LGBT community identify as Queer. They refuse to be subjectified by dominate patriarchial systems. Some anarchists prefer not to identify as hetrosexual (although they are only involved in male/female sexual relations) as a political act of solidarity with the queer community. I would love to see a radical LGBT movement in South Florida.</span></span></span></div>
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This is my qualm: I am not poly, nor am I supportive of hetero-normative culture, yet often enough, I am called out for being in a monogamous hetero- relationship; for falling prey to the hetero culture hierarchy. Without being defensive, or ridiculing anyone of alternative lifestyles, some people are heterosexual, even us feminist activists. Yes, biologically a woman's natural response is to reproduce, as is a man's, so some of us are straight, and even lesbians like to have fingers, toys, etc. that technically are phallic (although it is not necessary and doesn't make a lesbian bisexual). There are many feminist theorists that claim woman are by nature, bisexual. I don't agree, simply on the grounds I am not opposed to same-sex relations, I have engaged in same sex relations and I didn't care to have them (or not)...on several occasions. Although I am not bisexual, I am not heterosexual, either.<br />
Can a person receive pleasure from someone of the same sex, enjoy it and not be bi? Yes, considering we can receive pleasure from inanimate objects and not have attraction to them, or have sex with a person you don't particularly have interest in, but get your rocks off (so to speak).<br />
This is where I think many sexually inexperienced individuals become confused with the idea of bisexuality. Now, this is not to say that homosexuality or bisexuality is just a made up social construct (like hetero-normativity) but perhaps <i>heterosexuality</i> <i>isn't merely a social construct</i>. I do believe, especially in activist circles or anarchist circles (whom are mostly "alternative") it is common for poly or LGBT folks to be the norm and it is merely because, initially, the type of person to be involved with activism or punk rock (or whatever) are people who don't accept the status quo. They are the type of person who does't want to be fed more bullshit; sexuality is another outlet of that rebellion. This is also the reason why people who just are different than the mainstream norm are attracted to activism or other alternative lifestyles.<br />
Experimenting is and SHOULD be promoted (bi or poly experimentation), but I think many just label themselves bisexual only because they've kissed someone of the same sex, or hasn't and just wants to be recognized as someone who doesn't support the hetero culture/gender system. So, to some extent, the bisexual club has racked up a significant amount of people who just don't consider same-sex relations taboo who actually act out hetero lifestyles. I also think, in some cases, the idea that it's taboo or wrong to be bi or homosexual or to be poly is the main reason why these lifestyles fulfill people sexually, which is the main reason why people develop fetishes. For example, a straight man having a woman screw them up the butt with a dildo or a lesbian woman having fantasies about being gang raped by men (these are very common fetishes, actually). In real life, the man would never want to sleep with another a man or the woman may severely oppose rape. Again, I am not proposing that those born gay, trans, intersex, etc. are just bi-products (no pun intended) of the opposition of a hetero culture, but I AM saying that there are a minority of those who consciously choose a poly or bi lifestyle that are.<br />
As for the poly lifestyle choice, which goes along with unconventional gender identifications, sexual practices and multiple consensual partnerships or relationships, I think some may enjoy this lifestyle and have legitimate reasoning but those who aren't poly aren't just by-products of hetero culture. Especially if you've considered the argument of being forced to be hetero and forced fed the idea of a single marriage long term relationship. Yes, most marriages fail, but I believe its because people don't experiment and are pressured into having one partner at a time with marriage being the end all be all. I don't agree with the eagerness and myth of "the one". I do believe, however, biologically due to the urge of creating children and having a family, people are naturally serial monogamists as seen in many primates. Some people, of course, don't have the urge to settle down, period so they do not want to be monogamous.<br />
But, let me ask you this: if many men, especially nowadays, want multiple partners or open relationships and many woman don't, is the popularity of poly orientations perpetuated by a culture of woman geared towards pleasing men especially in anarchist circles which are usually predominantly white young men and have traditionally set the intellectual standard due to the gender hierarchy and access to information? This could be because of socially ingrained gender roles, perhaps that aren't inherent, (that woman want a family and men want to fuck around), but it may also be from mainstream gender roles of men wanting as many women as possible (to prove masculinity/prowess), therefore it is a way to coax women. I have seen some manarchists like this and mainstream men like this. I have also been around/with people who practice polyamory that aren't like this.<br />
I also have to bring up that within the context of marriage being a contractual agreement, where the idea was initially brought up because women were slaves to men, anarcha-feminists like Emma Goldman had a political justification and a personal frustration that was right on taking many partners and breaking that taboo. Nowadays though, people having many partners (i.e. cheating) isn't taboo, it is common. People not wanting to settle down so they can continue having sex with whoever, is common too, so, maybe it's more politically relevant to be with one person and not treat women <i>or</i> men as tools that are simply for sexual gratification?<br />
When it all boils down, people have the right to chose how they want to live their lives, so don't be hypocrites you open minded anarchists and feminists, let me prefer to be monogamous and not be ridiculed for <i>my</i> natural inclination to have one mate at a time. I do think the ideas above are worthwhile conversation topics but ultimately would be useless to prove, considering no one has been raised beyond gender roles and without social tendencies ingrained by media, parents and school. Just keep in mind, all I am saying, is if heterosexuality can be a social construct why can't other types of sexuality or polyamory be a social construct as well?DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-42843230403726014632012-02-22T09:06:00.000-08:002012-02-22T09:08:16.233-08:00A Blog About A Blog In this post-2000 world of internet accessibility, where anyone can have a blog, I wonder how relevant my self-publication is. While an individual's freedom for creativity, no matter how seemingly self-indulgent or adolescent, is important, especially in the context of anarchism and activism - when everyone thinks they are the next Paris on Twitter, I wonder how anyone can find my poor old radical feminist blog. Sigh. Blogging is even referenced in popular media. Big name writers that have contracts even have blogs just to screw the rest of us up.<br />
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A long time ago, perhaps 10 years ago, before the digital monopoly over reality, if you wanted to self publish you were making trips to Kinko's quite regularly. I don't know if they're are Kinko's anymore. They are probably all internet cafes. The beauty of the zine making scene was you had to have the will power to see the process through the maze of mapping and folding so it can look like a bonafide flip-able piece of literature. Now, laziness and boredom are the motivations for your urgent need for expression. Just to give a few examples, I 'flipped through' (of course there's no 'flipping' online) the blogs that come before mine, and they are mostly personal journals and movie reviews. I barely trust my friends to give me good movie reviews, let alone Jane or Joe who loves romantic comedies.</div>
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Despite the over lapping of self-interest and the welfare of the general public, even in cyber space there is a need for intelligent reading material. I will not be discouraged to rant about patriarchy even when lines of my articles mysteriously disappear thanks to this perfect technology. To have people willing to use the tools we have is crucial for activism in the anarchist communities to thrive and reach the sensitive minds of the youth who have been brainwashed by Axe commercials and history teachers to think 'anarchy' is a synonym for chaos. To have an accessible record of herstory is a beautiful fuck you to big name publishers who want the voices of protest to be turned down, if possible, non-existent to mainstream folks. </div>
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So, here I am, the lone warrior, in the vast desert plain of internet blogging hoping some youngster will find this just like a tumble weed in the wind. Us anarchists are outlaws in the cyber wars, supporting eachother's political ramblings is a step towards numbers and recognition. We are relevant citizens and have alot more to say than Jon Stewart. So to movie review person: this town actually is big enough for the both of us. </div>DoubleDareYahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455154903134653238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764710260385633638.post-53647852454792762352012-02-21T12:04:00.000-08:002012-02-21T12:04:57.829-08:00The Dichotomies of Consumer Culture The most fundamental dichotomy, man/woman, or if you like, day/night, is the basis of modern thought, stemming into religious morality and thus government and rule. Throughout culture, sexism has been persistent. Even the woman-based or goddess based cultures of ancient times were eventually physically put in submission. Patriarchal societies have the upper hand when examining the polarity of feminine/masculine. To this day, in for instance, Feng Shui, the method of balancing one's environment, is based upon Yin-Yang, feminine/masculine, dark/light, night/day. These basic dichotomies are almost universally accepted and become the principal foundation for gender roles.<br />
At once dualism becomes the structure of collective thought, every concept is divided in two, so day/night becomes light/dark, good/evil, positive/negative. It is easy to see the relationship between day/light/man in ancient culture when the sun was the main focus of worship (sun=son?). This leaves night to represent female whereas night is dark, when the unknown occurs, naturally inspiring fear, longing for daylight. Many children have fear of the dark, vampires, ghosts and nocturnal animals come out at night, making evil interchangeable with night, dark, and female, most noticeably in Western society and religion.<br />
Upon examining the book of Genesis, the story of Adam and Eve gives much insight into modern association between good/man and evil/woman and the identification of men representing all of humanity. Before Eve, Adam was neither man nor woman, therefore Adam represents all people, i.e. "man kind" not "woman kind". To further reinforce male superiority and woman inferiority, Eve, is tricked by Satan, i.e. evil, and gets both Adam and Eve kicked out of Eden the beautiful paradise God (a man nonetheless) made. Now, according to Genesis, women suffer painful childbirth for our collective misdeed. This of course is the Judea-Christian religion Western society is built upon, especially the United States, a more recent concoction of religion and state (supposedly separate).<br />
Religion reinforces the unquestioning of these modes of thought. Religion is one of the main culprits of the evolution of gender roles, why women are submissive and men traditionally the bread-winners. Nowadays, gender-roles have a slightly new configuration after the Woman's Right Movement and politically, on most accounts have equal rights. Equal rights, should not, however, imply overall equality. Women are still fitted into traditional stereotypes of being weaker, still take on domestic roles as well as jobs outside the home, are still paid less than men, and are still objectified through all branches of media. This atmosphere of consumer culture is where more complex dichotomies evolve.<br />
For instance, we are constantly being advertised and sold products, while watching a weight loss show we are also being shown McDonald's commercials, while watching a cooking show we are being sold diet pills, while looking at anorexic models we are being told "big is beautiful" (then being called either too skinny or too fat), while seeing women run for office we are seeing half-naked women in music videos. These are alot of confusing images, especially for young women. This is a result of the religion/state dichotomy - on one side we have the pure, house maker religious moral side, then the demonized over-sexed pro-women's rights, left. These polarities make it possible for gender roles to be perpetuated and for rifts between other women or feminists to persist over which side to take. Dualism in our thinking patterns makes it black/white as if there is no gray!<br />
People are politically divided into left/right when, in reality, they are the same people making decisions for whichever company they have sworn allegiance to. Since capitalism is based on the consumer's demand, it is necessary the companies who run our government find a way to please us, or to create demand for their products.<br />
For example, even if there is no <i>real </i>demand for cheeseburgers there is one created through advertising and other types of psychological manipulation. This is how we have become a brand-based culture and a culture that racks up debt for the newest cars and computers even if we don't need products or can't afford the products. So it becomes necessary to find to the audience to sell to and to box up their characteristics to find a way to reach their vulnerability. For example, a company needs to sell a new oven cleaner, they have spent millions on animal testing, researching and creating something <i>slightly</i> different than the previous oven cleaner, so to sell it they give deals to stores so it can be sold cheap and also advertise. They figure, <i>who does the oven cleaning in the home? Who is the <b>majority</b> of our audience? Women? Aged 30-50? Are they a parent with a job and busy lifestyle? What do they watch? Oprah, maybe? Soap operas? </i>Therefore they create the right opportunity, during the right time slots have a commercial with a busy mom with alot of things to do, praising how much she enjoys having this fast acting oven cleaner to save her time, then you go to the store remember that catchy jingle and see that it's on sale, then, voila! A company has millions in their pocket and can continue to have political sway.<br />
This culture makes it possible to continue stereotypes even after the so-called "women's liberation movement". To indulge in this psychological manipulation is indulging in sexism, racism, animal torture, environmental atrocities and political ignorance. Our black/white thinking makes it impossible for our green parties to ever win an election and nearly impossible for individuals to be individual. This why examining the dichotomies persistent in our moral values and political structure become the crux of anarchism and individual liberty. To ignore gender roles, where they stem from and how they persist is going to be the downfall of politics, environment, and freelance information.<br />
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