Sex, Gender, Politics, and everything in between
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[photo: photo of a group of demonstrators who are holding a banner that reads, “how many transgenders have to die before you get involved”]
Lawrence Stone, The Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800
I’ve been researching the gender roles prevalent at the time of Milton and Aphra Behn (my dissertation topic) and this quote came up. I think it’s really fantastic.
(via feminismitmakessense)
This doesn’t apply to all workers in the world, not by a long shot, as most do not have a choice at all, and most have much much worse working conditions as these. But to all those middle-to-working class people in the West, yes let’s all wake up to the absurdity of this system.
I like anarchofem’s commentary, but I want to dig a little further. Although the anti-industrial capitalism sentiment hits my sweet spot, the argument attempts to legitimate itself with a hint of ” science.” In reality, our genetic code has yet to tell us any truths about better labor practices, the definition of humanity, or to what extent we can compare ourselves to machines. All too often, liberal anti-capitalists (I know, its kind of an oxymoron) use ” science,” particularly popular fields such as genetics, to bolster their argument on socio-political ethics. The problem is that building an argument on natural laws is at its core an individualist liberal route based on the same knowledge often used to make pro-capitalist arguments. Instead, we should critique the legitimacy of arguments that utilize natural laws and vague scientific facts.
I couldn’t agree more. You’re absolutely right, this kind of “scientific fact=truth” argument is precisely the kind that would legitimize gender binarism, or, a hundred years ago, racism. I also disagree with the genetic argument. Epigenetics is an interesting area of science that seems to imply that genetic determination might be not that simple at all. However, it is difficult to dispute the fact that most working conditions under capitalism are harmful to health in general, and most definitely to mental health, not to mention alienation. This isn’t so much a “scientific” fact, but rather to be precise an empirical statistical observation. Thank you alexbreiding for bringing this to my attention!
This doesn’t apply to all workers in the world, not by a long shot, as most do not have a choice at all, and most have much much worse working conditions as these. But to all those middle-to-working class people in the West, yes let’s all wake up to the absurdity of this system.
So, this is a t-shirt I made a few years ago for myself and co-workers for TDOR. I still have the screen and am thinking of printing some more and putting them up on Etsy. I want to do some with the placement as is on the back and then maybe some with the words wrapping around the side (not sure). Anyway, I wanted to see if there would be interest in these before I order some blank t-shirts. I am trying to find ways of putting my craftiness to use in raising money for top surgery. So, what do you think?
this is me, I study anthropology, I consider myself an anarcha-feminist (if your wondering what that means, follow this blog!) ...oh and I love sex, photography (still & film) and asking way to many awkward and defying questions. that should suffice for now...
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