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Rebecca is loving this Snapchat filter from IWD 2017!!
Theresa May in a press conference today got criticised for mostly taking questions from male reporters and only letting one woman speak; when she was called out on this she replied
“You’ve had answers from a woman prime minister”
She then smirked and walked off, clearly very proud of her comeback
But this attitude is exactly the core of why liberal feminism is a joke and why I hate the corporate takeover of IWD
In her mind, her individual success as a woman was more feminist than using her position to help women as a group
The singular achievements of one woman for herself, especially if she is a CEO or head of state, are not feminist, if you don’t care for the plight of all women, or worse, actively hurt other woman for your power, you are not being feminist
Climbing up a ladder constructed from the bodies of vulnerable women does not make you a feminist, we should be dismantling that ladder and making a world where none of us are dehumanised and oppressed
Theresa May in a press conference today got criticised for mostly taking questions from male reporters and only letting one woman speak; when she was called out on this she replied
“You’ve had answers from a woman prime minister”
She then smirked and walked off, clearly very proud of her comeback
But this attitude is exactly the core of why liberal feminism is a joke and why I hate the corporate takeover of IWD
In her mind, her individual success as a woman was more feminist than using her position to help women as a group
The singular achievements of one woman for herself, especially if she is a CEO or head of state, are not feminist, if you don’t care for the plight of all women, or worse, actively hurt other woman for your power, you are not being feminist
Climbing up a ladder constructed from the bodies of vulnerable women does not make you a feminist, we should be dismantling that ladder and making a world where none of us are dehumanised and oppressed
ESP || Hoy y siempre libres y rebeldes! Juntas somos más fuertes! Vivimos en un mundo globalizado donde es innegable que el supuesto género de las personas genera desigualdades en todos los ámbitos de la vida: salud, educación, mercado laboral, lenguaje, amor, libertad y autonomía, arte, familia,... Podría citar cientos de estadísticas que ponen los pelos de punta y no dejan lugar a dudas de cómo hoy en día, aunque hayamos avanzado en muchos aspectos, aun nos queda mucho camino por recorrer para llegar a una igualdad real. Desgraciadamente últimamente solo se da visibilidad y se habla del feminismo la semana del 8 de marzo pero todas vivimos con ello todos los días del año. Por este motivo, este año he decidido dejar de lado las grandes referentes universales de feminismo y en cambio reconocer a mis amigas, que a pesar de nuestras diferencias somos compañeras de lucha. Nos vemos en las calles! Gracias @miss_txantxangorri y @ginebra_ge ! ENG || Today and always free and rebel! We’re stronger together! We live in a globalized world where it’s undeniable that the people’s gender generates inequalities in all areas of life: health, education, labor market, language, love, freedom and autonomy, art, family,... I could cite hundreds of statistics that will make your flesh creep and leave no doubt about how today, although we’ve made progress in many aspects, we still have a long way to go to achieve real equality. Unfortunately lately we, as a society, only give visibility and talk about feminism the week of March 8, but all women live with it every day of the year. For this reason, this year I’ve decided to set aside the great universal feminist referents and instead recognize my friends that despite our differences we are fighting partners.
CAT || Avui i sempre lliures i rebels! Juntes som més fortes! Vivim en un món globalitzat on és innegable que el suposat gènere de les persones genera desigualtats en tots els àmbits de la vida: salut, educació, mercat laboral, llenguatge, amor, llibertat i autonomia, art, família, ... Podria citar centenars d'estadístiques que posen els pèls de punta i no deixen cap dubte de com avui dia, tot i que haguem avançat en molts aspectes, encara ens queda molt camí per recórrer per arribar a una igualtat real. Malauradament últimament només es dóna visibilitat i es parla del feminisme la setmana del 8 de març però totes vivim amb aquest problema tots els dies de l'any. Per aquest motiu, aquest any he decidit deixar de banda les grans referents universals del feminisme i en canvi reconèixer a les meves amigues, que malgrat les nostres diferències som companyes de lluita. Ens veiem als carrers!
More photos of 8M feminist March on mexico ♀️💕✊
Feminists painted the names of missing women on the Zocalo's floor 👆
This 👆 is probably my favorite photo from Mexico so far 💖
This 👇 photo is not from Mexico but Santiago Chile, I think, but I love it so much 🥰
Mexico was painted purple by feminists today 🥰
Today, the feminist movement took the streets of mexico, with women marching for their rights and against the epidemic of feminicides that is taking place in the country 💕💓😭
When the march began to be organized in social networks, people were "worried" and critizised the lack of empathy (from feminists) with the women (specifically) who'd have to clean the streets after the marching - the cleaning ladies showed up to show their support tho 💖♀️
This was today and I'm filled with pride, I wasn't able to participate and it breaks my heart. However tomorrow is the mexican feminist strike - just like Icelandic women did in 1975 - tomorrow, Mexican feminist groups have called for a full on strike: no women in schools, work places or even on the streets. Women won't buy or sell anything tomorrow, or actively participate in the mexican society in any way, including social media. No internet tomorrow for us. So I wont see ya until the tenth. ✊✊✊
