Apparently This Needs to be Said

[qos]

I strongly object to any and all terms which characterize women's bodies and beings as being "less", with being a failure -- especially when explicitly contrasted with warrior culture. I particularly object to women's genitalia being used in this way. Make any case you like criticizing the current state of our culture (or anything else), but do not use women, women's sexuality, or femininity to characterize what you think is wrong.


Criticizing individual women is as valid as criticizing individual men, of course. My objection is using the "idea" of women, of feminininty, as inherently derrogatory.

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[qos.livejournal.com]

Since you raise this point, Lupa, I'll mention that one of my personal objections to the Maiden-Mother-Crone model is that it makes the procreative cycle the fundamental frame of reference for women's lives. Obviously we all go through menarch and menopause whether or not we have children, but I've never favored systems that define or measure me in terms of my womb.

[lupagreenwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I ranted about that a while back. Nice to know I'm not alone in that!

I think something that doesn't revolve around one particular biological system in our bodies would be great--or maybe just abolishing the strict archetypes altogether.

[qos.livejournal.com]

Trying to fit everyone to a single model (biological, archetypal, or whatever) is almost always a Procrustean endeavor, doomed to mangle those whose experiences don't fit the pattern being used.

[oakmouse]

*cheers*