feminish

My feminism is quite random - and maybe inconsistent (unlike Rilke’s). There are things I’m certain I oppose and want to work to change (like porn becoming culturally mainstream and OK), things I’m certain we need more of (like Ursula K. Le Guin’s humanistic feminist writing) and other things I’m not sure about (like marriage).

But I wonder if, by putting together a list of likes and dislikes, it might be possible to begin to formulate a kind of no-nonsense, get-on-with-it feminism that makes sense for young lasses now.

This should be a WiKi page ideally, but that’s beyond me for the minute. For now it’s a scrapboard - let me know what you think.

Yes please:

breastfeeding in parliamentary chambers
generic female pronouns
respecting-your-space* yourself (and your partner 50/50)
sassy lingerie
Ursula K. Le Guin
gentle essential oil perfume
Simone de B.
digging earth/carrying wheelbarrows

*ie. housework

No thanks:

porn
high heels (except sometimes)
highlights
‘bitch’/'whore’ t-shirts
mirrors
mags & rags (esp daily mail - one day I’ll find time to analyse it… )
Germaine
melanie phillips
music videos
manicures
the word ‘pottering’
most ads