WHEWHEWHE
So I've been playing world of warcraft this ENTIRE WEEKEND. I clearly suck all kinds of crappy things.
Also, been reading alot of what journalfen is up to these days; and I found a link to the old MsAllegro journal, wherein she discusses feminism and cultural oppression. For you who don't know who MsA is, check my old journal (pansy_burrows) that I had when I was a 16-17 year old brat who thought that I could be somebody I wasn't which = sucking up and kissing MsA's ass. It was all about a thing called Domlijah back then (oh lol), meaning the sexual relationship between Dominic Monagham and Elijah wood that was an universal fact, naturally. Everyone who opposed this ground-breaking theory were "trolls" or "fangirls" or just simply "asswipes". That's how the cookie crumbled. For about two years, when I got caught and left the molten core (WoW reference nr 1) and everything else behind, to start my life as a fairly normal person.
From MsA's journal, textualdeviance
I take absolutely no pride whatsoever in being a wife. I take no pride in having a clean house. If I had kids, I would take pride in them being intelligent and happy, but I wouldn't take pride in completely destroying my own personality and becoming nothing but a mindless mommyclone.
A mindless mommyclone? A person with feelings and a who have at least some kind of intelligence won't let their work bring them down. I don't think that one should stay at home with your kids and do the domestic work alone, because it might get boring for that individual. But I accept and respect that there are families out there who do this. Being a domestic housewife does not make you "a mindless mommyclone" or less powerful as a woman, even though some people who let their prejudices get the upper hand, think so. My best friend Johanna is a cleaning lady (lack of a better word) at the health-care center here. She's also taken care of kids since she was kid herself. I can tell you she's also an artistic prodigy, who's been able to put her work out there and is now thinking about starting her own line of jewellry. Nothing is ever black and white, and if someone would think less of Johanna for loving children and doing the dirty work no-one else wants to do, they have some serious issues.
I can't understand why some things are considered more powerful than others. Why is being the boss of a large multi-million corporation seen as "powerful", and taking care of 4 children considered as "weak"? I wouldn't want to be a housewife because A) I'd probably get bored and B) We probably couldn't afford it anyway, but do I consider housewifes to be weak? Not at all, because I can imagine what hard work it must be. Feminism is about choice, right? Then why not let women choose what is right for them? They are mature and of age, who can sureley take the responsibility of their actions. Even if it's about being a housewife, or an exotic dancer. Tomorrow, I have work at the daycare again. And I'm going to enjoy every fucking minute of it, knowing that I chose this job, and I do a damn good job.
There are some other gems at that journal, read and weep.
So I'm not going to sit around and not say anything. I'm going to post where ever I want, it's been 2 1/2 years since this happened, and can you honestly say that I haven't changed for the better? I know that I have. I have a better judgement, I've learned from that experience. I think it's sad that some people still live the lie, while some have actually made an effort in changing themselves (not talking about me here, but nat_does_lj) and get shit for that.
I'm off to sebastian's tonight, I'm going to make fudge and bring it there for us to eat. Mmmmm, fudge. (but firstly, some honest-to-god, world of warcrafting)
ETA: Oh what the hell. She just posted a response to my comment, which I can't respond to in turn because she made it friends-only. I should have known.
Also, been reading alot of what journalfen is up to these days; and I found a link to the old MsAllegro journal, wherein she discusses feminism and cultural oppression. For you who don't know who MsA is, check my old journal (pansy_burrows) that I had when I was a 16-17 year old brat who thought that I could be somebody I wasn't which = sucking up and kissing MsA's ass. It was all about a thing called Domlijah back then (oh lol), meaning the sexual relationship between Dominic Monagham and Elijah wood that was an universal fact, naturally. Everyone who opposed this ground-breaking theory were "trolls" or "fangirls" or just simply "asswipes". That's how the cookie crumbled. For about two years, when I got caught and left the molten core (WoW reference nr 1) and everything else behind, to start my life as a fairly normal person.
From MsA's journal, textualdeviance
I take absolutely no pride whatsoever in being a wife. I take no pride in having a clean house. If I had kids, I would take pride in them being intelligent and happy, but I wouldn't take pride in completely destroying my own personality and becoming nothing but a mindless mommyclone.
A mindless mommyclone? A person with feelings and a who have at least some kind of intelligence won't let their work bring them down. I don't think that one should stay at home with your kids and do the domestic work alone, because it might get boring for that individual. But I accept and respect that there are families out there who do this. Being a domestic housewife does not make you "a mindless mommyclone" or less powerful as a woman, even though some people who let their prejudices get the upper hand, think so. My best friend Johanna is a cleaning lady (lack of a better word) at the health-care center here. She's also taken care of kids since she was kid herself. I can tell you she's also an artistic prodigy, who's been able to put her work out there and is now thinking about starting her own line of jewellry. Nothing is ever black and white, and if someone would think less of Johanna for loving children and doing the dirty work no-one else wants to do, they have some serious issues.
I can't understand why some things are considered more powerful than others. Why is being the boss of a large multi-million corporation seen as "powerful", and taking care of 4 children considered as "weak"? I wouldn't want to be a housewife because A) I'd probably get bored and B) We probably couldn't afford it anyway, but do I consider housewifes to be weak? Not at all, because I can imagine what hard work it must be. Feminism is about choice, right? Then why not let women choose what is right for them? They are mature and of age, who can sureley take the responsibility of their actions. Even if it's about being a housewife, or an exotic dancer. Tomorrow, I have work at the daycare again. And I'm going to enjoy every fucking minute of it, knowing that I chose this job, and I do a damn good job.
There are some other gems at that journal, read and weep.
So I'm not going to sit around and not say anything. I'm going to post where ever I want, it's been 2 1/2 years since this happened, and can you honestly say that I haven't changed for the better? I know that I have. I have a better judgement, I've learned from that experience. I think it's sad that some people still live the lie, while some have actually made an effort in changing themselves (not talking about me here, but nat_does_lj) and get shit for that.
I'm off to sebastian's tonight, I'm going to make fudge and bring it there for us to eat. Mmmmm, fudge. (but firstly, some honest-to-god, world of warcrafting)
ETA: Oh what the hell. She just posted a response to my comment, which I can't respond to in turn because she made it friends-only. I should have known.