The patriarchy is a giant parasitic space porcupine.
Some time ago I was doing a google image search for something-or-other, when I got a result from yonder livejournal entry: http://hyel.livejournal.com/895483.html In this entry was a link labeled The Internet Superhero Feminists. And one can hardly see a link labeled The Internet Superhero Feminists and not click on it. So I did.
After that, though, I found myself with more links to click on; which I did click. And in so doing found more links. And many more links. And many, many more links.
Now I am a feminist. I have gained 1 level in the Feminist core class, on top of my handful of levels in the Liberal NPC class.
Radish, Neutral Good Male Human Feminist 1/Liberal 3
Though, judging from where I fall in earlbecke's Open Letter to All the Liberal Straight Men, to some degree I've actually been a feminist for some time. I don't apologize for others of my gender, since I identify with it only slightly more than I identify with the color of my eyes (and considerably less than I identify with my hat), but everything in the letter made perfect sense and never made me feel defensive. For as far back as I can remember I've seen people as people before I see them as male or female (still conditioned to pigeon them into one or the other, though, as you can see :/), and before most other details register as well (not quite colorblind, yet). And when working in hypotheticals I've always made explicit the ambiguous gender and sexuality of any imagined persons when it comes up; if often only due to my sporadic obsession with complete technical accuracy.
But now I am fully, consciously feminist. I pushed the button not knowing what it would do. And it showed me how big the problem is. The patriarchy is destroying our world. I refuse to let it. This can't be the way the world continues. There's only one thing we can do. We must change the future.
It was a stroke of luck that I was sent there through that link.
Together we can do this.
(Yes, I'm purposely channeling Chrono Trigger. It just...fit. And holy crap combined with the music multiplied the emotional intensity by like 50.*)
*I have an almost religious veneration for Chrono Trigger; this scene especially.
After that, though, I found myself with more links to click on; which I did click. And in so doing found more links. And many more links. And many, many more links.
Now I am a feminist. I have gained 1 level in the Feminist core class, on top of my handful of levels in the Liberal NPC class.
Radish, Neutral Good Male Human Feminist 1/Liberal 3
Though, judging from where I fall in earlbecke's Open Letter to All the Liberal Straight Men, to some degree I've actually been a feminist for some time. I don't apologize for others of my gender, since I identify with it only slightly more than I identify with the color of my eyes (and considerably less than I identify with my hat), but everything in the letter made perfect sense and never made me feel defensive. For as far back as I can remember I've seen people as people before I see them as male or female (still conditioned to pigeon them into one or the other, though, as you can see :/), and before most other details register as well (not quite colorblind, yet). And when working in hypotheticals I've always made explicit the ambiguous gender and sexuality of any imagined persons when it comes up; if often only due to my sporadic obsession with complete technical accuracy.
But now I am fully, consciously feminist. I pushed the button not knowing what it would do. And it showed me how big the problem is. The patriarchy is destroying our world. I refuse to let it. This can't be the way the world continues. There's only one thing we can do. We must change the future.
It was a stroke of luck that I was sent there through that link.
Together we can do this.
(Yes, I'm purposely channeling Chrono Trigger. It just...fit. And holy crap combined with the music multiplied the emotional intensity by like 50.*)
*I have an almost religious veneration for Chrono Trigger; this scene especially.