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rowan_elizabeth

Things that make me happy

Jul 30, 2009 14:03

This video has been making the rounds, and it brings out the utter romantic in me - the look on the bride's face really gets me. I also love that it seems like such a feminist entrance to a somewhat traditional wedding - the couple walking themselves down the aisle, after having been surrounded by their tribe.

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delicatetbone July 30 2009, 20:33:29 UTC

dancing to a song by a guy that beat the shit out of a woman is feminist?

rowan_elizabeth July 30 2009, 20:53:29 UTC

Fair enough, I didn't know the song or who it was by, I was just drawn to the unusual ceremony.

delicatetbone July 30 2009, 20:59:48 UTC

sorry i didn't mean to seem snappy, but I just found the song so off-putting.

While I'm all for dismantling the heteronormative, I'm not sure I think that dancing down the aisle is doing it. It certainly is a change from tradition, but it's still a church union between a man and a woman.

i guess it's something?

rowan_elizabeth July 30 2009, 21:19:21 UTC

I'm with you on that, I actually struggled with the idea of putting the label feminist on any legal marriage, but I couldn't think if a better way to articulate what I wanted to say. Actually wishing I hadn't now; you are right in that highlighting the lack of bride giving away and what not is not particularly progressive at this point.

Some Thoughts... scopatz July 30 2009, 22:58:30 UTC

I agree that it is probably a mischaracterization to call this ceremony feminist now. Though, 'feminist' is a complex word that has had several meanings over time. I could conceivably describe it as feminist (or at least progressive) at some point in the past...20 - 30 years ago? I don't really fault you for its usage here ( ... )

Re: Some Thoughts... rowan_elizabeth July 30 2009, 23:16:17 UTC

Well said!

neohippie July 30 2009, 23:43:28 UTC

Um, wait, so a church union between a man and a woman is incompatible with feminism?

delicatetbone July 31 2009, 02:15:13 UTC

mmm, no....but it does bring with it an entire history of patriarchical traditions....as do a lot of things.

I've enjoyed feministing's Jessica Valenti's musings about her own wedding...perhaps you will too.
http://jezebel.com/5226154/whats-so-weird-about-a-feminist-wedding

enjoy!

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