#fightingstereotypes

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"With my graphic novels I fight with stereotypes...”

"With my graphic novels I fight with stereotypes," said Xhenson about his book."I am focusing in a sustainable and international wine concept, and want my indiginous seeds concept to bring to more countries," shared Ivana about a slow wine. This Saturday (22.10. 2022), we were busy with our Online Human Library that we organized as part of the project ‘Bridging Communities by Community Empowerment’ supported by the Visegrad Fund. If you are curious to get to know more about civil society engagement in Visegrad and Western Balkan countries we will organize two more discussions in November. 

Moreover, we are getting ready to launch a series of workshops that will be open for young people, youth workers, and teachers. We will implement these workshops as part of Digital Tools project supported by the Erasmus + Programme. Stay tuned and have a nice week.

[adriemay-blog]

My first blog post! Please check it out below and click the link to see the full blog. I’ll be posting my first full-length piece about one of the topics below in the next week!

Let me begin with a description of the name Normal Woman. Aside from the fact that it’s hard to find a url name that isn’t already taken, I wanted to be as straightforward as possible, embedding the theme in the title. I’m hoping people perk up and say, “Wait a minute. What does she mean by that? What is normal anyway?!” Because what I hope to do with this blog is explore female stereotypes and the idea of  the “normal” woman. I want to challenge the status quo and bring to light how these stereotypes play out in the lives of women every day. I have very strong opinions about where gender roles and stereotypes originate and this blog will serve as an opportunity to explore topics like:

WOMEN ARE INNATE NURTURERS

WHAT IS FEMININE?

WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL AND SENSITIVE CRIERS

HOW CAN HILLARY POSSIBLY REMAIN RATIONAL WHILE PMSING?!

“SMILE, BABY. WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS?”

WOMEN DON’T LIKE GETTING DIRTY

WOMEN AREN’T DRAWN TO SCIENTIFIC OR MATHEMATICAL PROFESSIONS

WOMEN ONLY PRETEND TO LIKE SPORTS – OTHERWISE, THEY MUST BE LESBIANS

You won’t just here my voice, however. The plan is to explore these topics with different groups of women, learning from their experiences and perspectives. I have asked multiple women to collaborate with me on this project. Women from various backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, and life experiences. Sharing their take on the topics above, seeing how they compliment and contradict one another, will serve as an interesting forum for thoughtful discourse.

Ultimately, I hope to create a place to respectfully discuss what it is to be a woman, without judgment or agenda. A place to analyze and explore stereotypes in order to move past them. A place where women can share their opinions, learn from others, respectfully challenge one another and grow in the understanding of various perspectives on womanhood. We have shared experiences, as well as backgrounds, minds, and opinions that are uniquely our own. Let’s learn from each other in a way that is productive, open-minded, and kind.

In a time when coming together in understanding and respect is most necessary, let’s set the tone.