#rad feminsm

[icedcoffeeandversace]

Just saw a post where someone posted men in sherwanis and thobes and labelled them as “feminine looking”. I’ve never seen or met anyone who’s labelled South Asian/Middle Eastern men’s attire as feminine looking. 

Anyone who does so, please look it up before labelling as such.

Also, please do not tie in these attires with your views of “feminism”, they look amazing because they are tailored to fit specifically men and would not suit women. In South Asia, that’s why there are anarkalis, the women’s version of the South Asian attire, and in Middle East, there’s abayas, the women’s version of Middle Eastern attire, for example. 

Please don’t tie these cultures’ clothing (that dates way back to history) to feminism. There were clothes designed specifically for men and specifically for women. Just because people in previous eras in the West put their baby boys in dresses, does not mean it applies to other cultures.

Just some food for thought.

[rad-feminism]

I find myself in varying states of cognitive dissonance with all of the heavy ugly news, whether it is climate change deniers, sexual abuse deniers, or simply those caught up in protecting their own positions of power protecting abusers. This is the reality of the female experience, it is why the second wave movement gained traction- women are tired. Women have always been tired. Fighting against a system that so strategically aims to demolish your resolve is tedious, these are the ugly days; mental weariness, a sense of reduced hope. But this is the negativity. 

We are speaking, we are loud, we are providing financial assistance to the women who would have kept their secrets in silence before. There is so much joy to be taken from this situation. Joy for the women who can speak, who can come up and tell their truth- even if they are not believed by any man or woman in the room, they can speak. We can listen. Bearing witness to the strength of women is inspiring- you make me want to be strong, to be brave, for everything you have been though, you are here.

We are here. We will always be here. Ready for the revolution- whether it is a digital one; of speaking abusers names, of giving testimony, of simply doing the work you want to and getting into positions of power, so you can be the person making the decisions. You are powerful.

We are together in this. All women, like it or not. This is a matter of how we are perceived, how we are classified. Every single day girls and women worldwide break through these limited definitions men come up with. Every single day you prove yourself to be better than they thought you could be. Just your being, your state of unease with our world, your state of intuition telling you there is something wrong, there is work to be done, there is a way you can change this world for the better, every day you wake up in these states of unrest is a good one, because you know better. Speak your truths, loudly, let everyone know. We are getting educated, we are getting power. 

[icedcoffeeandversace]

I honestly like your approach to femminism. You are really good at arguments. I personally think this is the femminism that will be taken seriously. That has a chance outside the internet web. We have to be femminists that follow Malala and amazing women like her.

Thank you so much! I’ve been through some shitty stuff with the patriarchy in third world countries, but I am someone who bases her arguments on facts that are as of little bias as possible. Feminism is a beautiful thing that allows equality for both genders. Malala, Michelle Obama are two stunning examples of feminists, the kind all feminists should follow! Thank you anon, for making my day. x :)