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marzipanandminutiae · 1 year

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What on earth is a 'corset apologist'? Like, because you acknowledge corsets were perfectly functional supportive undergarments, you're an agent of the patriarchy??

Yep, that's it exactly.

As with all the other red flags in the post, it's not a guaranteed t*rf signal. I've known plenty of non-t*rfs who expressed similar views (including the person who claimed Abby Cox was "looking down her perfectly powdered nose" at Mary Wollstonecraft for daring to [checks notes] point out that Wollstonecraft was rather judgmental about her fellow women's interest in dress). But...it's definitely a "check blog for t*rf leanings" tip-off for me.

And yes, to clarify: some people (t*rfs or otherwise) think female dress history researchers/historical costumers/vintage fashion enthusiasts who don't believe that corsets were The Root of All Evil when commonly worn are just brainwashed patriarchal shills and we can't possibly know what we're talking about.

Because that's way easier than thinking critically about the history you've been taught, and not vaguely misogynistic at all! </s>

#ask #akorah #red flags #dress history #historical costuming #seriously how does anyone take the 'well she just likes her pretty princess dresses and wants to justify that!'#'surely she's never done REAL research into the subject!' tack and not realize #that they've circled around to undisguised sexism?#of the 'women researchers are just bits of pretty fluff who can't be trusted or taken seriously' variety?#these same people would probably swear up and down that what a woman wears isn't important #that only the content of her research matters #but somehow that all flies out the window if she's in an 1890s walking suit or a New Look-inspired dress #and saying (supported) things you don't want to hear #sure there are bad female dress history researchers. just like bad researchers in any field #but the language some people use to talk about decent researchers who simply aren't playing into their view of the past is...

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