Tuesday, September 13, 2011

the F word...

I am really tired, dumbfounded and frustrated with the contemporary female student to be afraid of the word - feminist.  What has created this fear?

"Use the F word. Be a feminist. For decades the majority of art school graduates
have been women. Your class is no exception. But after school, when you find a
too-small number of women and people of color in your field, especially at the
top, then you know there's got to be discrimination, conscious or unconscious,
going on. Don't just put up with it, say something. We think its ridiculous that so
many people who believe in the tenets of feminism have been brainwashed by
negative stereotypes in the media and society and refuse to call themselves
feminists. And guys, that means you, too. Time to man up, whether you're
female, male, trans, etc. and speak up for women. Women's rights, civil rights,
and gay, lesbian and trans rights are the great human rights movements of our
time. There's still a long way to go." - from the Guerrilla Girls' SAIC Commencement Address, May 2010

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hmmm.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-success/201101/the-trouble-bright-girls