One of the mystifying aspects of my studying the US mainstream feminist movement has been the “sex positive” feminists. In my cursory reading of it (I nearly exclusively read authors on women of color feminism and poetry), my general understanding of it comes from the 1980s Sex Pos movement which came as a – somewhat […]
Feminism
Audre Lorde: On “Jugular Vein Psychology”
Doing research for a writing assignment and found myself in arms/pages of Audre Lorde’s, “Sister Outsider.” I wonder how some people survive without reading her brilliance. She is such loving brilliance. The distortion of relationship which says “I disagree with you, so must destroy you” leave us as Black people with basically uncreative victories, defeated […]
A Tale of Two Activists: A Feminist Writer of Color and an “Occupier”
It began with two poems.* I had written “Rip Up the Streets” after weeks of agitation; agitation caused by the Occupation and directed toward the Occupation. His poem, “Wait,” was written in response to critiques of the Occupation, doubt, frustration, pain. For a month I had been watching, observing, listless and not entirely certain why. […]
Truthout About Kyriarchy: An Open Letter To “Feminist” Writers, Bloggers, and Journalists
In April 2008, I wrote a post on my blog about and introduced the word “kyriarchy.” At the time, I was writing in response to a feminist blogosphere blow-up. The feminist blogosphere in April of 2008 was busy unveiling the torrent history of feminist-identified white women writers and presses co-opting and adopting the work of […]
Transformative Blogging: A Free Write on Pregnancy, Feminism, and the Internet
Three years ago, I started blogging. I was newly married, working at a university, confronting my disdain for the midwestern common, and beginning to fall in love with photography. Today I am 4 months pregnant, working at a spiritual center, combing through my complex relationship with geography and identity, and am a freelance writer and […]
To Whom You Are Accountable
Filipinos have a cultural trademark of slapping nicknames on folks which have absolutely nothing to do with their real names. For example, my full first name is Ana Lisa, but growing up, my parents had a slew of nicknames for me that slid in and out of my life. I never questioned it, just knew […]
This Pregnant Feminist Will Eat You Alive
Everything’s changing. The moment was actually split. Plural. There were two realizations that changed my life. One was the moment I knew I wanted to be a mother. The second when I realized I was pregnant. Those two moments were distinct and both charged with a transformative power difficult to express. The moment I knew […]
Bumper Feminism Stickers
BA lights it up while I can make a bumper sticker about it.
Patch These All Over Your Car
Sometimes feminist thoughts put me in an all too serious mood. I’m needing to go back to my roots…my side that is creative, humorous, and loves variety. My writing didn’t always used to be so long-winded. I’m going to start making bumper stickers for my blog about whatever is on my mind. Have a saying […]
Everything In the Sink: Writing, Health, Feminism, Poetry
In response to a piece of writing that moved me. * * *For $3.70, I bought a bagel and the most luscious hot chocolate you can imagine, and sat down to read the walking series between Jess and BFP. For $3.70, tax included, I sat in a warm room and read Jess’ thoughts while I […]