#western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

my prof may have prevented me from releasing my planned lecture on bisexual marginalization in radical feminism, but she cannot stop me publishing a whole manifesto on the discussion board ehehehhe

#im making her read this and it's gonna piss her off lmao! #bisexy tag #western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

yk there are a lot of things that usamericans get shit on for that i really dont care for- in fact i find it highly insensitive, like, idk our healthcare system is evil. straight up. shit profits from the public's suffering. and i find it really fucking gross when that is something thrown at us like it's a roast, buT ANYWAY, i will never not be disgusted at 'progressive' stances on capitalism in this country. god it's hideous- like we know, besties, it's right there in front of us! we know what our greed is being fed by, but we still act like it cant be fucking helped and it's so revolting. today in class, i was obviously talking about overconsumption (like acrylic nails, really?) and these girls were fucking falling over themselves to point out how hard it is not to participate in this exploitation of women, and it was so.. pathetic. im not saying that it isnt hard to break out of the way we've been conditioned to consume, that's real, and it's difficult especially when we have so many stressors and have been brainwashed into fucking buying away any sense of unease- but can you really not even fucking admit that it's categorically wrong?

word for word i said "oh and people go 'wow it's (shein products) so cheap! yeah there's a reason for that...they're called sweatshops' and this girl's hand just fucking shot up.

#where is the sense of shame besties?? #ugh im ranting sorry #ignore me #im just tired and needed to unleash on tumblr #discord besties sorrrrrry <3 #usamericans #america #usa #rant #western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

"ahah feminism is for EVERYBODY" "feminism will help men too!" i dont careeeee and neither will the majority of men because the ways it will help them are not valuable enough to them. they benefit far more from patriarchy/sexism. im so tired of this. pls girl stop saying this like it's some hot take and u are introducing us to a life changing concept

#i am at my limit it in this class #western libfem manifesto #why cant a movement center and prioritize women and still be considered valuable? #i know we need men to get on board long term but holy shit these are the ideas you wanna discuss #we have a classroom full of women and you wanna sit and discuss men?? and helping men?? #she's a lesbian too so nobody talk shit about the bihets i swear to god #also the way this girl scoffs at women who hate men #'ahah trust me i used to be like THAT but ive moved past it' #cool good for you dude #have fun with ur gender studies major lmao #rant

[sayitwityachest]

going to my feminism class and experiencing the "they hated jesus because he told them the truth" meme and then getting on tumblr where i get the likes/reblogs yes yes

#they reject my message besties #literally we are so donzo in this generation #pointed out that acrylic nails and shein rely on the exploitation of poor women and non white women #and they couldnt help jumping like #bu bu but we live in a capitalist society so how can we be expected to not partake in the degree necessary to avoid exploiting them #hashtag not fair #shut up #i didnt even say it in a inflammatory way #mad bc you shop on shein hmm? #i see ur long ass nails that you literally dont need in order to 'participate in SOciEty' #idek im not pretending that im perfect #but i wont sit here and act blameless that's for sure #like own ur shit at least #ridiculous #my thoughts #western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

i feel like bc my prof hasnt graded half of my discussions boards she's not allowed to get mad at me for not having turned in my essays. like oh sure youuuuu can talk about ur mental breakdown all the time but when im struggling with medication dosages and overwhelming discoveries about my family and depression/executive dysfunction in generallllll you judge the fuck out of me and act like im stupid

#idk. #i havent done shit #im so fucking silly for this shit #ugh #western libfem manifesto #rant #'i think you need to look at the syllabus again' #i think you need to look at my email again bc you dont know how to fucking read that's the real issue ma'am #makes me go on zoom with her and then is a giant asshole the whole time #patronizing as hell #acting like im an idiot when that whole class gets excited when i talk and multiple people have said shit like '..i never thought of that' #after i contribute #fuck off im NOT stupid #and i know how to wear a fucking mask and avoid getting sick and acting shitty with students bc i dont feel well #'oho im nonbinary sometimes' GUESS WHO SOUNDS STUPID NOW #sound stupid as hell monopolizing class time so the one black girl couldnt talk about audre lorde like she was fucking assigned #dumb ass cracker thinks she knows jack bc her wife is black #the irony of how she goes on and on about how white women take the spot light but then only talks about black women #always #for everything #i dont wanna go to class tomorrow #i legit might skip lmao #big brain

[sayitwityachest]

i hate listening to white people talk "like the internet" which is literally knock off aave. it makes me wanna die. u sound stupid. u sound wrong. what are u doing. listened to a white girl guide the discussion over Lorde's "eye to eye: black women, hatred and anger" which like, yeah 70% white class, it is what it is, but she did it in this super fake ummm "cool" language and it made me wanna die. what are u doin. grow some awareness pls

#'pretty heavy stuff so we are gonna do our best to make it not that depressing LOL' #IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HEAVY #and their discussion questions were shit #made it so a bunch of non-black girls had to speak on black experiences and they could of framed it way different #white teacher wouldnt stfu so the literal oNE black girl on the panel could talk about Grenada Revisited #she wasnt saying anything even that interesting and it made me so mad #i walked out so annoyed #western libfem manifesto #my thoughts #rant

[sayitwityachest]

i actually like my prof despite her weird contradictions with feminism- she's a fun person and seems super heartfelt. That being said she is obviously biphobic. The fun thing about being bisexual is biphobia can be soooo easy to not notice bc so much of it the silence (uhem, invisibility) UNTIL bisexuality comes up. This is a class on feminism in the 60-80s, so of course bisexuality is not mentioned much (doesn't mean I'm not gonna talk about it a bunch in my own class discussions and analyses). The prof is eager to explain and apologize (and apologize and apologize and...) about how western feminist theory has been framed around white feminists and women, and that's how she learned it. And although she only really focuses on Black women and the ways they've been left out and screwed over, basically only paying lip service to other groups of non-white women, it does feel sincere (def clumsy tho). So, when we talk about political lesbianism and I bring up how it seems highly likely that the majority of political "lesbians" were bi women- and this was the first real mention of bisexuality during the semester- and this comment is greeted with soooo much enthusiasm, so much curiosity on the topic from other students- the prof is overwhelmed. Being a lesbian herself, she speaks so much on Lesbian Feminism- which is very interesting to learn about the history of btw some wild stuff forreal lol- and we talk about the sexual dynamics between men and women (in the context of heterosexual sex and relationships), but why did a student have to be the one who brought up bisexual women? You are teaching a theory class, teaching Simone de Beauvoir, but when one of these young women asks you so earnestly if there are any noteworthy bisexual feminists (as in theorists) you have to fucking google it and read a list that includes fucking lady gaga? Are you serious? Okay that's fine because i can talk about it, and i certainly did, and after she admitted in a somewhat sheepish manner "uh sorry- I don't know much about bisexuals." Why is it that I, a 21-year-old bisexual woman, was reading theory by lesbians and straight women before i even took this class, but you, a 55-year-old feminist scholar, can't be fucking bothered to know jack shit about bisexual women? Why is it that when you talk about your 200-level class (this is freshmen and sophomores- 18/19 y/o's) and your frustration towards their lack of understanding towards old school feminism you felt the NEED to say, " and you know... they're all ~bisexual~..." and never fucking elaborated on that. What the hell was I supposed to get out of that? What were you trying to communicate? Genuinely, besties, I don't know- I'm not even trying to be like "she's saying bisexuals are dumb" there are just so many fucking different reasons for her thinking that was a noteworthy thing to say that I might actually understand- not agree with, but understand, yes- that the fact that she thought it appropriate to say that and just leave it hanging like it was an explanation in itself makes me so angry. Who the fuck else gets treated like this? "And you know... they're all ~lesbians~/they're all ~straight women~" ????? that's not an acceptable thing to say in our social setting at all. Especially in terms of feminism. I know damn well there is AT LEAST one other bisexual girl in that class, and honestly, judging by the response to my comment on political lesbianism, probably a few more. But yep, let's mock bisexuals for being interested in feminism, for making up the majority of your intro to feminism class, let's fucking fumble through all discussions of bisexuality with "oh gees uh wow I never thought about it oopsies" like that's a legit excuse as a supposed expert on women. I'm tired.

#western libfem manifesto #it's the constant disrespect that i am just supposed to ignore #and dont get me wrong #i DO like her #her teaching methods frustrate me a bit along with how she frequently contradicts herself... #that that's becoming understandable to me very quick #also something for an entirely different rant post lmaooo #but no it's that little comment in a sea of silence that speaks so much #and it doesnt actually affect ME besides pissing me off #but it makes me very angry and protective on behalf of the other bi girls in that classroom who are being sent that message #that message specifically from their feminist professor #someone they should be able to look up to and respect not only as an authority on the subject #but as a woman in general #it's just wrong #rant #bisexy tag

[sayitwityachest]

I will never not take an opportunity to flex about my family's grassroot activism. There's this idea that Mexicans, Hispanic people in general (okay honestly every non-Black racial minority) has always taken their abuse without a fight, never resisted and stood up to say, "this is wrong." I hate that shit. They don't teach it, but Mexican Americans have a rich civil rights history and continue to stand up for themselves today- the media just doesn't show it. So, every time I have a chance to tell people about it- I'm going to take it, I don't give a fuck if I look obnoxious, I am proud and I am going to make sure others know about at least some our history in this country- and Mexicans are literally inseparable from the history of this USA, we have always been here despite it all

#the way in texas they made it seem like the racist anglos are the heroes and the tejanos loved them lmao #as if there werent literal rebellions happening after the texas revolution #as if the texas rangers werent created explicitly to murder tejanos #as if entire villages werent slaughtered just for being or 'looking' mexican #going to tag this as #western libfem manifesto #bc it inspired this #the class is mainly white girls with a few black girls #our readings this semester are mainly black and white women #so every class im going to do what i gotta do and bring that outside perspective #not only am i trying very hard to bring real radical feminist ideals into this classroom #WHILE REMAINING LIKEABLE #(im doing a good job you guys #i get these ladies to laugh at least once a class when i talk lmao) #but im also working with a prof who has got a massive case of white guilt and is going HARD with the lit from black feminists #(10/10 honestly bc it's good shit) #but her perspective on race is almost exclusively focused on black/white dynamics #everyone in class but me can relate #:/ #ugh #sidenote: my mom was like 'so have you taken over the class entirely yet? #IM WORKING ON IT #rant

[sayitwityachest]

tell me how tf the self proclaimed "radical" prof told us today she questioned whether or not we, as in college student women, could consider ourselves oppressed as women??????!!!! girl!!!!

rest assured literally every girl in the class was like what the fuck. someone came out real quick with "there is no hierarchy of oppression" and that shut her the fuck up. This came about bc of a comment i made btw lol i was confused bc bell hooks was saying that some women arent oppressed, just discriminated against and me and the whole class were like ?????

jesus it was so tone deaf bc then she started going on about her place in life and whether or not she was oppressed and she was like "haha i can do whatever now.. once ur parents are gone youre free" so like overlooking that that's not how oppression works.... FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUU

she assumes a lot about our experiences if she thinks that her own interpretation of her life applies to all of us.

#i literally cannot go home without getting depressed these days #i cant breathe in that house #that house IS oppression #i cant talk i cant even laugh it seems #i cant just be #she really was like #'idk i feel uncomfortable as a western woman saying im oppressed when i look at how the women globally are treated' #okay so first of all #how are they treated that western women arent? #bc i can guarantee there is shit that happens to women in the west that she is sayin doesnt happen here #secondly #they tell women that everywhere #be grateful you weren't born wherever and dont have to live like those women #it's just so we shut up and dont complain #dont make noise #im never shutting up #we all deserve better #we deserve everything #how can she not get that? #western libfem manifesto #rant

[sayitwityachest]

With the label "feminist" becoming so meaningless: whenever id suggest it be used as a purely political label people would act like i was being mean lol. like literally the mean feminist type shit. i get how women dont have anything that's theirs, and there's this desire to have this THing and congregate around it- and feminism is really the only option bc that's 100% women. like it really shows the need for a woman's culture that is actually Good and not Femininity, yk. we have a political movement that has devolved into the everyday woman's support label for continuing to live her life as is, and that's because all these different ideas were pushed into feminism bc it was the only outlet for women to Think, and now it's nothing. nothing at all. it's so crazy, makes my head wanna explode.

#rant #feminism #my thoughts #western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

the assignment is a reflection on a topic or issue we saw in class or readings and im doing the inclusion of tw/gender ideology in feminism bc it doesnt fucking make sense, we are mostly looking at radfems, and my thesis is that the gender ideology we see today is a counter offensive against women's gains- which isnt groundbreaking here, but i have to use a bunch of class text and discussion to reflect and i am very very glad i started those rant posts lmaoooo

#also like #she gave us a supplemental reading called evil deceivers #and like #we never spoke about it once #it's so bad #doesnt match any of the other shit we have #im like... did you want us to destroy this? #idk ugh #hope i dont fail teehee #western libfem manifesto #my thoughtts

[sayitwityachest]

i gotta laugh at my western feminist lit prof bc she spent the whole semester carefully steering class discussions and weirdly derailing with her own personal stories (made class a therapy session), and then all along lamenting whether or not she was ~radical~

like bro, youre literally part of an academic institution, you get visibly uncomfortable when we talk about more advanced sex education in terms of women's liberation, you cut off engaged conversations on topics you aren't comfortable with all the time, yeah you arent radical???

beyond how as a prof in feminism, all that shit listed is BAD, it's not the end of the world if you arent, youre just buying into the identity=activism type shit

#also the way she was shocked to find out we never went out to restaurants #like the closest we get to that is the beloved burger drive thru that is cheap as hell #like yeah queen the way you kept treating all the white girls in class like they were the criticized white bourgeois we read about #when the whole time they have been working and middle class southern girls lmaoooo #also it was wild bc at one point the prof listed southern as part of her marginalized background #and i agree in a lot of ways but like okay stop applying old ass lit to the girls in this class just bc they are white asdfsadfs #western libfem manifesto #rant

[sayitwityachest]

there is literally no way for me to write an accurate course evaluation without this prof knowing who i am lmao ughhhh

#i normally wouldnt care #but she has kinda saved my ass with being flexible with due dates #which i am crediting her for btw #another way to identify me agh #western libfem manifesto #my thoughts

[sayitwityachest]

last day of class and i outed myself as a tumblr user LMAOOOO

i had to do it besties they were talking about how intense censorship on here is and i was like YOU CANT SAY SEX ON TIKTOK!!!! YOU CANT SAY KILL??? and they kept being like well you cant talk about anything over there and i had to do it on em.... one girls jaw dropped i kid you not. then this other girl backed me up and outed herself lmaooo. later we were talking about it and she was like "yeah i cant believe u did that, but i felt compelled to not leave you hanging out there" adsadfsdfdf #brainrotsolidarity

#massive self own #idc bc im very smart and sexy otherwise in there #i wish i had a pic of this one girl who legit was like :O #my thoughts #western libfem manifesto

[sayitwityachest]

in my class we also discussed what power was and yk, public health person, i have a pretty concrete idea of what power is in our society. but the same girl is like "ya power is completely relative" and im like ????? we can wish all we want that creative life-giving power held the same status as, uh, you know ACTUAL societal power, but that doesn't mean it's true. and i kept thinking of jk rowling and how the only reason she hasnt been shut up is because she is one of the only women in the world who has real power aka wealth besties!

#rant #western libfem manifesto #this girl probably thinks i hate her or some shit #i dont bestie #u just talk a lot and i can only hold back so many of my thoughts per class lmao #the specific context was about masculine aka dominating power #which is basically power as it exists today #like okay charisma is power right? #well that's a masculinist power bc it means someone is centered and is heard more than others #power is power idk how else to explain it #we cant just will some new definition into existence without reordering society #this was also explained to me in terms of race by the professor #i am at my limit #theory people are annoying i have decided lmaooo #like mf you cant even decide on what OPRESSION is!!! #meanwhile in my ph classes we are having in depth discussions with specific examples of the different systems of oppression

[sayitwityachest]

they way my prof gives us intense discussion board deadlines only to not grade them for weeeeeeks. There have been 6 discussion boards. I didnt do the 4th one because i got behind. Whatever, she hadnt even graded the first yet. Suddenly i get a notification, this woman apparently had graded the first a week ago, then yesterday gave me a zero for the fourth- while completely ignoring the grading for the other 2 in between??? make it make sense. hater shit. i was gonna do it holy crap

#western libfem manifesto #my thoughts