Sex, Empowerment and the Feminist
Newletter Issue #9
Housekeeping…
This week the discourse delved into female empowerment and sex and sexuality and how it is wielded in the realm of feminism. How empowered are we really and do we truly empower other women? Do our perceptions of sex and sexuality prevent us from embracing feminism and how bound are we to the patriarchy’s narrative about our sexuality? Check out the articles below and have a think and a chat…
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/sydney-sweeney-2025-hollywood-portfolio-interview
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/entertainment/sydney-sweeney-claims-female-empowerment-culture-in-hollywood-is-fake/vi-AA1u4bn1?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=f3508ea60c9643d28f183b06f66705d4&ei=45
This week’s dialogue also addressed the importance of Intersectionality in the feminism discourse.
“Intersectionality is defined as the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage”. - Oxford English Dictionary
Is this something that you have ever really thought about? Are we being too broad in our convictions? Do we recognise different voices in the overarching objective of feminism? Does the term privilege ruffle your feathers and if so why?
Tell Me What You Really Think…
Came across this article and found it incredibly thought provoking! Have a read and let’s chat…
From The Newly Converted…
I railed against watching this movie by standing on old convictions formed in my salad days. After watching it, I have come to realise that there is room for the new feminist and they just may be the key to pushing this movement forward.
The Birth of Bimbocore and The New Feminist…
Continuing the debate, here are some readings that offers both sides of the coin. Thoughts??
https://commonwealthtimes.org/2023/09/27/bimbo-feminism-is-detrimental-to-the-movement/
https://dailynexus.com/2024-03-02/in-defense-of-bimbo-feminism-in-academics-a-womans-right-to-mediocrity/
Revisiting…
Tis the season of gift giving and I think a book is a lovely gift, in fact, it’s one of my favourites to receive and give. So, I wanted to give a reminder of the books for this season, one or more of them may just be the perfect stocking stuffer for someone or yourself ;)
The New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson - This season’s selection
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Woman of a Certain Rage by Georgie Hall
The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
Broken Light by Joanne Harris
My Favorite Midlife Crisis by Toby Devens
You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down by Alice Walker
Roar by Cecelia Ahern
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again by Nancy Thayer
Hot Flash Holidays by Nancy Thayer (‘tis the season after all)
What Fresh Hell is this by Heather Corinna
In Closing…
This quote by Sophie Heawood (British Author) is one of the reasons why I do this… Let’s continue to enlighten ourselves, read more and talk more and express more…
