stilllifewithwoodpeckers
StillLifewithWoodpeckers
stilllifewithwoodpeckers

No one cares about your t-boner.

You know what we do with Gordian knots?

I will never understand racist white people’s obsession with Chicago.

I don’t see how anyone can honestly be undecided. What the hell is going on in this country?

Hey! What the fuck are you talking about??

How is she the greatest? I realize she is part of the history that brought us here, but if she’s willing to to look at things differently now, how is she still worse than Donald Trump? Seriously asking.

“Campaigns for equality demand particularly careful attention to word choice and image — after all, inclusivity is the paramount goal.”

Boom! Roasted.

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This critique strikes me as largely performative considering its rooted in Jezebel’s own problematic history and leveled against an organization that has addressed and given voice to the issue of ableism.

Yes, words and metaphors are important but so is taking something in the spirit intended. You’re calling something albeist for using a common metaphor. That’s not constructive criticism.

I don’t think that was the central point of the criticism, at all. And, the central point wasn’t even worth shit, either.

Ooooo, these grapes are sour!

Jezebel telling people how to feminist is like Mr. Magoo telling people how to drive.

I don’t think I like the implication that because Watson is a celebrity her brand of “celebrity feminism” is not viable. Give her a break.

#NotAllMetaphors

Exactly this.

This is why we can’t have nice things.

The video is well-intentioned, but the metaphor of jumping hurdles, not to mention the doubling down on athletic prowess, seems especially ableist in this context. We know how profoundly language figures when it comes to identifying systemic sexism and prejudice. Campaigns for equality demand particularly careful

Yeah, this article is really helping feminism. /s

I’m torn on this one because of course you’re right. It is ableist and it can be hurtful. On the other hand...it’s just a metaphor. No one is saying if you can’t literally jump hurdles like a 1960s Olympian you can’t overcome obstacles. The audience that this video is aimed towards--the audience who likes Sia and