Eris (@discordiareview)
Though McLean holds space for anyone defining themselves as non-binary, whether or not they’re also trans, he contends that “while each individual has autonomy and agency to classify themselves (or not) how they see fit, we can’t act like, for example, patriarchy isn’t still standing there with a belt and a switch and a gun in his hand.” The... See more
xtramagazine.com • What Does It Really Mean to Be Non-Binary? | Xtra Magazine
I think one of my major disconnects with media made by men (in this case I am referring to popular white men via podcast or YouTube) is that they seem so identified with culture. They’ll say things like “we think feelings lie and facts don’t” with such confidence. Really, this is a product of the patriarchal and capitalistic society that we live
... See more“When the only media representations you see either fault you (men are bad!) or push you into warped misogyny, the performative male is an ironic, playful response that pushes back at weaponised misogyny in media,”
When did everything (and everyone) become so ‘performative’?
What is this thing we’re trying to be? I resist writing about masculinity just as I resist taking aspirin for a headache that has plagued me, on and off, all week. Even as I seek to undermine the social power that feminism has shown me I have—even as I apologize for interrupting, seek out the role of second fiddle, quiet my ego—my masculinity, in... See more