Saved by anu
the girls & their guns
the brat is a living embodiment of feminism as imagined by Gen Z, as infantilizing as it is superficial
This is a clear example of adopting the aesthetic and lingo of a generation—using a playful tone like "come on, you know damn well that..."—without considering the socio-political context in which the messaging operates.
In an era where women are painfully aware of the patriarchy's omnipresence, and where femicide at the hands of men is still alarmi... See more
In an era where women are painfully aware of the patriarchy's omnipresence, and where femicide at the hands of men is still alarmi... See more
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The laughter is itself a weapon of patriarchal terrorism. It functions as a disclaimer, discounting the significance of what is being named.
bell hooks • The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
But this internecine internet feud is eclipsed, in Lorenz’s reporting, by a shadow thesis of which she seems largely unaware: that the engine for this corporate revolution—this rerouting of business models and marketing campaigns from “connection” to “content creation”—has consistently been white women. White women producers (as mommy bloggers, My... See more
Anna Shechtman • Life in the Algorithm
Joske. A gun owner, he identified himself as an independent partisan and a fighter. Dangling casually from his shoulder, his gun looked menacing. In the forest and countryside all armed men and women called themselves partisans.
Nechama Tec • Defiance
Has a gun owner ever, in the history of the weapon, been satisfied with a small gun? If a small gun can save me, he figures, what can a big gun save? What can the biggest gun save? What can a bomb save?