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Ana Mendieta - “Silueta” Series

The “Siluetas” comprise more than 200 earth-body works that saw the artist burn, carve, and mold her silhouette into the landscapes of Iowa and Mexico. The sculptures made tangible Mendieta’s belief of the earth as goddess, rooted in Afro-Cuban Santería and the indigenous Taíno practices of her homeland.

“It is a way of reclaiming my roots and becoming one with nature.”

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The woman who defied Italian tradition by refusing to marry her rapist

50 years ago, Franca Viola risked everything to put her rapist behind bars and marry the man of her choice.

1966 - not even 60 years ago. She’s still alive today.

Important notes:

Italy was very predominantly Christian, which had heavy influence on their legal system.

Women were basically told no one would ever love them, marry them, have kids with them, take care of them, etc. if they were “used up”.

Men’s crimes were forgiven if the woman married him.

This was not the movie I thought it was going to be, and that was a good thing, until a certain point. The ending left me feeling pissed off, and the more I think about it, the more tragic, rather than triumphant, the ending is.

Spoilers under the cut.

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lol i hate today’s era of absolutely zero nuance takes. a friend didn’t behave exactly as you’d wanted them to? cut them off. a guy didn’t text you back instantly bc he has his own life? he’s just giving you breadcrumbs. doing something makes you uncomfortable? don’t do it anymore. someone isn’t instantly available for you? disinterest. just absolutist statements that often don’t apply to the multilayer situations of everyday life. like. stop. literally just stop it

one thing that i think mainstream feminism does not address nearly enough is the impact of patriarchal religion. in the US, for example, many girls grow up being EXPLICITLY TAUGHT that women were created to be subservient to men and that their destiny in life is to be submissive to their husband as if he were god. this is not a rare experience.

these clowns will hear “women have vaginas” and say some shit like “wow you think women are baby factories huh” like mf not my problem you immediately associate vaginas with breeding! quit acting a fool!! stop being fucking annoying and wrong!!!

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genderists look at the very few gnc women that girls have to look up to–they look at mulan, joan of arc, arya stark, anne lister, mary ann talbot–women who either pretend to be men for their safety (most of the time so that they can marry women, or go on expeditions, or enter into war or academia) or simply wear pants—and say ‘well actually, they want to be men’–>‘actually, they’re trans’ –> ‘actually, they’re men.’

it does not matter your intention, your reason for saying that, it matters the implication. you teach girls that no, you can’t actually be this, not unless you become a man first. 

and they look at gnc men like marquis de lafayette and marsha p. johnson and say, ‘well, actually, they’re women, see? because they’re wearing women’s clothes’. what do you think that teaches girls about what women are? woman is not a costume. man is not marriage with a woman. you’re just misogynistic and homophobic.