[ SECRET POST #778 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #778 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

101.


__________________________________________________



102.


__________________________________________________



103.


__________________________________________________



104.


__________________________________________________



105.


__________________________________________________



106.


__________________________________________________



107.


__________________________________________________



108.


__________________________________________________



109.


__________________________________________________



110.


__________________________________________________



111.


__________________________________________________



112.


__________________________________________________



113.
[Kuroshitsuji]


__________________________________________________



114.
[Pet Sematary]


__________________________________________________



115.


__________________________________________________



116.


__________________________________________________



117.


__________________________________________________



118.
[Coraline]


__________________________________________________



119.


__________________________________________________



120. [repeat]


__________________________________________________



121.


__________________________________________________



122.


__________________________________________________



123.


__________________________________________________



124.


__________________________________________________



125.


__________________________________________________



126.


__________________________________________________



127.


__________________________________________________



128.


__________________________________________________



129.


__________________________________________________



130.


__________________________________________________



131. [repeat]


__________________________________________________



132.


__________________________________________________



133.
[The Big Bang Theory]


__________________________________________________



134.


__________________________________________________



135.
[Merlin]


__________________________________________________



136.


__________________________________________________



137.


__________________________________________________



138.


__________________________________________________



139.


__________________________________________________



140.


__________________________________________________



141.


__________________________________________________



142.


__________________________________________________



143.


__________________________________________________



144.


__________________________________________________



145.


__________________________________________________



146.
[Kamikaze Girls]


__________________________________________________



147.


__________________________________________________



148.


__________________________________________________



149.


__________________________________________________



150.


__________________________________________________



151.


__________________________________________________



152.


__________________________________________________



153.


__________________________________________________



154.


__________________________________________________



155.


__________________________________________________



156.


__________________________________________________



157.


__________________________________________________



158.


__________________________________________________



159.


__________________________________________________



160.
[Iron Man]


__________________________________________________



161.


__________________________________________________



162.


__________________________________________________



163.


__________________________________________________



164.


__________________________________________________



165.
[Dr Who]


__________________________________________________



166.
[Questionable Content]


__________________________________________________



167.


__________________________________________________



168.


__________________________________________________



169.


__________________________________________________



170.



Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 20 pages, 480 secrets from Secret Submission Post #112.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[vivalana.livejournal.com]

The problem with the secret is that she seems to think she's a bad feminist (which, based on the secret, I don't think she is), and feels guilty about it.

It's a self-esteem issue. It's not like she's declaring that she's not a feminist because she likes Disney.

[(Anonymous)]

I think a bad feminist is the same as being a non-feminist--a bad feminist just claims to be for feminism (usually when it suits them), but they stab other less privileged women in the back. Non-feminist can at least blame it on ignorance or tradition, but a bad feminist is just plain shit.

If she thinks she is a bad feminist, maybe she should feel guilty--but blaming it on the fact she wasn't able to dress up like a Disney princess when she was younger is too stupid to me. Lots of people like Disney princesses and are good feminists so I am not sure her theory holds any water.

[(Anonymous)]

I am sorry for the personal attacks though in my first reply...I did sound harsh.

If she is a bad feminist, she should think about her real reasons for thinking this way, and not really try to blame Disney or anyone else for her behavior. Saying that Disney princesses are "probably" what makes you a bad feminist is not true...you become a bad feminist through your words+deeds.

[(Anonymous)]

I can't read the OP's mind, but I got the vibe that she was afraid OTHER people would think she's a bad feminist or judge her because she likes Disney princesses. Which seems more of an insecurity issue than a lack of support for human rights.

137 OP

[(Anonymous)]

that's exactly it. i'm upset that people call me a bad feminist--directly and indirectly--for loving disney princesses.

when you hear people constantly decry you as not being a feminist and putting the movement back x years because you like aurora and snow white you start to not bring up your love of disney around them.

[paperclipchains.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen someone miss the point so completely.

[vivalana.livejournal.com]

And I don't believe there's such a THING as a bad feminist. You can be a jerk and a feminist, you can be an ineffective feminist, but you're either for equal rights for men and women or you're not. Of course there are different theories and philosophies in feminist literature, but I think as long as you believe in equal rights for men and women, you're a feminist. Full stop.

This doesn't mean you're a perfect person, or even a very nice one. You can be a stay-at-home mom who reads romance novels and wouldn't know Sojourner Truth from Naomi Wolf. If you believe that men and women should have equal rights, you're a feminist.

But women still feel that they need to somehow prove themselves. There is a lot of anxiety over whether or not they are being a feminist in the "right" way, which leads to many women labeling themselves as "bad feminists" for little reason outside of their own insecurities. This kind of anxiety is helped with the frequent depictions in the media of Straw Feminists (often created by male writers) whose every second sentence involves railing against men and the colour pink, etc. etc. These images are used to clue women into thinking that feminism is "mean," or that if they're not being militant, they're not really feminists.

I'm not reading anything in the secret that hints that the original secret maker is anything like the "bad feminist" you are describing. Honestly, you seem to be bringing your own baggage and definitions into this secret. You're shadow-boxing.

[(Anonymous)]

This is a very interesting comment...I consider a "bad feminist" to be someone who only wants feminism when it benefits them for example, a woman who works for higher wages for herself to achieve financial independence but then turns around and slams welfare mothers saying they need to bootstrap out, instead of working for more affordable childcare and such.

Yea, it is stupid when you see the fictional "feminists" in the media who hate the color pink or whatever...but I never knew that some people considered them to be "good feminists" or actually thought they needed to be like them in order to be a good feminist. If it's true, it is a shame. :/