The Majority Of This Post Is Stolen Whole-Cloth From Octopedingenue

[redbrunja]

Except this, which is another example of why it literally makes me see red when I hear girls say they aren't feminists. Like, what, you want to to be paid 3/4 or less of what a man is for the same amount of work while simultaneously spitting on everything you mother did to get you where you are now? Get the hell out of my gender. (And yes, I DO understand some of the stereotypes that are attached to the word 'feminist' but what it actually means is that you think men and women are equal, and disassociating yourself from that is a HUGE step backward, imho.)

On a happier note, check out the translation of the book Rue drops in episode 5 of Princess Tutu. (Translation is in the comments.) Now, I wibble a lot over Rue, but this just makes me wibble harder.

Also, this is totally a Fakir song:

Comments

[ryanitenebrae.livejournal.com]

I'm a feminist in terms of gender equality. ^^; I honestly think that for the most part, the two genders have the capacity to be completely equal, and that everyone has their choices in life, so if we can just eliminate gender roles, we'll be happier in the long run. Any other definition of feminism I do not agree with.

The video is incredibly amusing. ^^; The song I've always associated with Fakir is "Mockingbird Song" by D.C. Simpson

Free Download on the artist's site: http://music.download.com/dcsimpson/3600-8575_32-101035171.html
Lyrics: http://www.simpsonmusic.org/shiveralbum/mockingbird-lyrics.txt

(Not sure who the speaker would be. Duck?)

Also, EEE! Translated "Prince and the Raven" sentences! Yay, yay, awesome! Also, yes, that does make one feel even more empathy for Rue . . .

[iapetusneume.livejournal.com]

There are so many different kinds of feminism, and that's part of the problem. I like to think that the women who say they aren't feminists are saying they aren't the 'bad' sort - the stereotype. I often don't call myself one for this reason. I always tell people I'm for equal rights, and that covers all my bases. I want equal rights for everyone, not just those of my gender.

But I know exactly what you're saying. I really don't understand the women who honestly believe they're second-class.

[korinacaffeine.livejournal.com]

I JUST WANT TO STOP BY AND SAY THAT I FUCKING LOVE THE DECEMBERISTS <333

[strange_quark]

I can't stand that shit about "not being a feminist" either. They're thinking of bra-burning, all-sex-is-rape, female-superiority feminism, which was like two generations of feminism ago and at least 40 years old. People bring it up these days as an excuse to call organizations like NOW hysterical and run all current feminist ideals into the ground.

It's like Ann Coulter. If I ever saw that demon-spawn, I'd tell her "if you think women should sit down and shut up, do everyone with a vagina a favor and sit down and shut up."

Argh bargh ranting in ur el jay.

there's a storm coming

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I know everyone's all on about feminism, but you know my feelings on the topic, so I'm going to jump straight to Fakir talk!

1. Yes, this is a great song. It's on my list of character songs I associate with PT.

2. In my head, Fakir the writer grows up to pen popular works of fiction. The Last Unicorn? So totally Fakir. The Wizard of Oz? That was him too. Except, in an unwritten fanfic that is burned across the back of my eyelids, the story of Oz is real.

Without the weight of the Raven and the Prince's curse, Kinkan Town has been transformed into a booming economy of green glass and shining crystal, the center of art, music, dance, and beauty. But the higher the buildings rise, more love was drained from the inhabitants, so corruption might fester. Drosselmeyer is a Wizard now, fat and cackling in his tower. Mytho is a doll stuffed with straw, because when his body could not contain his spirit any longer he had to trade more than just his mind. In the face of slow-approaching doom Rue bleeds away her once-bottomless well of courage until she fears the very night she once commanded. And Fakir...

Fakir has lost his heart.

And it's all starting all over again. There are power lines in our bloodlines.

[the-sun-is-up.livejournal.com]

OMG THAT IS LIKE MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE EVER! People who are clearly feminists but refuse to refer to themselves as such because they're wusses and are afraid that others will judge them. >:C