REDSTOCKINGS MANIFESTO-July 7, 1969

[CrispyQ]

14. Thanks for the great thread, sea!

Dworkin is going to be the next feminist i educate myself on, even though she is used to vilify feminism. who am i to allow this when i don't even know the truth of her? who am i to buy into the crap that we are fed about her from people with an agenda?

This is why I 'ya.

I read another post of yours where you stated that in your early 20s you made a conscious decision not to use your body & sexuality to make money. I did the same. I didn't even think about these things much when I was that young, but I sensed that stripping isn't an authentic way to make a living - that there is harm caused simply by the nature of what it is. Porn, prostitution, same thing.

I was not aware of 2nd/3rd wave feminism until just recently, but when I hear their claims that stripping/porn/prostitution can be empowering occupations for women, it's a & WTF moment at the same time for me.

Going to make time to read through some of the links in this thread.