Thank you so much for posting the link to the "Psyche" article -- it was fascinating and illuminating, although I think it dropped off way too soon. So much to mull over. I've only recently learned about the painter Artemisia, and I'm just blown away by her. My mother is one of these anti-feminists, and I think of how zealously she has suppressed her own experiences of oppression, how she passed along the grossest of patriarchal values to her three daughters and how it's taken each of us our entire adult lives to push through. Yet, I feel compassion for my mother because I understand in small part the whys. The last four years of Trumpism, though, really damaged our relationship. It had to become something entirely superficial. Thank you, too, for the rest of your own post -- so much to mull and think about.
Whatever it is that is wrong with white women is a whole lot wronger with white men. Drunk on white supremacy is part of it. Although drunk isn't even the right word. Marinated. Suffused. Besotted. Stained to the core. There might be 300 words for how unapologetically dominant white supremacy has become in white society.
This has my head spinning, but in all the right ways! Iām going to be thinking about this for days. I tend to believe that those who own the most land came about it through improper means. I donāt own much, but value what I have. I purchased my first land (a small parcel) last December, so property rights are suddenly important to me. I want to commune with my earth (hopeful that it wants to be mine and that I can keep it) and learn every inch of it. I wish I knew itās whole history. Iāve been surprised by peony bushes and other annuals, which, when you buy in the winter, you werenāt aware you purchased. My push lawnmower is woefully inadequate and mowing consumed my entire Saturday (which was great, actually). I am tempted to trespass into the woods to find morel mushrooms. Also, my city has been going through a massive and emotionally raw up zoning debate. So, your essay is so relevant (and, as always, gorgeously written). Itās important to remember that property rights have been a problem historically instead of assuming that less people meant ample land. Thank you for reminding me!
Thank you so much for posting the link to the "Psyche" article -- it was fascinating and illuminating, although I think it dropped off way too soon. So much to mull over. I've only recently learned about the painter Artemisia, and I'm just blown away by her. My mother is one of these anti-feminists, and I think of how zealously she has suppressed her own experiences of oppression, how she passed along the grossest of patriarchal values to her three daughters and how it's taken each of us our entire adult lives to push through. Yet, I feel compassion for my mother because I understand in small part the whys. The last four years of Trumpism, though, really damaged our relationship. It had to become something entirely superficial. Thank you, too, for the rest of your own post -- so much to mull and think about.
Whatever it is that is wrong with white women is a whole lot wronger with white men. Drunk on white supremacy is part of it. Although drunk isn't even the right word. Marinated. Suffused. Besotted. Stained to the core. There might be 300 words for how unapologetically dominant white supremacy has become in white society.
This has my head spinning, but in all the right ways! Iām going to be thinking about this for days. I tend to believe that those who own the most land came about it through improper means. I donāt own much, but value what I have. I purchased my first land (a small parcel) last December, so property rights are suddenly important to me. I want to commune with my earth (hopeful that it wants to be mine and that I can keep it) and learn every inch of it. I wish I knew itās whole history. Iāve been surprised by peony bushes and other annuals, which, when you buy in the winter, you werenāt aware you purchased. My push lawnmower is woefully inadequate and mowing consumed my entire Saturday (which was great, actually). I am tempted to trespass into the woods to find morel mushrooms. Also, my city has been going through a massive and emotionally raw up zoning debate. So, your essay is so relevant (and, as always, gorgeously written). Itās important to remember that property rights have been a problem historically instead of assuming that less people meant ample land. Thank you for reminding me!