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the actual “male gaze” and “compulsory heterosexuality”

not slept on because nobody’s using the terms but slept on because most people don’t know where the terms are from or their actual definition… they both are VERY GOOD pieces of writing, the terms’ actual meanings are incredibly useful to have words for, and it makes me sad seeing the terms so commonly misused that most people wouldn’t know the actual definition of either. (and ofc i‘ll note that older literature is imperfect and the work building off of these are important to read too but these pieces are specifically where the terms originate) visual pleasure and narrative cinema (1975) by laura mulvey while a lot of people misuse it as meaning internalized misogyny, male gaze originates from this piece by laura mulvey and describes the ways in which men create, cast, and consume media (mostly film but you can apply to most art) in a manner that largely objectifies and sexualizes female characters / subjects. it’s a little dense in some parts but i especially recommend this one to anyone who enjoys media critique, especially film (ahem, letterboxd users reading this, please go read this one!!!) & compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence (1980) by adrienne rich compulsory heterosexuality is a term coined by adrienne rich in 1980 and refers to how in our patriarchal society, it’s been socially constructed that all women are presumed to be straight and are thus socialized to pursue a heteronormative life (the resulting conscriptions are at the detriment of all women, regardless of sexuality + it fuels homophobia by painting queerness as unnatural). it’s contemporarily misused to to describe the heteronormative / homophobic pressure to like men that lesbians might feel. in a moment in which a loooot of young women attracted to men are entertaining the toxic “marry a rich man don’t work!” ideology, i think it’s so important that we acknowledge how the issue of heteronormative patriarchal expectations is damaging to all women when it comes to navigating / envisioning our lives! (those of you who have heard the term misused, are driven crazy by the tradwife tikok trend, or have heard about the “4b movement” in the news might find this piece particularly interesting)

@marxinista

Nov 12, 2024

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The Coquette on beauty privilege (2014)– "That’s the insidious subtlety of social control."

"Beauty privilege is very real. None of us are imagining it, and if we aren’t born genetic lottery winners, our only option is to compensate with style, grace, and charm. Of course, none of that shit comes cheap. That’s kind of the whole point. It’s all meant to be aspirational and exclusionary. We’re supposed to feel depressed by our skin, agitated by our bodies, and anxious about our invisibility. That’s the insidious subtlety of social control. The worst part is that we know in our rational minds that it’s all bullshit, and yet we’re still plagued with self-loathing when we can’t live up to unattainable beauty standards. No matter how much self-acceptance we achieve, we can still look in the mirror and instantly catalog all the things about ourselves that we don’t think measure up. It’s maddening. It makes us feel like hypocrites even though it’s not our hypocrisy." – The Coquette, Ugly-Sexy: Cool? | Adult Mag (2014)

@aubergine

Oct 2, 2024

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Watching femcel films as constructive research like obama + femcel translation list

I freakin' love Obama. He wasn't just the first black president, he was also the first openly soft boy president. Today we'll be adapting his famous technique "The Hussein Hustle" to modernity. Here Obama famously engages in an array of books such as Woolf, Fanon, ​and Marx in order to expand his empathetic ability to connect to varying populations of beautiful intellectuals with his steez. We will be employing similar techniques here however, with a reset focus upon femcel films and movies. Let's begin with an order of priority: 1. 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 Though it will be too much to review here, this film will form the other end of the psychological coin adjacent to the second suggestion - 2. 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 These first two narratives combined compose the entirety of the femcel experience, mastering these is understanding at the initial level. 3. 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 Sofia Coppola Instigated the dark fog of reality, this is the next to be understood as it most reflects their childhood fears and ideations in one neat parcel. 4. 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐧 Social rejection. Every femcel hates it reasonably or is a product of it. Understanding this means understanding the daily weights of your prospective partner. 5. 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝟔𝟔 She wants to kill you and has every right to, she is the chooser. 6. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 She wants to have your children and has every right to, but they aren't her responsibility. 7. 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 She can totally consume you. 8. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 Femcels are like Euphoria the tv show but an even more troubling activation timeline. 9. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 Why tradcath conversion is imperative. 10. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 One of the five ultimate femcel deities, this last ritual sacrifice now has you one step closer to the rebis consciousness.

@justinlapuff

Jan 27, 2024

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UNUSABLE GARBAGE!!!!

I’m fucking so sick of this shit. Ads are destroying everything fun and exciting. Like my god, why is every single news site like this?? This is some Prison Planet SHIT.

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QUAD COLOR DOCTORS PENS

Brand doesn’t matter, as long as it writes. Having 4 different colors in one writing utensil is magic.

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“DON’T BE SO EAGER TO BE OFFENDED

The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity.” Tár (2022)

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