Tuesday, November 6, 2012

the personal is political...


it's been a while since i've heard that 'rallying cry'... it was something we womyn's liberationists used to chant 'way back' in the 70s, so it was quite wonderful to read it in the 'here and now' as the title of vegan feminist agitator's latest blog post "The Personal is Political: Veganism is a Feminist Act"!!! there are some things you read that just resonate, and this is one of those posts, so while i'm procrastinating over writing a new post myself, this one is definitely worth the share (along with her 'rosie the riveter' graphic!)...


"I was born a feminist. I’m not sure where it came from – perhaps my dynamo of a grandmother, confident to the core – but growing up, I never thought that I was anything but a complete equal to everyone else. I was a natural feminist and when I learned that there was a real need for it - that there were those who believed in arbitrary, illogical and repressive hierarchies - the fire within me to correct injustices found its fuel source. When I saw kids throw rocks at squirrels, heard people make bigoted remarks, witnessed others being treated unfairly, my hands would involuntarily ball up into tight little fists. Even if I wanted to keep quiet, to not attract the ire of that bully down the block who threw rocks at the squirrels or the loudmouth at the bar years later, I physically couldn’t do it. It’d be like asking a volcano to please not explode. My feminism and my passion for equality and fairness were always fully interwoven and integrated."  

here i believe though is the time to send you on over to Marla's blog to read her post in its entirety... 

 

3 comments:

Stories From The Air said...

I think no one is worth fighting for.

Bea Elliott said...

A course of events made me get weeks behind on my blog viewing and visits... Trying to catch up with what's important and worth while --- Glad I made this one of my first stops back to my online course. Excellent post by Marla - Thanks for sharing! ;)

P.S. to Stories From The Air --- I totally disagree --- We are all worth fighting for! None of us is free until all are free!

proud womon said...

Stories From The Air - i find your comment extremely sad and depressing in a world full of injustice and brutality... i wish no one needed fighting for, but alas that's not the world we live in and i couldn't agree more with Bea Elliott...

and thanks for stopping by Bea - i totally understand life events impacting our online 'activities'... Marla is such a wonderful wordsmith - but then, you weave your wisdom pretty well too!!!