Feminism, Capitalism. Alcohol...
Conflicted about this, since it seems mostly like a gimmick. But even gimmicks can make one think sometimes: LINK.
Assignment for Mon., Sept. 11 I mean Tuesday 9/12
So many thoughts. I keep thinking about "exclusions," and the historical movement of some of them from "obviously necessary" to "obviously unjust." I am also thinking about false consciousness, which I did not explain well. (But I think that there are accessible analogues.) We will talk more about these things. I'm thinking about a syllabus. Would you believe that it has been done, all this time? It has. I'm just insecure about it. For Monday, 201-244 in Feminism in Our Time. Good, close reading, so we could have a discussion as good as Thursday's. You will notice that one of the readings is by the very famous write Kate Millet. She just died this week. Here's a link about her that David sent me: HERE . And here's a link I caught, as I soaked in the interwebs: HERE . (Where are those links you were going to send me, about the variety of forms of relationships???)
This is an interesting concept. My initial reaction was shock and almost disgust that women were having to reveal whether or not they were menstruating for a discount. However, I wish I could appreciate that they want to acknowledge and appreciate that women struggle during these times. Yes, women do struggle on periods and it is unpleasant. However; this discount is mainly to profit from this imbalance and lack of recognition. This promotion is clearly not spearheaded or run by a female for validation. A woman on her period may want a drink but alcohol dehydrates the body and contributes to more severe uterine cramps. I'd be more interested in free Tylenol or feminine hygiene products. But that's just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with Valerie on that- considering the tremendous lack of access to sanitary products and the immense costs of them, I think this is pretty trivial. At the same time, it's an interesting attempt to at least normalize talk of menstruation. But by calling it the "bloody hour" it doesn't even seem to normalize it, but seems to exploit it for shock value.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's good that the idea originated with women, but this just seems kind of ridiculous to me. Instead, they could do something for the women menstruating who need the help the most- not just give discounts to women who can afford to go to a bar anyways. I guess it's a fun idea, not meant to change anything, but I wouldn't call this a feminist act by any means.