From Diane Ofili, the newest member [ and by the looks of it the biggest gobshite]
Hello, this is the link to the next reading session in January 2014 : bit.ly/1c5pbro .It should lead an excerpt of 'The King Kong Theory' by Virginie DesPentes. The phrase that hits home is 'I am more King Kong than Kate Moss'. It resonates with me as I have always taken pride in certain traits , like my directness and tallness, that are not necessarily 'feminine'. It in no way makes me value my womanhood any less , in spite of the bullshit others have tried to brainwash me with.Can masculine and feminine identities happily co-exist within the same person ? Does accepting our manly sides [should we have any ] mean relinquishing our more girly ones or do they in fact compliment each other ?
Just out of interest have any of you heard of a book called 'Is there anything good about men ?' by Roy Baumeister . It would be interesting to see how male-centric texts or points of view intersect with the discussions of the group. Anyway I hope you enjoy the excerpt., I look forward to seeing you gals early next year !
All the best
Diane
Hello, this is the link to the next reading session in January 2014 : bit.ly/1c5pbro .It should lead an excerpt of 'The King Kong Theory' by Virginie DesPentes. The phrase that hits home is 'I am more King Kong than Kate Moss'. It resonates with me as I have always taken pride in certain traits , like my directness and tallness, that are not necessarily 'feminine'. It in no way makes me value my womanhood any less , in spite of the bullshit others have tried to brainwash me with.Can masculine and feminine identities happily co-exist within the same person ? Does accepting our manly sides [should we have any ] mean relinquishing our more girly ones or do they in fact compliment each other ?
Just out of interest have any of you heard of a book called 'Is there anything good about men ?' by Roy Baumeister . It would be interesting to see how male-centric texts or points of view intersect with the discussions of the group. Anyway I hope you enjoy the excerpt., I look forward to seeing you gals early next year !
All the best
Diane
