All of that aside, those who know me would agree that this is a pretty accurate portrayal of me (I know this because many of them have told me so):
I like the simple things in life: wandering aimlessly around museums, reading books lent to me by friends, seeing great works of art in the ostensibly mundane, making my feelings known when I've received poor service in a shop (which is not done often enough in this country!), laughing at someone who's just done something stupid, the knowledge that I'm learning something, and that blissful feeling of waking up early and realising it's the weekend and you can go back to sleep.
I also find great fulfilment in my work as a Confusionist minister, spreading the word of Confusionism and converting the masses whenever I can be arsed. If you want to check out this revolutionary new cult designed for today's hip, young nonbeliever, click below.
I dislike all forms of prejudice, human rights abuse, and animal cruelty. I have a great deal of trouble understanding how any person can believe they have the right to toy with another person's or animal's mind/body/feelings/life, and how humans as a species believe we have the right to play god over all other species and the planet we all share. I dislike organised religion because I believe it is largely responsible for most of what's wrong with the world. I also have no tolerance for people who are deliberately ignorant, naive, closed-minded or inane.
I particularly abhor sexism and female exploitation. I am opposed to pornography and prostitution because the sex industry exploits and debases women for profit and entertainment and proliferates the notion that we are mere sexual vessels to be used and abused as men see fit. I hate that women are dichotomised in every aspect of life and that no matter what we do we are portrayed negatively. I hate the double standards that apply to men and women. I hate that most men are so afraid of women that they feel the need to degrade us just to make themselves feel superior (despite - or perhaps because of - all of the empirical and anecdotal evidence to the contrary), and to constrain our intellect, ambition and voice for fear of having to share their power. I hate that I have to work twice as hard as a man to prove I'm half as good, and that for all our efforts women still get paid less than men for doing the same job. I hate the phrases "opposite sex" and "battle of the sexes" because men and women should not be in opposition to one another. I believe that gender is an arbitrary social construction that dictates what is 'normal' and promotes stereotyping of both sexes, and should be abolished. I refuse to be told what I can and cannot do with my own body by a patriarchal oligarchy spouting "Christian family values" and operating under the assumption that women lack the intelligence and the responsibility to make such decisions for ourselves. I hate being called a girl; I am an adult person and I won't tolerate being belittled. I find the phrase "girl power" incredibly irritating. I hate being treated like a mindless sexual object by men with double-digit IQs and no understanding of the world beyond their dark, safe little rocks. I hate that feminism has been given such a bad name by those who don't understand it and, perhaps, therefore fear it. Feminists don't hate men - in fact, many feminists ARE men - we simply believe that women deserve equality, respect and the right to live without fear of harassment or violence. It makes me both sad and furious that cultures still exist in which women are denied even the basic rights of citizenship, and that in ALL cultures rape and other hate crimes occur in epidemic proportions, often unchecked. And, while I hate being dismissed by privileged, socially dominant white middle class heterosexual males as nothing more than a bitter man-hater who's whingeing about nothing, it's even more disturbing when it comes from women who are actually content with the status quo and see no need for feminism. The fact is, we are still far from achieving equality. If nothing else, ask any woman who has been sexually harassed, beaten or raped and then told that it was somehow her fault if she's happy with the way she's treated. There is something seriously wrong with this picture.
FEMINISTS ARE NOT MAN-HATERS. FEMINISTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE LESBIANS, OR EVEN WOMEN. FEMINISTS CAN BE STRAIGHT WOMEN, LESBIANS, STRAIGHT MEN, GAY MEN, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, BALLET DANCERS, BUS DRIVERS, CLEANERS, NUCLEAR PHYSICISTS ... THEY ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE HUMAN RACE ITSELF. THE ONLY CHARACTERISTIC THAT ALL FEMINISTS HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE.
"When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion she's a bitch." Bette Davis
"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn’t have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women don’t have what it takes.'" Clare Boothe Luce
"The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, 'It's a girl'." Shirley Chisolm
"I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." Rebecca West
"Women are the only oppressed group in our society that live in intimate association with their oppressors." Evelyn Cunningham
"You don't have to be anti-man to be pro-woman." Jane Galvin Lewis
"A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual." Gloria Steinem
"Women's chains have been forged by men, not by anatomy." Estelle R Ramey
"Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealised into powerlessness." Erica Jong
You're Totally Sarcastic
You sarcastic? Never! You're as sweet as a baby bunny.
Seriously, though, you have a sharp tongue - and you aren't afraid to use it.
And if people are too wimpy to deal with your attitude, then too bad. So sad. How Sarcastic Are You?