05-19-2010, 11:21 PM | #11 | |
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Absolutely! The term emasculate is just one more in the never ending linguistic bashing of women. The patriarchy at its male privileged, better-than female finest! Feminine and female is not weak or ineffective, and as the center of life, thus of spirit, and a powerful force! For me, butch as it stems from the feminine is a very unique form of masculinity. It is not the same as what people coming into this world male are socialized as. Yes, this a personal take. And no, it is not anti-male or masculine. Just how I put together female-masculinity as a butch. Feminization has long been viewed in our culture as negative. Think about how the term effeminate is used most often. Yes, I love Dusa's idea about a threat concerning language!! sometimes I feel like the limitations of the English language gets us into so many problems with these kinds of discussions. Then there is how we have been socialized as females/women.... and it makes me crazy to see so much of the negative language and socialization we have endured get integrated into the B-F dynamic. |
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