"It was so good, until you come feminists"
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Zalina Marshenkulova
Avtorka Telegram-channel "Women power».
Lately it has become a lot of talk about the "trend" on feminism and that publicly to join the Women's Protection topic fun and youth: that is socially odobryaemo and sells well (look at bodipozitivnye campaign brands!).
In fact, even an ordinary statement, and broadcast scientific fact "woman - man" turns into discussions, and even baiting"Your place in the cemetery": in Russian poison public feminists and other activists those who dare to open his mouth. Moreover, at the same time the official state level can be heard, that an abortionElena Mizulina: Abortion - it is a social problem, showing the level of morality only immoral women, and those who still have begotten, obliged to breastfeeding child; in the thirties put womenError selecting: Why "after 30 do not need money," offends women cross and call them wrinkled"Shriveled women" auknulos Astakhov "toads". Around the world are constantly pop up some kind of "cute" initiatives
such as "let's lock these animals, women at home during menstruation," thereby translating absolute heresy and obscurantism. Can we then say that feminism - it's just a trend?Now I will tell you why being a feminist in today's Russia - is like nailing genitals to the pavement. And disassemble the popular stereotypes and misconceptions.
Feminism - it is fashionable?
Funniest presenting "all become feminists" because it allegedly became fashionable and profitable.
What else was the "fashionable", my friends? Ride in the elevator with a dark-skinned? Send messages to the messenger, not the dove? Consider a woman a man?
That's really, really strange fashion - to call to treat a woman as a person and not as a "beautification team" or incubator for the reproduction of his sons.
"Yes, everything is related to women as a human being"? No, not all and not everywhere. You do not even have to go to distant lands, just look at the statsViolence against women: the experience of countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Russia domestic violence in Russia and the statements politicians in the spirit of "your husband beats because you're beautiful enough and enough to give birth."
Why do women have to declare loudly about their rights now? Because people have more access to information in general, and victims dare talk about violence, Inequality of wagesGlobal Gender Gap Report 2015 and the glass ceilingDictionary of gender terms.
Women have become more and moreDeveloper Survey Results 2018 present in "male" occupations. We began to take a real leadership positions, rather than nominally guidelines. And from the pages of media and advertising with us continue to speak as a fool or a supplement to the man. We do not like. That's all. You mean it is not heard, and suddenly heard simply because accidentally poked his head out there... patriarchal concerns.
Over the past 50 years, women really We got right and officially became recognized as human beings, though not everywhere. For example, look at how things work in IT - one of the most progressive sectors: women offer less salary than men, girls inspire the idea that programming is not their business, themselves razrabotchitsy say they are more difficult to develop in profession. I like to studyGirl Digital Power "Netologii" about it: there are statistics collected by the mass of the inequality of women in the industry and silly stereotypes dispelled.
And then there's researchers suddenly decided to finally check whether women look backward - and researchHow Decision-Making Is Different Between Men And Women And Why It Matters In Business one after another show: no, not backward, but very powerful, complex and interesting, is not inferior to men intelligenceTAU research: no such thing as «male» and «female» brain. That's all. It is a pity that this centuries had to live under the heel of man, without education and access to human rights. Well, who does not happen.
From time immemorial, women silently boiled borscht, and nothing. And then came some "Femke". People want freedom and are fighting gender heresy.
Here we become arrogant - we want to live as we like.
More fun that some say condescendingly, "But this fashion will pass." Yes, again we will travel to different elevators, segregiruemsya. And we'll send a message with a dove (internet just They are going to close).
Feminism - it is profitable?
Not. Russian brands are still profitable sexist chase snowstorm rather than support the feminists. It is in Europe in full release advertising pads with blood and push menstrual cupAnd in the Russian mass media broadcast the old patriarchal advice in the spirit of "How to Marry a programmer». Companies and brands are constantly referred to the fact that we have "conservative country" - is such that it is accepted to believe Telegonia, psychics, astrology, but not in the fact that a woman - a man.
That is a very conservative country for such a radical idea. Beauty industry, for example, is very much afraid of such radical ideas as "not even a full and appropriate standards woman - man". They shy away from the word "bodipozitiv" and "slatsheyming".
Brands gladly give the Agency's budget, which makes the good old advertising such as "do not be fat, to serve his peasant!". Just think, women are depicted as objects. This folk buckles.
A "Femke" that can suddenly come up with something other than appeal to shoppers' Hey, a sheep ", a little hurry something to give. Those who, in spite of the universal obscurantism, still turned to monetize their ideas in the form of "a woman is also a man," fiercely hounded and accused of all earthly sins - as me while Reebok campaign.
Of course, it is better to advertising only deal with those who make posters "pumps new underwear. "
And the money for another advertisement with no one thinks for some reason, women's bodies. Everything is ok. These "values" can sell.
The channel "Robber's Daughter" Nastya Krasil'nikova conducts regular column "sexism Museum", and pictures in this article - just a small part creativity. His more than it seems.
I also have Telegram-channel. And I can say that the gold mountain on feminism you earn: I or she can not take more than half advertisers who promote the idea of "Inspire a man," or they do not come to me, thinking that I was to go and eat men and children. To refuse advertising accounts in four cases out of five.
Feminists something someone should be?
It would seem that with all my heart trying to dispel the darkness of ignorance and do something useful, you can feel like a great man. Maybe because of that and go to the feminists? But in fact, self-esteem does not grow: instead of supporting you somehow blame for all the troubles and sorrows of the world, not only men but also women, are subject to misogyny.
Conducting outreach and efforts to help people become freer and happier turn around so that you live among the constant harassment and bouquets requirements. You voluntarily helping the victims of violence (not bragging about it) nesosh the masses of knowledge and light, and you say: "What do you do there, Femke, do in general? A Th do not go to the Caucasus to save women? A Th you here about feminitivy and sexism? Maybe it will take the case? "
But then, what a thing: I do not have to account to anyone for what I'm doing in their spare time.
How wonderful it would be if the fighters themselves feminists do business. Repair the pavement at the entrance. At least begin to make a complaint to: ask, for example, civil servants, where money for roads and schools, where teachers' salaries? That would be your hatred of a harmless (and actually useful) feminists spent on something really important! You'll see, would Russia vosprjala. But no, you're too busy trying to tell us how and what should be dealt with activists.
Feminists scary and lonely?
Book stores and channels about the "psychology" inundated with manuals on how important it is to be a "good and wise" girl: then you may will find happiness - Prince. The main thing - strictly fulfill "the purpose" of women.
If all of a sudden you say that happiness does not end at the Prince and you're not going to be comfortable, you start to look at the problem. You must be so angry, because the ugly?
Today I often write: "Die, frightened." And those same guys who wrote before me how beautiful I am, and how they want me. Slalom hearts, was invited to the meeting. After all, I was on the position of my place. Pleasing the eye, decoration team. And now look: out-of-social framework, let it spread rot.
Human rights she wanted! Encroached on our masculinity? Our dominance?
Respect for women - it's just that another strong verification male characterBut they somehow did not pass it very literally and take offense at any joke (remember those who spewed me curse and threat as a joke about the face). For many stop to consider men superior to women - is the same as that hate men. Apparently, this is the famous man's "logic". But this is not so: man I love very much, and I have with them everything is OK in the relationship (shock!).
Another "plus" protection of women - abuse by women themselves who do not want to get out of the Patriarchate of cells, because they and so well fed for the emotional and physical care. It is a paradox of the Russian society: you poison for what you voluntarily free educate people and say to them: "Free yourself from prejudices and attitudes - and be the person you want to be."
But why all this is necessary?
Society will always be on to something is not ready, so he needed and madmen, ready for anything. For example, before the society was not ready to what a woman goes in the pants. And now with this all right, though not in all countries.
Crazy society needs to highlight the problem in this society. But what a normal person would do this? No. Any normal person cares about the problems of abstract masses and to the fact that someone out there are oppressed? No.
Therefore, we exist, blessed activists enthusiasts to inform you important news and pull decaying values. God sends these to go, which for some reason do not give a damn that girls in school are taught home economics and Domostroi, and because these girls do not even my children. This is the same, that does not give a damn about other people's children.
It happens when you personally no one oppresses and you get everything in life, but you want to have others too, everything worked.
To me coming thousands of reviews that I help people change their lives for the better - and it helps to continue. For example, women often write, whose relatives were forced to live with the unloved husband, and thanks to my channel they took himself in hand, get a better job, got divorced and freed. It is worth it to endure persecution and misunderstanding of the majority.
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