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Jul 28

I just don’t like autobiography ok

or perzines for that matter

for some reason this is something that comes up a lot and I’m starting to get unnecessarily defensive about it

I don’t think liking personal narratives means you have better politics

it might mean you’re a better person on an individual level but I spit on the individual, so

feminists against memoir
feminists against personal experience
feminists against the personal
feminists against the self
feminists against authenticity
feminists against politically mandated disclosure
feminists against the confessional
feminists against pain
feminists for history
feminists for abstraction
feminists for theory
feminists for fiction
feminists for secrecy

Posted at 11:23 AM 140 notes Tagged: litconfessionalfeminismdiscoursememoir

  1. mikkipedia reblogged this from funkyfest and added:
    Love this conversation. I shy away from saying things need to be funny or don’t need to be shown, but I’ve also been...
  2. skullvomit reblogged this from thespithouse and added:
    This is an interesting conversation, if slightly hard to follow. I agree with the OP that people shouldn’t feel pressure...
  3. quarteredmoon reblogged this from funkyfest and added:
    text, sorry/not sorry]...really hope this...my stupid...
  4. thespithouse reblogged this from funkyfest and added:
    ——- WELL SAID! (-thespithouse)
  5. funkyfest reblogged this from thespithouse and added:
    Super into the above conversation, I’ve had similar experiences reconciling my desire to make auto-bio with how I...
  6. mis-representation reblogged this from skullxcrusher and added:
    reblogging this too because lots of nodding.
  7. situology reblogged this from mis-representation and added:
    For a really long time I stayed away from making autobio comix because I thought they were “for fuckin’ girls.” (even...
  8. buriaq reblogged this from skullxcrusher
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  10. skullxcrusher reblogged this from avocadobabydoll and added:
    alright so basically what OP wants PoC to do is sit here with our mouths shut and not talk about or publish our personal...