We must challenge all those who insist that women who act or dress in a feminine manner take on a submissive or passive posture. For many of us, dressing or acting feminine is something we do for ourselves, not for others. Its our way of reclaiming our own bodies and fearlessly expressing our own personalities and sexualities. Its not us who are guilty of trying to reduce our bodies to mere playthings, but rather those who foolishly assume that our feminine style is a signal that we sexually subjugate ourselves to men.
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Julia Serano, Whipping Girl: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow
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(Source: juliaserano.com, via likeapairofbottlerockets)
