I had no idea it was going to get this bad…I was probably being naive. But it did get bad. It is a horrible example of plagiarism and the privileging of certain voices over others. I’m personally upset because I’ve lost one of my favorite blogs (especially while I was distracted and neglecting the blogging world). But much bigger than that, bigger than my own needs, are the broader implications. If you have not been keeping up, you can read here La Chola’s/WOC/brownfemipower’s final blog post. Others here and here and here discuss the background of the controversy. It is difficult for me to read BFP’s denouncement of feminism, but I’m not super surprised. Certain voices are privileged and the feminist scholarly and blogging world is not immune to this problem. Sadly, this has ended with BFP’s removal of her blog. I’ve looked up to her year’s of work and writing regarding women of color issues and I was especially fond (obviously) of her postings on Oaxaca during the uprising. I thank her for her support and work—I hope she’ll come back to us soon.
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Any vegan restaurant makes my stomach happy….but a vegan strip club?? I support the idea of any facility serving vegan food and this idea may open up the world of vegan-ness to new people, but the following news story puts my vegan-self against my feminist-self. The reporter’s enjoyment of the story on Casa Diablo is over the top. Additionally, I am critical of the cliche camera-through-the-legs shot and filming the female dancers from below or aimed at their backs, even while the women are being interviewed. One of the dancers is vegetarian, but the reporter dismisses her words and only gives serious time to the owner who says ridiculous and sexist quotes such as “The only meat we have is up on the stage” and “We put the meat on the pole not on your plate.”
The video is from KPTV in Portland.
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