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• W279285930 abstract "This article is both a reflection on what drew me to feminism as a young and also what creates blindness within area. Obscurities of vision can leave feminism open to being seen as outdated, 'uncool', exclusive, while hypersexulisation, and diminishment of women's power remerges in more and more seductive, disorientating and destructive forms.Here I outline some feminist theory I find particularly constructive. However, theory can be ahead of practice and I personally experience a gap between much of this critical work and some contemporary feminist dialogue. In this essay I describe a disjuncture that persists in certain feminist contexts with blindness to race issues and impact of white subject formation.The 'F' Word:In October 2012, I was invited to speak on a panel for Cruthers Collection of Women's Art symposium. The panel was titled 'Locating feminism: F word in contemporary art.' At Sydney Opera House, earlier that year, a national feminism symposium was held with Germaine Greer and Naomi Wolf also titled 'the F word'. I'm not sure when feminism morphed into this one loaded signifier but find I have an ambivalent response to phrasing of feminism in this way.It is curious that a term about women's empowerment has become associated with a four-letter profanity. It reminds me that word cunt, derived from goddess names like Cunti- Devi, has become most potent swear word. In Vagina Monologues (1996), there is particular monologue 'Reclaiming Cunt'. V-Day cites Gloria Bertonis who traces origins of word:Kunta is woman in several Near Eastern and African languages and a Mother Tongue that is being compiled by linguists today. It was also spelled quna, which is root of queen. Since priestesses were known to be accountants/administrators of Temple of Inanna in Sumeria c.3100 B.C. when Cuneiform was first used, it is highly likely that cuneiform was the sign of kunta who kept books (clay tablets) for temple economy / redistribution of wealth that evolved from communal economics of ancient mother-cultures. (Bertonis 2011)Bertonis makes argument, drawing on these etymological origins:So when an abuser calls a a cunt he is actually calling her a queen who invented writing and numerals. Girls and women can thus reclaim words in our language that have been used as weapons against us in emotionally explosive situations. The word prostitute (law giver of temple) and whore (houri, Persian, which means a gorgeous semi-divine female that awaits men in 7th Heaven) are some of finest compliments a can be given. (2011)There is a long intimate history between women's bodies, power and profanity. What is missing today is an alive connection between this language, its histories and contemporary society. It would reflect quite a different world if people were turning back to those attempting to defame them with 'C word' and said 'thankyou for complement'.At same time as 'F' word is disturbing, arguably it makes feminism sound 'badass' and cool, implying a series of asterisks it is THAT potentially dangerous. Perhaps this makes feminism as a taboo - sexy again? And if that is occurring problematically, F word can get in line with all other oppressive terms drawn from subverted names of queens and goddesses.There is some consensus that feminism needs PR spin. According to Cleo's editor Shari Markson in her latest editorial apparently:No one wants to be a feminist now. It has ugly connotations of man-hating women with icky underarm hair - when we love make-up, romance, high heels and men, of course. We've distanced ourselves from feminism. But problem is, because it hasn't been cool since 70s, we've stopped calling out misogyny and sexism when we see it. (July, 2013)I realise I am quoting Cleo and do not do so as an academic source, but as a reflection of what is 'common knowledge' and also because it sounds so familiar. …" @default.
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• W279285930 title "Have We 'Come a Long Way Baby'? : The 'F' Word, Feminist Theories of Power and Reflections on Whiteness" @default.
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