tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702331825816121115.post5106901691472270086..comments2023-08-23T07:28:52.507-07:00Comments on DykesforDykes: Butch=AmazonMasterAmazonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08857662825176277576noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702331825816121115.post-58734727325111588892010-01-17T18:41:30.061-08:002010-01-17T18:41:30.061-08:00You know, I'm not sure if Femmes, or any woman...You know, I'm not sure if Femmes, or any woman, who celebrates femininity can be said to be an Amazon. I agree that women who have always defied male demands for femininity (Butches) are most certainly possess a purity of femaleness that is well-defined as Amazonian. But I think that a glorification of femininity, which is entirely male-originated, would negate any claim to it. <br /><br />I think all women have a responsibility to reject femininity, regardless of whether or not they did so as girls. That isn't to say that Femmes could ever become Butch; of course we can't after a girlhood spent enjoying the privileges of our femininity at the expense of Butch girls. But I do think the least we could do is to not *celebrate* men's femininity. It's the constant defense of adopting men's vision of the female as an inherent part of their identity that I think does preclude most Femmes from being Amazons.MargaretJamisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055846289736738560noreply@blogger.com