When movies show a traditional gender roles world (like, historically or culturally), and then the women rise up and Do Feminism, I just don't buy it. I was raised in a super traditional gender roles world and I didn't see a single woman around me Doing Feminism.
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This is why I'm so relieved by traditional worlds featuring strong women characters who don't Do Feminism - women who obviously are hurt by their gender role but figure out incredible steps *inside* the system to get what they want, instead of being Woman Power Puppet #33
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Media like that makes me feel less alone and my experiences more understood. And, maybe more importantly, it's still accessible to the woman still in those highly traditional communities, who don't even have a section of their understanding of reality for Doing Feminism at all.
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How did you end up extricating yourself from the mental "participatory" nature of the culture you were raised in?
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I attempted to go to college (which failed) but which ended up putting me in a community that wasn't Christian or conservative. Just being an exposed to a world where women were really respected did it for me.
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