When I eavesdrop on TERFilosophy I always learn something new, like for instance that it's feminist to lose your shit at your son for painting his nails https://twitter.com/smolgardenghost/status/1312524694008987650 …
-
-
When my high school girlfriend pressured me into putting on nail polish with her so we could be "punk", that was a mild version of what it would be like if we were in ancient China and a woman bound a man's feet in order to be... some ancient Chinese version of "punk"?
Show this thread -
And both things would ultimately be bad and patriarchal? My punk black fingernails were kinda sorta indirectly upholding abortion restrictions, the way the guy with the bound feet would be kinda sorta indirectly upholding the sale of women via bride-price?
Show this thread -
You know my dad actually did fucking hit the roof over the nail polish thing It was in fact a pretty bad fight, one that seems minor in the grand scheme of things -- it wasn't the time I got my arm broken -- and yet now I think about it one that's probably deeply influenced me
Show this thread -
Man you'd think the fact that *I had a girlfriend* would be more affirming to my masculinity than the fact my nails were painted were damaging to it You'd think he'd just be happy about that, given what I was like otherwise I certainly was at the time
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.