I think “The Future is Female” is a terrible feminist slogan because it is:
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I think “The Future is Female” is a terrible feminist slogan because it is:
- Binary
- Essentialist
- Triumphalist
- Certain
- Without a timeline
What’s more, it implies the past and present aren’t female—therefore male. It seems so very pie in the sky when you die instead of steak on your plate right now.
Mind you, those words are very Instagrammable. That slogan nevertheless promises everything, delivers nothing, and skips over the blood, the boredom, and the bureaucracy of real change.
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I think “The Future is Female” is a terrible feminist slogan because it is:
- Binary
- Essentialist
- Triumphalist
- Certain
- Without a timeline
What’s more, it implies the past and present aren’t female—therefore male. It seems so very pie in the sky when you die instead of steak on your plate right now.
Mind you, those words are very Instagrammable. That slogan nevertheless promises everything, delivers nothing, and skips over the blood, the boredom, and the bureaucracy of real change.
@atomicpoet
I had a badge (pin) with that phrase on back in the 70s. It's probably "the future" by now though, right? -
@atomicpoet
I had a badge (pin) with that phrase on back in the 70s. It's probably "the future" by now though, right?@alisonw If I were someone living in the 70s, I’d hope 2025 was the future.
