Reflections - "How to Think Like a Woman" by Regan Penaluna
Added 2024-08-05 01:20:24 +0000 UTCRamblings by a boy who probably has no idea what he's talking about
Edit: Something I thought was amazing to think about but I completely forgot to mention while recording is that Regan writes how in the past, men would often use criticisms of grammar to dismiss the works of female writers as not worth reading or frame their work as unintellectual. They gate kept education and reading and writing by preventing girls from going to school and getting proper educations, and then weaponized their lack of formal education as proof that women are not worth listening to. It's the exact same system we have now where we dismiss immigrants and POC as unintelligent because they do not speak or write in "academic English" and gloss over art and literature that is otherwise groundbreaking.
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i need more of this PLEASE drop more books for recommendations and talking about them <333
yuee
2024-10-15 16:19:45 +0000 UTCI feel as if I like you more when you're just yourself, instead of when you do things because you feel you "need too". Much love to you. Love your work and your soul. 💚
Alix
2024-08-14 21:46:39 +0000 UTCI feel this speaks to me so well. Because I am autistic, I come off as I am speaking in broken English. Even though my only language for the longest time was English as well. And when you learn to speak so well in English with people knowing you live dealing with mental conditions, it almost feels like people just want to second guess what you are saying because you can’t possibly be making rational sense.
Megpi
2024-08-14 18:02:56 +0000 UTCSorry if this is an inappropriately long comment but as someone whose spent the past 3 years studying anthropology and culture through a feminist queer lens, I cannot recommend Cathy Cohen’s “Punks, Bulldaggers, and Welfare Queens” article enough. Similar to what you said caused your initial aversion to philosophy and history, activism and liberation movements can be exclusionary to the very audiences that would benefit from their teachings. Feminism especially as I’m sure you’ve learned. Cohen’s article is full of barely held back rage and some of what she has to say is pretty divisive. But it’s ultimately a reflection on modernish events (80s/90s) and how excluded populations (queer and queer subgroups) used to organize themselves and a cry to create our own spaces and our versions of change at our pace.
Marzipan
2024-08-06 02:25:51 +0000 UTCThis was really great to listen to, I'm glad you really liked reading this book too. Are you a book reader that reads certain books based on the season or a read what you want no matter the time of year?
Brina
2024-08-05 21:19:39 +0000 UTCi enjoyed listening to this a lot! please do more rambles like this again :)
tabs
2024-08-05 16:35:15 +0000 UTCIt brings back so much trauma when the book talks about how teachers don’t expect much success from women in STEM and it’s basically what I had to tolerate growing up in Asia. Regaining the confidence I lost remains a painful journey even as a grown woman
Cecilia
2024-08-05 03:50:39 +0000 UTCthis is really fun! i hope you had fun doing this 🩷
Jet (cresentlu)
2024-08-05 03:32:11 +0000 UTCOhh this looks interesting! I gotta podcast this during work
Beanzz
2024-08-05 03:19:32 +0000 UTCIt's nice to know you a little. Thank you :)
Dandy lion
2024-08-05 01:25:25 +0000 UTC
