Kathleen Hanna Balmes Sexism For Girl-On-Girl Bullying

Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2013-11-27 04:16

Article here. Excerpt:

'When it comes to the culture that encourages girl-on-girl bullying, punk-rock legend and feminist activist Kathleen Hanna* doesn't mince words. "It's always about taking the scraps off of the man's table. It's like we're just eating off the floor," said Hanna, former frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre and current frontwoman of The Julie Ruin.

In a Nov. 25 interview on HuffPost Live, Hanna explained exactly why sexism is so damaging -- not just to women, but to men as well. She told host Ricky Camilleri:

"Sexism hurts everyone. It hurts men in the fact that a lot of men are put in this position where the only way they know how to bond with each other is through racism or sexism or homophobia. And they don't know how to actually have real friendships. And I think that can be similar with women. The only way that they know how to bond with each other is through this viscousness towards other women and towards other groups of people that are different than themselves."'

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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Hanna

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"...the only way they know how to bond with each other is through racism or sexism or homophobia..."

Yeah, that's it. Men bond by sitting around the place cracking racist/sexist/homophobic jokes. That's all we do. To bond. That's it.

I am having a hard time fathoming this woman's depths of cluelessness but I have to bear in mind: she's a feminist. So anything's possible.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2013-11-27 04:43

One way men appear to bond is by forming groups such as Elks, Shriners, Kiwanis, and so on.

The Shriners often show up at parades wearing funny little red hats and riding motorcycles. They also raise money.

You know what they do what that money? They help provide free medical care for children.

The racist, homophobic bastards.

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Submitted by el cid on Wed, 2013-11-27 14:57

"And I think that can be similar with women. The only way that they know how to bond with each other is through this viscousness towards other women and towards other groups of people"

Like men ? Wow you have just described feminism...

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Submitted by Dantheman123 on Sat, 2013-11-30 05:15