FEM: Sex + Feminism workers who do porn out of work[…]
doesn’t make sense to me and perpetuates so much misogyny. Certain words like “bitch” I’m on the fence about though. It’s become very mainstream to the point where I think we might have taken it back. There’s still no doubt that it triggers a lot of women.
Bree: FUCK the porn industry. This is something I am extremely passionate about and will fight against until the day I die. Countless women face COUNTLESS AMOUNTS of rape and abuse and can’t even speak out about it because of the porn industry[…] Here is a couple posts on why i feel so strongly about this: here, here, and here. 5) Can slurs (bitch, slut, cunt, etc.) be reclaimed (for yourself or women as a whole)? A1: I think so. I think if enough people use the words that way then sure. Why not? A2: If people want to reclaim a slur for themselves, that’s fine. I don’t think they should go around calling OTHER women things without asking if it’s okay first[…] I think if you want to use a slur you should make sure the people you’re talking to are comfortable first. Bree: I don’t support reclaiming slurs honestly. It does absolutely nothing for women as a whole. Reclaiming words that are used to hurt us, words that are used to belittle and dehumanize us, just
Above: Bree, a sex-critical feminist 22