Gritty Mermaid Reboot

saltmarshhag:

veganfemme:

fuckyeahfemmes:

what is even DISCUSSED at a “femme conference”…? how to continue reinforcing stereotypes and relegating people to specific, pre-determined categories based on SUPER out-dated notions on what it means to be a gay woman? laaaame. Source:  juliaperchance

Probably anyone who would attend a femme conference wouldn’t feel that they were “relegated” to that category, they would self-identify as femme (asserting their own sense of agency around their sexuality and gender identity) and they would probably want to discuss issues such as stereotypes about queerness and femininity, thus proving that “femme” is something that is constantly being redefined and redetermined, not something that is simply forced upon them. Not everyone who identifies as femme is gay or a woman either. The fact that people have such negative associations with femme identification, (even and especially within the queer community) is the reason that this annual event happens- providing a space to think through such issues in a non-threatening environment.

Are you kidding me with your femme-hating bullshit?! The only one relegating anyone to any “pre-determined categories” is you. Clearly you have no idea how varied the femme spectrum is. Go educate yourself.

lol

like i could definitely say some catty things about what goes on at femme conference and a lot of that self-aggrandizing shit either bores or annoys me half to death tbh

but then i’m reminded of people like this and i’m like “oh yeah we kind of had a point and a purpose back when we were just chanting PROUD 2 B A FEMME”

We made “Femme Mafia” patches to sew on our hoodies, back in the day. They were pink and showed a fist holding lipstick. I don’t really have anything of substance to add.  I just wanted to bask in nostalgia about Femme Mafia as a concept