Comments on: The obligatory FGC post [Women and Violence, Part 6]

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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:31:52 +0000

[…] Official Shrub dot com: Why I Cringe When Western Feminists Discuss FGC This is not to say that Western feminists ought to ignore FGC, or never examine patriarchal tendencies in societies outside of our own. This is not to say that all examinations of FGC by Western feminists are innately imperialist. What I am saying is that we ought to be very careful of the judgments we make in the name of feminism, when that feminism can be used to obscure our own complicity in imperialism. […]

By: Harper

Harper — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:20:34 +0000

This is some fantastic analysis. Started me off thinking. So thanks.

By: Sigel Phoenix

Sigel Phoenix — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:59:26 +0000

Katie and mags: Thanks.

By: mags

mags — Fri, 18 May 2007 06:11:29 +0000

Awesome post. I’m totally directing people to this the next time the subject comes up.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:00:18 +0000

This. Post. Rocks.