interesting post on femme identity
Mar. 17th, 2008 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyMistress Matisse, whose writing I really like, posted this in response to a letter from a reader.
I found it interesting. I'm part of a group called madfemmepride, which I recommend to anyone that might be inclined to join it - it really is mad friendly, just as advertised. We've had some discussions about what it means to be femme, and MM's post reminded me of those - perspectives on femme that had never occurred to me. (For instance, it has never occurred to me to think that straight women shouldn't be able to claim femme identity. I think it can still be meaningful and respectful.) As I was commenting in my previous post on femme identity, I think the crucial element is of choice, but not everybody sees it that way.
I found it interesting. I'm part of a group called madfemmepride, which I recommend to anyone that might be inclined to join it - it really is mad friendly, just as advertised. We've had some discussions about what it means to be femme, and MM's post reminded me of those - perspectives on femme that had never occurred to me. (For instance, it has never occurred to me to think that straight women shouldn't be able to claim femme identity. I think it can still be meaningful and respectful.) As I was commenting in my previous post on femme identity, I think the crucial element is of choice, but not everybody sees it that way.