THE FEMINISTING FIVE: NAOISE DOLANSuzanna Bobadilla: What do you enjoy about combining your feminism
THE FEMINISTING FIVE: NAOISE DOLANSuzanna Bobadilla: What do you enjoy about combining your feminism with your art?Naoise Dolan: "I think artistic representation is such an important battle for women. One thing you really come to understand through studying English is the sheer extent to which men have used art to lie about us. We still have this bizarre perception that objecting to sexism is a modern sensibility, based on extant writings from historical cultures which show women demurely accepting their place. That’s obviously flawed when most of those writings are by men! If feminists now don’t create representations of themselves, future cultures will look back on the rubbish other people produce about us and assume it to be accurate. Basically, I think women need to make it as hard as possible for men to monopolize our rhetorical construction, and if I can play some tiny part in that then super.There’s also just a really nice cathartic value to putting your life out there. Most of my feminist ideas come from the frustrations I share with my friends — all the douchebag sexists I portray have real-life counterparts, though I’m 100% sure none of them know it’s them I have in mind. That said, it’s pretty grim how many women seem to know their own douchebags who behave just like my douchebags. I guess one of the side effects of being a typical member of a socially dominant group is you’re just not that original; investment in maintaining male privilege isn’t the most niche attribute going, sadly.“Well put! Read the full interview hereNaoise Dolan on tumblr: not-a-bene -- source link
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