Living a Feminist Life
Feminism is often dismissed as a personal failing, not just a tendency but a flaw, as if she disagrees with something because she is being disagreeable; as if she opposes something because she is being oppositional. Your reaction to what is said can be used to justify a judgment that has already been made: She would say that. She would say that; I
... See moreSara Ahmed • The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way
So many of the words we introduce have killjoy histories. When we use them, we are heard as making a point, a sore point, although in time some of them become less pointed, more habitual.
Sara Ahmed • The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way
The figure of the feminist killjoy teaches us how the minimization of harm and the inflation of power often work together.
Sara Ahmed • The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way
As women, we need to examine the ways in which our world can be truly different. I am speaking here of the necessity for reassessing the quality of all the aspects of our lives and of our work, and of how we move toward and through them