Disgusting Display of Misogyny for the Day

Here's a little scenario for you. Tania and I are cruising through the town of Greenville, SC, on our way to meet with some folks at Furman College.

We reach a stoplight, and I hear Tania say "Oh no, that's disgusting." I look up, and on the rear window of the SUV right in front of us is this horrifying vinyl sticker, pictured at the right.

It made my stomach turn. We sat there, staring in abject horror, and finally the light changed. When we got stopped at another stop light, we pulled up NEXT to the SUV this time.

Driving the car was a man. Seated next to him in the passenger's seat was a woman. "Don't you know you're a participant in your own oppression?" I rhetorically asked as we pulled away.

Take away message - Feminism is certainly not dead. There's a reason we're organizing in the South. Even if sometimes it makes my heart sink with disgust, it's vital that we remember the importance of getting up every day and LIVING OUR POLITICS. There is always - always - something to organize around, and we need your help doing it.

Want to start a campus group? Are you a feminist in NC, SC, or GA and want Val and Tania to come by while we're in the area? Email campusteam@feminist.org. No matter where you are, in what climate, we are more than happy to help you get started. Drop us a line!

Calling all Southern feminists!

Happy Wednesday, Feminist Blogosphere Friends!

Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you all know that in conjunction with planning our upcoming Women of Color Conference this October, a few of us campus organizers are also hitting the road!

Tania and I are going to be headed down south - we're leaving DC this weekend and will be sweeping through South Carolina and North Carolina next week, and then spending the following week in Georgia. We're going to be traveling around to area schools to do outreach for the conference and meet with some of our super feminist friends on campuses, like the Women's Studies Student Organization at the University of Georgia and our conference co-hosts, Spelman College's Women's Research and Resource Center and FMLA!

We are super excited to be headed that way, but we know that there could be some great feminists in those parts that have somehow eluded our grasp! Do you go to school in GA, SC, or NC? Or do you know someone who does? Let us know! We'd love to get in touch and arrange to meet up! Drop us a line at campusteam@feminist.org, and we'll be in touch!

Photo of tasty Georgia peaches courtesy of judybaxter on flickr.