Live Blog: YouTuber Laci Green at Ryerson
SEX+ YouTuber Laci Green is talking about feminism — aka The F Word — at Ryerson University tonight from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Follow @DeepiShewara and @nadyawrites as they liveblog Green’s talk. Want to know more about Green and her influence on the internet? Read our run down about who Green is and what her talk means to Ryerson students.http://www.ryersonian.ca/laci-green-brings-the-f-word-to-ryerson/
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"The F Word" w/ @gogreen18 at @RyersonU is starting right now! Thanks for tuning in to our live blog for @theryersonian. Follow #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:11:15 PM -
You can follow @DeepiShewara and I here on Twitter, or keep up with @gogreen18's talk on our website: live.ryersonian.ca/Event/Live_Blo… #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:12:42 PM
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The talk begins with Ride for a Dream project co-directors and the Sociology Union welcoming Laci Green.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:13:06 PM -
@gogreen18 is prepping on an iPad while the crowd piles in; excited chatters everywhere. #LaciGreenRU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAaXv2ZWgAAjncu.jpg
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@gogreen18 is showing off her music taste before the event. Her playlist includes "Madness" by Muse. youtube.com/watch?v=Ek0Sgw… #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:13:55 PM
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.@gogreen18 says she doesn't think the dictionary definition of feminism doesn't do justice to what it is.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:15:11 PM
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Laci Green says feminism is a lifestyle. #LaciGreenRUby Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:15:56 PM
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She begins her talk (focusing on Western feminism) by taking us back to the 1800s. "Native women were here first." http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAaatysU8AAbux5.jpg
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And now for a bit of a history lesson from @gogreen18, starting with the days when a woman's role was about servitude and submission.by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:20:15 PM
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Laci Green says the idea of "she wanted it" in terms of a women's sexuality goes wayyyy back. #LaciGreenRUby Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:21:11 PM
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Green says that a lot of people think the First Wave of feminism was about the right to vote, but it was a lot more interesting than that.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:22:13 PM
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1840: main goals for women's rights included right to vote. The needs, however, mainly focused around middle class women, says @gogreen18by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:22:37 PM
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1863: feminists backing abolitionist movement. "They were ACTUALLY collecting real signatures!" Green says, instead of using the internet.by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:25:11 PM
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The feminist movement declined during the the Great Depression, even though they were so heavily involved in the war, Green says.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:26:31 PM
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Now on to the Second Wave of feminism: the feminist mystique, Green says. We're talking about the '50s house wife stereotype.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:27:23 PM
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What happened during 2nd wave feminism nformed us today. @gogreen18 brings attention to 1963 book "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan.by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:27:59 PM
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"It's actually really amazing, there was a ton of legal shit they got done really fast," Green says about the second wave. #LaciGreenRUby Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:28:48 PM
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During second wave feminism, people really started thinking about the concept of rape. What does it mean? Is it about power and control?by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:29:36 PM
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She says this was the time where the word "rape" evolved. In the 70s anti-rape legislation was first passed.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:30:22 PM
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Green is now describing the difference between liberal feminism and radical feminism.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:31:02 PM
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In the 70s "There was a lot of fracturing of the movement. People were starting to think about feminism and what it means." #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:31:16 PM
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She says liberal feminists work within the system, they want more laws and equality within it. Radical feminists think the system is broken.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:32:10 PM
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Radical feminists argue the system is broken and that we need to take the system down. Systems are made by men and for men, says @gogreen18by Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:32:24 PM
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If you're tuning in now, @gogreen18 is giving a 4-1-1 about different branches of feminism that came out after the 70s. #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:33:38 PM
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We're moving on to the Sex Wars now, where prostitution, stripping, BDSM and pornography come into the feminist movement.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:34:09 PM
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Whereas liberal feminism believed porn was about choice—women like porn, so they can choose to watch or participate. #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:36:45 PM
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If you want to learn more about feminism and how its evolved, I highly suggest you tune into our live blog. Laci Green breaks it down.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:37:14 PM
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What is womanism? It addresses sex, gender and race all at the same time, and lead to intersectionality, Green says.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:37:59 PM
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Laci says mainstream feminism burned a lot of bridges in the second wave -- with the LGBT movement, for example.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:40:35 PM
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Laci says women who have accepted the current status quo make her sad.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:52:27 PM
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People have so deeply internalized patriarchy and misogyny that they don't see their rights are violated, says @gogreen18 #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:52:53 PM
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We're now talking about the "I'm not a Victim" response online. She says "nobody wants to be a victim, you idiot."by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:53:00 PM
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Green says feminism is all about making choices. "If you want to get a shit load of cats, get a shit load of cats." (cue cat memes).by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:53:37 PM
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"If you want to get a shit load of cats—get a shit load of cats!" @gogreen18 says about women making their own choices. #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:53:48 PM
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She's now talking about a sketchy article that recently went up about a women who aborted her male child because of patriarchy.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:55:57 PM
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Feminists hate men? "No." Green says. "That's all I'm going to say about that."by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:56:13 PM
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And now onto everyone's favourite #feminist myth: "Feminists hate men." @gogreen18 simply says "No" #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:56:41 PM
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While feminists may not hate men, they may dislike male privilege. There is a difference, says @gogreen18. #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 10:57:32 PM
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Green says people who don't want to use the feminist label tend to use labels like egalitarianists. "Use whatever word feels comfy to you."by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:58:18 PM
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.@gogreen18 is addressing some of the controversies and criticism surrounding her when she was younger.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:59:12 PM
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She says she told herself once "Laci, you're not a special snowflake." #LaciGreenRU #specialsnowflakesby Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 10:59:48 PM
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"We are the third wave," Laci Green says. Her collage of girl power today includes Lisa Simpson, the Powerpuff Girls and Pepper Ann.by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 11:01:02 PM
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Third wavers (that's us!) want to emphasize choice and freedom. We embrace diversity and nuance about choices, says @gogreen18. #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 11:02:09 PM
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A not-so-great shot of her awesome girl power collage. 90s nostalgia. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAakv59UQAAYT1W.jpg
by Deepika Shewaramani via twitter 3/18/2015 11:02:53 PM -
We're connected in ways we weren't before. We have arguments and discussions. Feminism has "broken out of the ivory towers." #LaciGreenRUby Nadya S. Domingo via twitter 3/18/2015 11:03:26 PM
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