[via Kate Leth]
This video by Hank Green is so good! Seriously, a lot of pre-conceptions we have about people, the boxes we try to put ourselves in, and the hate that exists in our world stems from this one basic misunderstanding: that your biological sex + gender + sexual orientation are all linked together. When in fact, one piece of the puzzle does not necessarily dictate the other arenas. The video does a fantabulous job explaining the concept — complete with sexy infographics.
Here are some other related links & stories I’ve come across recently:
- Ending Rape Illiteracy: The need for our culture & media’s definitions and portrayals of rape to change. Rape is rape…seems silly that there is debate about this, but our perceptions of violence against women are often too fuzzy.
- Free to Be You and Me: 40 years ago, a bunch of feminists got together to release an album challenging the notions that boys and girls couldn’t be whatever they wanted to be when they grew up. Is it still relevant? You bet your bottom dollar.
- Rookie Mag, or even better yet, Ira Glass’s “best of” highlights of why you should know about Rookie: Tavi Gevinson didn’t think the things being made for the girls her age were reflecting her experiences, so she made her own with healthy doses of art, humor, and feminism. Oh, Rookie, where were you when I was a teenager?
- Perks of Being a Killjoy: A good discussion and advice about how to speak up when someone says something that you take offense to. (from Rookie!)
Rookie has a great series called “Ask a Grown Person”, including this gem from BJ Novak:
Filed under: Food for thought
