tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post6061754504645702797..comments2020-10-29T13:05:38.879-04:00Comments on WTF (What the Feminist): Learning my Lesson the Hard WayIlyssaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01212947809960457354noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-1377001451169967402011-08-01T15:24:50.113-04:002011-08-01T15:24:50.113-04:00Daniela, thank you for taking the time to read thi...Daniela, thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you for the compliment! I'm glad that people are enjoying reading my posts. :)<br /><br />It took me years to overcome the idea that I was somehow inherently "dirty" once a month, and it took me even longer to overcome the societal idea that I was somehow "lesser than" or "gross" because I happened to like sex, and because I happened to enjoy sex outside of the confines of a traditional relationship. The effects of the patriarchal thought process are far-reaching, unfortunately, but thankfully there are women (and men!) like us who are working very, very hard to change that.IlyssaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212947809960457354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-32882817884954711302011-07-30T20:59:08.267-04:002011-07-30T20:59:08.267-04:00Thank you for sharing this. I agree with you. It&#...Thank you for sharing this. I agree with you. It's a stupid fucken stigma and I myself hate the lateral view that people take on when it comes to STI's. Goes back to Judea-Christianity spawning the notion of woman regulated to "purity". Yet, I did grow up accusing myself of being a "slut" on several grounds. But alas, I am free from that twisted warped male-imposed thinking. <br /><br />Great blog you have here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-65529870622063137822011-07-29T03:01:57.265-04:002011-07-29T03:01:57.265-04:00I am in 100% agreement with everything you said ab...I am in 100% agreement with everything you said about being unsick and Planned Parenthood! They are without a doubt one of the most necessary organizations in existence today. I know so many people (women and men alike) who would not have been able to get help if they didn't exist. <br /><br />Unfortunately for us, internalized misogyny is a real problem. We're taught from day one that we're somehow different from teh menz, that we're not quite as worthy, that we're not quite as special, and it's difficult to overcome that. However, the fact that we're aware of it means that we're better equipped to work past it. :) Love you too! <3IlyssaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212947809960457354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-49482102428373536582011-07-28T04:05:21.448-04:002011-07-28T04:05:21.448-04:00Hooray for getting unsick!(I don't like the wo...Hooray for getting unsick!(I don't like the word healthier. I don't know why. Something about the way the word sounds when I say it. It doesn't feel good in my mouth. I'm weird.) And also, hooray for Planned Parenthood! I remember when my friend thought she was pregnant and we trucked out to Planned Parenthood every day for like a month to get a pregnancy test. Good times. (Not really. More like nerve-wracking times when we wished we had a car instead of having to walk 15 blocks from her apartment.)<br /><br />I also wanted to comment on that thing you said about working so hard to change the attitudes of others without realizing you haven't changed the attitude of yourself. I had that same realization recently in regards to the word slut. Namely, I only just realized the other night that I have been calling myself a slut sort of constantly. It's jarring, to realize that you hadn't realized that before. Anyway, I'm glad everything is turning out okay for you sweetpea. Love you.The Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485382294006312702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-72891335097176367582011-07-26T01:14:43.849-04:002011-07-26T01:14:43.849-04:00I'm glad, too! It was an incredible shock, but...I'm glad, too! It was an incredible shock, but it was a kick in the pants that I sorely needed. I actually had an abnormal Pap smear along with the chlamydia, so while chances are high that it's probably from the STI, my gyno still wants me to have a colposcopy. Ouch. T_T It's gotta be done, though!<br /><br />My story is one of many, and I think that if more people were aware of just how incredibly important an organization that Planned Parenthood is, there would be much less vitriol aimed in their direction. <br /><br />P.S. I love you too! :DIlyssaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212947809960457354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907200028452764488.post-77410613508542729832011-07-25T21:25:03.848-04:002011-07-25T21:25:03.848-04:00Oh honey!!! I'm glad that the both of you are ...Oh honey!!! I'm glad that the both of you are on your way to becoming healthier and that this story has a happy ending. Like most women in my generation, I tested positive for HPV. We were told to use condoms. We were responsible. But no one told us that HPV is the one STD that sneaks through condoms ... so there are more women my age and older who have this disease. <br /><br />Planned Parenthood is not only extremely necessary, but one of the greatest organizations out there. Hear! Hear!<br /><br />PS: I love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com