Women Talking About Their Lives (Char)

I quickly introduce myself, what made me gender critical and explain some of the longer term plans for this podcast. Please forgive some of the sound issues, I'm still learning how to use my equipment well! 

Small trigger warning as I discuss homophobia, misogyny and substance use issues. 

More in depth look at my choice to be both Gender Critical in outlook and Socialist in my Praxis and some small cleavages I have with people who call themselves Radical Feminists in the 2020s.

If you're looking for more (or better articulated, my apologies! these things still make me a little nervous) sources on these issues, feel free to check out these very useful podcasts, YouTube lectures and books to get a little better grounded in these sources.

Here is an excellent description of Marxism for beginners:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Marxism/Analysis-of-society
^ this can be a bit wordy, but wordy is important!

Here is a little bit more accessible example from Mike Duncan

https://content.libsyn.com/p/1/5/0/1501fbf3be010178/10.3-_The_Three_Pillars_of_Marxism_master.mp3?c_id=44011478&cs_id=44011478&response-content-type=audio%2Fmpeg&Expires=1684346905&Signature=BYMZ7FL~B0vKvQVdXEfQ~tALI1tdACRhaoXY9Z0WH54CEtLysHeA8j2BvnwMzfIh41AOCwfXg0KEooy99-vodGet7653Rg12~twVOwuGtPC9b5SvP4Pi5Qd-7JNPdgly6tAOm7Dn4a7xI1725CVtvA6ddUGII948dmjFWUymwMRDvv~FjbPHBoQ68XukkaCKL8nVdn3yp3paIS2V~6N0uGOLO3zK8RmoTf1VeFqlgPVxhyTz1EiJgywtjzl5ZBi1RXtvUqATCYKKPj63G0hqIXmxp7OD006WdRrS8VT-PCWNMdTipY6WnGGpXA9t8Usds2xPCoVVjwTQrk0frw7duw__&Key-Pair-Id=K1YS7LZGUP96OI

Here is an article summarizing Sylvia Federici, the living marxist feminist legend, latest book about bodies under capitalism where she critiques the trans humanist ideas that undergird transgenderism/body modification as a concept/ideal in lieu of bodily acceptance and celebration. 
https://abeautifulresistance.org/site/2020/6/4/reclaiming-the-body-of-the-witch-a-review-of-beyond-the-periphery-of-the-skin-from-silvia-federici

Finally, here is a statement by the Communist Party of the UK, while I don't think feminists should organize with men in the same organizations (we can work together for shared goals) arguing against mainstream transgender ideology.

https://www.communistparty.org.uk/the-gender-recognition-bill-and-equality-law/

Finally! Quick Error Correction, we read Rosa Luxembourg's Reform or Revolution for the next week, rather than Engel's Origin of the Family-but that is a fantastic text we will get to soon enough!

Char and her friend Victoria (https://www.tumblr.com/mtlwcollection) discuss Rosa Luxembourg's Reform or Revolution and how to apply Luxembourg's insights to the feminist problems of today. 

Find the full pamphlet here:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/

Other useful references: 
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjq6OHmof_-AhUjF1kFHSEvCRsQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fproles-of-the-book-club%2Fid1460822293%3Fi%3D1000464849502&usg=AOvVaw3mitUxEnmePmPGYteGWzGV
This is a link to the Red Book Club Episode on Reform or Revolution, it is a little drier than our discussion, but very informative and grounded in good context. 

https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/2022/02/1085-the-german-revolution.html
This is another podcast by Mike Duncan, which places Luxembourg in her historical context and discusses the events after her debates with Bernstein.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Luxemburg
here is a quick summary of Rosa's life

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Social-Democratic-Party-of-Germany
Here is a quick summary of the SPD and it's role in first Reich and the later Weimar Republic. 

Hello! thank you for joining me for Episode 4 where Max and Kitty Robinson discuss their book Detransition: Beyond Before and After. We chat in this section about lesbian community, the loss of LGBT radicalism and the importance of intergenerational ties. 

Find the book here: 

https://www.amazon.com/Detransition-Beyond-Before-Spinifex-Shorts/dp/1925950409

Find me at f1ghtsoftly on instagram, twitter and tumblr, if you're interested in promoting your art/music/events or services on the podcast please email me at charf1ghtssoftly@gmail.com

In this Episode Char discusses with her interviewees the problems with the current mental health industry, and how they disrupt lesbian community, as well as strategies for building resilience outside of those structures, with a particular emphasis on creative output as a critical space for building connection.

Find the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Detransition-Beyond-Before-Spinifex-Shorts/dp/1925950409

Find me at f1ghtsoftly on instagram, twitter and tumblr, if you're interested in promoting your art/music/events or services on the podcast please email me at charf1ghtssoftly@gmail.com

I sit down with a forensic psychologist to discuss how pornography destroys relationships, communities and leads to an increase in the frequency and severity of sex crimes. 

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Questions, (nice!) Comments and inquiries about appearing on the show can be directed to charf1ghtssoftly@gmail.com 

In this episode my friend Kez and I dig into Carol J. Adams “The Sexual Politics of Meat”, we discuss veganism’s place in The Movement™️, Soyboys™️ and the symbolic role of eating the “other” throughout history. 

TW: 
cannibalism, animal cruelty, sexual violence (light)  

Notable Sources: 

Carol J. Adams, “The Sexual Politics of Meat”, 1990. 

Vincent Woodward, “The Delectable Negro”, 2014

I sit down with the member of feminist hardcore band S.C.U.M (Society For Cutting Up Misogynists) and discuss some of the theory behind their music, the place of feminist rage and the realities of making political music in 2023.

Give them a listen!

Find them on Instagram, they post all their flyers for upcoming shows. 

See you in two weeks! 

I chat with rapper and radical feminist Bethany a.k.a Buttress about feminism, cancel culture, evolution and more…

If you’d like to see her+S.C.U.M in NYC this May please get your tickets here! We’d love to see you there!

Stream her latest album Endofunctor while you’re at it as well! 

please keep a look out for my episode on RISE very soon! If you have something you would like to promote, please contact me at charf1ghtssoftly@gmail.com :) 

:) So so so! Excited to be back so soon with another episode about the very important RISE festival! Please email me at charf1ghtssoftly@gmail.com or us at riseontheland2020s@gmail.com for a link to the website and Facebook Page! We so look forward to seeing you on the land! 

We still have tickets available for our show in New York City! Get them here while you can! 

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