undeniably feminist

For whatever reason, I began this blog with the intention of presenting myself in an androgynous way; to avail myself of the freedom offered by the web and experiment with my identity in the absence of gender constraints. While this remains an enticing possibility, I have determined that it must be set aside for a special project, one that is decidedly dedicated to investigating questions of gender and identity.

For the purposes of this blog, I now realize that I cannot stifle my femininity or my feminism; for better or for worse, gender has stamped its permanent mark upon my life experience and, consequently, my world view. If I am to be wholly myself on this blog and accurately transcribe my thoughts and experiences, I simply cannot skim over the fact of my gender and the ways that my life is shaped in this gendered world.

Thanks are owed to Robert Reich for helping me to come to this realization. And also to the cult of anti-feminism, exemplified by sites like this (and blogs like this and this), which I happened to stumble upon recently and which likewise inspired me to own up to my feminism and stand up in the blogosphere for human equality.