"Last time I checked, I, and every girl and woman I know, tell stories about themselves not because of the need to be decorative objects but because we're not, because the story is longer than that, and because making sure other people know it can feel and be key to our very survival. Telling stories is about existing, not disappearing."
Well, and the totally stupid thing is, EVERYONE tells stories about themselves and others. It's a human thing, it transcends cultures. The stories may be different across different groups, there are different ways to communicate and different stories, etc etc, but to say that 'telling stories' is the domain of your women (??) is erasing most of human history.
The more I think about this, the more stupid and condescending it seems.
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Date: 2008-02-21 04:57 pm (UTC)Well, and the totally stupid thing is, EVERYONE tells stories about themselves and others. It's a human thing, it transcends cultures. The stories may be different across different groups, there are different ways to communicate and different stories, etc etc, but to say that 'telling stories' is the domain of your women (??) is erasing most of human history.
The more I think about this, the more stupid and condescending it seems.