Edition 70: A Feminist Analysis of Fairy Tales with Ava Park
Feb 3, 2022
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Ava Park, founder of the Museum of Woman and the Goddess Temple of Orange County, explores feminist analysis of fairy tales. They discuss patriarchal distortions in original stories, the impact of the trans cult movement on women's rights, and the need for feminist retellings. Additionally, they touch on the resistance against the medicalization of children's bodies and the power of myths in our search for meaning.
Feminist analysis of fairy tales emphasizes the need to reclaim and rewrite narratives to empower women and challenge societal norms.
The podcast explores the changing landscape of the gender industry, including measures against medical interventions on children and the importance of exposing and resisting the techno-medical complex.
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Feminist analysis of fairy tales
The podcast episode explores a feminist analysis of fairy tales, emphasizing how patriarchal perspectives have distorted and erased the original power and wisdom of women portrayed in these stories. The host discusses how traditional fairy tales often cast women as victims or evil characters, perpetuating gender stereotypes and reinforcing male dominance. The importance of reclaiming and rewriting these narratives to empower women and challenge societal norms is highlighted. The episode also touches on the significance of the bicycle as a tool for women's liberation, recounting personal experiences of long-distance bike journeys and the sense of freedom and connection with nature it brings.
Gender industry's impact on children
The podcast delves into the changing landscape of the gender industry, particularly regarding the medicalization of children's bodies. It mentions how some states in the United States are initiating measures against medical interventions on children, such as puberty blockers. The significant backlash against the gender industry narrative on social media is discussed, with more people questioning the concept of gender identity. The podcast also suggests the need to expose and challenge the techno-medical complex that underpins many LGBT organizations and to encourage more critical thinking and organized resistance against the gender industry.
Challenges faced by garment workers
This episode highlights the hardships faced by garment workers in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores how Western retailers canceling orders, refusing to pay for work in progress, and demanding discounted prices have led to increased instances of sex-based violence, abuse, and economic hardships for these workers. Pregnant women are fired to avoid providing maternity benefits, and older women are fired to avoid providing service benefits. The report recommends the establishment of a fashion watchdog in the UK to address abuses in the garment industry.
Control and shaming of women in Kyrgyzstan
The podcast sheds light on the control and shaming of women in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the challenges faced by women working as waitresses in local saunas. Men have demanded the closure of these establishments, accusing the women of engaging in prostitution. The suicide attempts of four women who received threats and accusations are highlighted as examples of the shaming tactics used to control women. The episode also discusses online harassment faced by an actress who spoke out against social and gender norms in the country.
In this 70th edition of WLRN's monthly podcast, you will first hear Jenna DiQuarto's greeting before hearing Jennifer Bilek's monthly gender industry report in which she calls on us to take a more offensive stance in the fight against gender ideology.
Next, Emiliann Lorenzen delivers WLRN's world news segment before she plays a clip from her interview with Ava Park, founder of the Museum of Woman and the Goddess Temple of Orange County. This interview clip follows the song 'To Be Free' by Emilianna Torrini.
Stay tuned 'til the very end for Thistle's take on the fairytale-like bicycle journeys she took over a period of three years in her young life back in the early 2000s and learn about the new fairy tales emerging in her City of Madison and what you can do to dispel the sexist connotations of the wicked witch figure in our collective mythology and to embrace the heroine's journey in women's mobile bike villages exploring the distant and magical land of Michigan.
To learn more about the events in Madison that Thistle talks about in her commentary, visit https://www.sisters4sisters2022.com/ and https://www.eventbrite.com/e/courage-calls-to-courage-feminists-speak-in-solidarity-tickets-215401721347?fbclid=IwAR1oXylxC1LkNo98AOgI_xaKCbOMppyuy8ud4sE0iVCPOun7CTobj0sX4OU.
We hope to see you in the Mad City April 22 - 24 to take back the Town Square for open and free public discussion of gender ideology and the misogyny fueling it.
Then, this Summer, get ready to join the Dragyn Ride, a mobile women's village traveling by bicycle 142 miles over five days from Big Mouth Girl on the Land near Hart, Michigan, to the Michigan Framily Reunion near Wayland, Michigan. For more information about the ride, visit https://www.facebook.com/DragynRide or shoot an email to dragynride22@gmail.com.
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