::blinks:: so am randomly catching up with people and I know my attendance has been spotty on lj, but this caught my attention and, well.
It's interesting that the way you talk about this has me thinking less of race than of feminism. Specifically, about the different waves of feminism, which was how I learned of the concept of waves.
Its that: 1st wave - trail-blazers and fighters and revolutionaries 2nd wave - generally the physical or spiritual children of the 1st wave. They reap the benefits of the battles of the first wave, but don't really understand them as well. Tends to preach the value of *battle* more than the values that battle is being fought *for*. ex. Femi-nazi's and hippie protestors 3rd wave - have integrated the benefits, is two steps removed from the battle to the extreme consternation of the 2nd wavers. Many 3rd wave feminists don't identify themselves feminists because when most people say feminism as a dirty word they tend to think of 2nd wavers.
Methinks you are a 3rd wave immigrant or something such. =) You have integrated.
Nevertheless, there's people who haven't, because immigration tends to be a flow or a cycle rather than be in set stages, so there's people around you who may still feel the need to be 'battle-ready'. ::shrugs::
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Date: 2006-06-15 06:52 am (UTC)It's interesting that the way you talk about this has me thinking less of race than of feminism. Specifically, about the different waves of feminism, which was how I learned of the concept of waves.
Its that:
1st wave - trail-blazers and fighters and revolutionaries
2nd wave - generally the physical or spiritual children of the 1st wave. They reap the benefits of the battles of the first wave, but don't really understand them as well. Tends to preach the value of *battle* more than the values that battle is being fought *for*. ex. Femi-nazi's and hippie protestors
3rd wave - have integrated the benefits, is two steps removed from the battle to the extreme consternation of the 2nd wavers. Many 3rd wave feminists don't identify themselves feminists because when most people say feminism as a dirty word they tend to think of 2nd wavers.
Methinks you are a 3rd wave immigrant or something such. =) You have integrated.
Nevertheless, there's people who haven't, because immigration tends to be a flow or a cycle rather than be in set stages, so there's people around you who may still feel the need to be 'battle-ready'. ::shrugs::