Xenofeminism is weird

Xenofeminism is honestly quite idealistic because even if we wish to isolate ourselves from other things we will always be drawn to those things when outside survival mode. Marx does discuss the idea of 'alienation' which could be seeing ourselves or others as outsiders (but does it really mean that)? Race, gender, and other labels are being questioned a lot in this century due to people making the choice to name themselves as something else which points to isolated individuality. So does that not mean that we are alienating ourselves even more than ever? Also can we be completely free ourselves from identity categories? As humans, we need similarities to feel welcome within a group yet having differences that distinguish us is what makes us individuals, not aliens (outsiders).

Let me be clear, the message, "If nature is unjust, then change nature," is also unclear to me. What is the nature that your changing? Is it cultural lines created by society? Male dominance? Labels? While nature can be changed a little, it cannot completely be changed I think. It just goes back to being an individual finding a place to belong.

With technologies, complexity in abstraction, and other virtual points cuts across all the labels giving alienation a freedom to be anything but absolute. It is a tool to spread xenofeminism's message, not make progress.


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- Aubrey

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