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so I went to try my wig and this blue shirt with the rest of my fem 11 costume today and I decided to do some of the doctor's moves (◕ヮ◕✿)

#cosplay #doctor who #fem 11 #eleventh doctor #:P #freakingface #mdc

Cosplay List

Fem 11 (Doctor Who)

Roxy Richter (Scott Pilgrim)

Fem Ezio (Assassins Creen II)

And, if I have the money/time:

Shiro (Deadman Wonderland)

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Thoughts on FEM 11

Uk feminista held the annual feminist conference in London this Saturday and as always I was eager and excited to be around hundreds of feminists to network, debate and unite. I assumed I would leave the conference feeling inspired, liberated and positively angry, the reality couldn't be further from the truth.

There were some great aspects of the day such as being surrounded by other feminists, none complacent or passive and the informative work shops on the current issues facing women today. What did make me feel isolated and disconnected from the conference was the lack of issues brought up about classim and capitalism and how this directly effects women. I generally found the conference to be mostly white middle-class women which I feel resulted in intellectualizing debate too much which was often based around deep political issues that only the well educated and academic could understand. I think if I had brought a friend who was new to feminism and just politics altogether they would of felt lost and confused. There was much discussion on sex work and pornography in terms of how it can only ever be oppressive and anti-women. I agree to a certain extent but I think energy could be put into making these environments more women and men friendly instead of writing off the whole industry altogether. I would like to think it would be possible to work within the system to create a space for consensual, respectful sexual expression, for women as well as men.

Another downfall I found was the lack of debate around getting more women from different backgrounds involved with feminism, instead there was much talk on how we can educate men and get men to empathize. Although this is a valid point I think we need to confront the fact that there are still so many women out there that need reaching out too in order to understand and fight against the struggle. If women are not even understanding their own oppression how can we expect men too, surely the people that are effected by these issues need to understand it before the privileged sex do.

Overall I think the conference could of done with much more talk on how we can get working class women involved in the movement. Its all too well having white middle class women discussing rape and domestic violence but what about the women this is predominately happening to on a daily basis? Where are their stories and their voices? We need to reach out into our community's and discuss personal experiences before we start intellectualizing and politicizing everything which can leave certain women feeling disassociated and let down by feminism.

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