When I first happened upon Dendrophilia and Other Social Taboos (Reader Discretion is Advised, Profanity), I was literally hooked. Dani Burlison is a force, in a good way.
I read four columns and chose the least profane.
It was also the most relatable. Bad Feminist made me proud to be a female. Dani rants and raves about females and their catty tendencies. As they would say in the movie 'Mean Girls', "girl on girl crime." Then Tina Fey would continue to ask if anyone had ever been personally victimized by Regina George...
Burlison defines what being a feminist should be the way I would define a feminist. A feminist is not a woman that's independent, financially and emotionally, securing a high paid position, or listening to more girl bands than your friends, it's being compassionate to your fellow females, instead of constantly trying to one up each other. Celebrating victories together, not judging and being jealous and catty because you wish you did that instead. Not to say that women should, as Burlison puts it, "constantly engage in group hand massages or continuously stroking and braiding fresh-picked wild flowers into each other’s hair in public." Just to have each other's backs and stop "comparing and dismissing."
It's the least we deserve.
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