A Guide to Intersectional Feminism & Diversity with Desserts

Original comic by Rosalarian on Tumblr

“I often hear feminists criticizing other womens’ clothing on behalf of feminism.”

[pictured from left to right: a pink haired woman in pasties and panties, a brown haired woman in a green-blue t-shirt and denim jeans, a woman in a burqa]

“The same person will unironically say,
‘You can’t dress like that! It’s unfeminist!
You’re oppressing me!
You’re oppressing yourself!
Stop it!’
to both the pink haired woman and the woman in a burqa.”

“Don’t you know when you say stuff like that, you’re basically saying,
‘There’s a very specific and narrow way to act and dress to be “right”...
...and it happens to be what feels comfortable to me.’
And you sound exactly like the patriarchy to me.”

“The patriarchy tells me I can have this piece of pie.”
[arrow points to one slice of pie]

“Bad feminism tells me I can have this piece instead”
[arrow points to another slice of pie]

“The feminism I believe in says,
’Hey girl, have the whole pie.’”

To read what Rosalarian has to elaborate on the subject: http://rosalarian.tumblr.com/post/78124344560/feminism-is-having-a-wardrobe-malfunction-does

I was reminded of this post after seeing I Need Diverse Games get attacked by GGers after being featured on Machinima.

Someone sent them the following tweet:

“I see this image I made a long time ago is still relevant?”
https://twitter.com/MaxxieBytes/status/962434279652450310

“Games as Cheesecake”
“What we currently have”

[pictured: plain cheesecake next to slices of other kinds of cheesecake]

“What G****Gate Thinks Diversity Gamers Want”

[pictured: plain cheesecake with slices removed in order to include other slices of cheesecake]

“What Diversity Gamers Want”

[pictured: whole and complete cheesecakes of a lot of variety]

I find it fascinating that both authors are able to explain potentially complicated matters with desserts. Intersectionality and diversity isn’t about getting less dessert, it means having every single kind of dessert.

Now I am craving pies and cheesecakes, are you?