Their mission is far from over.
August 9, 2015 2:14 PM Subscribe
So uh...if I'm a dude, and I want to show support for woman artists... what mask do I wear? Gorilla seems like it would send the wrong message here...
posted by LogicalDash at 5:08 PM on August 9, 2015
posted by LogicalDash at 5:08 PM on August 9, 2015
> So uh...if I'm a dude, and I want to show support for woman artists...
Buy their work!
Thanks for the post; the Guerrilla Girls have been heroes of mine since they first started showing up and outraging people.
posted by languagehat at 5:39 PM on August 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
Buy their work!
Thanks for the post; the Guerrilla Girls have been heroes of mine since they first started showing up and outraging people.
posted by languagehat at 5:39 PM on August 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Guerrilla Girls are necessary gadflies- the simple act of counting and asking "why" as a subversive act.
And their tactics have had a long lasting influence, and not just in the art world. I know of people who simply list the gender distribution of SF&F award winners and anthology contributors and wait for the spluttering self-justifications. And when my wife and I went to the SF museum in Seattle, we loudly counted how many female SF authors there were out of the bunch (four).
I wish we didn't need them, but I'm so thankful we have them.
posted by happyroach at 10:53 PM on August 9, 2015 [2 favorites]
And their tactics have had a long lasting influence, and not just in the art world. I know of people who simply list the gender distribution of SF&F award winners and anthology contributors and wait for the spluttering self-justifications. And when my wife and I went to the SF museum in Seattle, we loudly counted how many female SF authors there were out of the bunch (four).
I wish we didn't need them, but I'm so thankful we have them.
posted by happyroach at 10:53 PM on August 9, 2015 [2 favorites]
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