Heard it on the radio today and had to stop in my tracks. And then come here to discuss.
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/20/bernardine-evaristo-living-as-a-lesbian-made-me-stronger
So long story short: she had an "angry feminist lesbian period" in her youth (10years). Now she is completely straight and married.
Well now that bs makes ME one angry lesbian. 😂
You always talked about "political lesbians" but I hadn't seen it or heard it. But here it is. Perpetrating multiple of my favourite theories/accusations towards lesbians: 1. Being angry at the world so being gay as an act of rebelling. 2. Having a lesbian Period, so basically mutable sexuality (or nowadays favourite term, fluid <3). 3. As a result from the previous two, being a lesbian means you are unbalanced, neurotic, hateful, unmature, confused etc etc.
In defense of the woman I must say she didn't sound like a moron and probably if I hadn't heard this part of her life-story literally first thing as I turned on the radio, she might have left me with a positive impression.
Ps. What happened to bisexuality?
Please share your thoughts.
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