Interview with Bren Kentwell: UOW student, member of UOW Feminist Society 29th October, 2013 TRANSCRIPT Im Bren

and Im a femini t! I "artici"ated in the #O$ %emini t Societ& ince it be'an! %emSoc i ()ite im"ortant to #O$ beca) e before it, there rea**& +a nt m)ch femini t dia*o')e ha""enin' on cam") ! It +a diffic)*t for "eo"*e to a""roach i )e , "artic)*ar*& aro)nd e,)a* nat)re and e,)a* con ent and that +hat, o far, a *ot of %emSoc- +or. ha been on! In the "a t, the /er& recent "a t, there ha/e act)a**& been ()ite a fe+ i )e +ith e,)a* a a)*t and that .ind of thin' aro)nd cam") and the& ha/ent been addre ed from a femini t an'*e, rea**&, and +hen I a& femini t an'*e, +e**, I mean it ha nt been addre ed a a foc) on the ra"i t and it been more of a foc) on the +omen! In term of femini m in "o")*ar c)*t)re, femini m i /ie+ed in a far too a''re i/e +a&! There are erio) i )e to do +ith the ima'e of a femini t and femini t a** bein' b)tch *e bian or omethin' *i.e that, +herea a femini t ho)*d be omeone +ho be*ie/e that +omen are e()a* to men and that i 0 that i +hat a femini t i ! 1o+e/er, there are ome ()ite erio) i )e +ith the "ortra&a* of +omen in "o")*ar c)*t)re, "artic)*ar*& to do +ith the term 2%emini t Na3i or 2%emina3i! %emina3i "o" )" in a /ariet& of *ocation , b)t the ba ic 'i t of it i the %emina3i i the )*tra0femini t +ho b*ame men for a** of the +ron' in the +or*d and a*+a& c*aim that +omen are bein' di criminated a'ain t in e/er& a "ect! Thi femini t /ie+ i , of co)r e, ab o*)te*& ridic)*o) ! %emini t im"*& ee ine()a*it& in 'ender and in both 'ender! A *ot of i )e come o)t, "artic)*ar*& +hen omethin' *i.e the 4i*e& C&r) incident occ)r +ith her t+er.in' and no+ the "hoto'ra"h ! It re"re entation ha ta.en on an odd form in "o")*ar c)*t)re! It i not the "o ition that a femini t ho)*d ta.e to a& that he i not0 that he ho)*d not be doin' that beca) e he e,"re in' her e,)a*it& in a +a& that he fee* comfortab*e +ith! 1o+e/er, a femini t ho)*d be free to a& that the0 +hat i 'ettin' 4i*e& to do thi i a c)*t)re that i a .in' +omen to ) e their bod& in the m) ic ind) tr& in tead of 5) t their /oice ! In tead of 4i*e& ) in' her m) ica* ta*ent , he i ) in' e,)a*it&! No+, there i a c)*t)re )rro)ndin' that! %or e,am"*e, there +a a man in 4i*e&0 in the 64A /ideo, +ho +a thr) tin' into the bac. of 4i*e&! No+, thi i a man +ho i +a*.in' )" behind0 or +ho i tandin' behind a canti*& c*ad +oman, thr) tin' to+ard her! Ri'ht7 8itera**& in .in0to0 .in contact and he recei/e no mention at a**! $e dont ta*. abo)t it, +e 5) t acce"t that 9O.a&! A man i on ta'e! 1e i 'oin' to be doin' e,)a**& "ro/ocati/e thin' ometime :, +herea +ere tr&in' to debate a to +hether or not 4i*e& i doin' omethin' +ron'! No+, the "rob*em for contem"orar& femini m i +e +ant that di "arit& 'one, +here +omen and men are con idered different*& +hen the&re doin' e,)a* thin' ! In term of enhancin' or hinderin' the mo/ement of modern femini m, I act)a**& thin. that it i enhancin' it a it i 'i/in' a frame+or. for +hich to brin' )" di c) ion of femini m! So, the main fi'ht and the main ")r"o e of femini m toda& i to brin' abo)t a+arene of femini t i )e and ho"ef)**& in time chan'e tho e a "ect of o)r c)*t)re that are ti** di criminatin' a'ain t +omen! ;N<