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Identifying as a witch as a feminist statement

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BilboBercow · 16/03/2021 13:55

Is that a bit bonkers? I've been thinking about it for a while, I really enjoy a bit of woo although I'm not what I'd describe as a believer in magic.

I'm going through a period right now where I'm particularly angry with the patriarchy, trying to deal with an abusive ex, outraged at what I see as the escalation of femicide during the pandemic, I'm also listening to a podcast on Scottish witch trials and I particularly identify with these (mosty) women who were executed by the state for being a bit different. Scotland tried over 4k people for witchcraft, higher per capita than anywhere in Europe.

Has anyone done this, or considered it?

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VladmirsPoutine · 16/03/2021 14:32

Hmm there's something very 'we are the daughters of the witches you couldn't burn' about this

Worldgonecrazy · 16/03/2021 14:32

Sadly most of the witches I know have gone full TWAW.

They think they are being kind and snorting people with dysphoria. Sadly they don’t know about autogynophelia or that they are simply providing wank fodder when they invite these males in to workshops designed to support women.

DaisiesandButtercups · 16/03/2021 14:28

Very interesting to hear about the brutality towards women during the witch trials in Scotland in light of the way women are currently under threat there through changes to the definition of the word woman and other legislation.

BilboBercow · 16/03/2021 14:24

Oh no I didn't realise that. If anything I associated it with Rad Fems "granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn" etc which is what I see more on Twitter

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AdHominemNonSequitur · 16/03/2021 14:17

I get where you are coming from, I too am partial to a bit of female power witchy symbolism and general jungian artchetype woo,
but I'd give it a wide berth if I were you. That's been appropriated too.

Lots of very masculine presenting, female attracted, particularly violent transgender TRA's do it. I think it might have something to do with one (or several) of the RPG underworld fantasy games many of them seem to play (like warhammer). The witch/queen symbolism often seems to be combined with Briar and thorns symbolism. I don't quite understand it, some real gamers might be able to correct me, (I have only explored it in terms of trying to understand a certain mindset and my understanding is superficial) but the symbolism is quite stabby, penetretive, dominant. Freud would have a field day.

BilboBercow · 16/03/2021 14:10

Just me being a weirdo then? Grin

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