US WILPF Response to Disaster in the Gulf Region
Just want to make our blog readers aware that the official US WILPF statement regarding the ongoing disaster in the Gulf Region is on the US WILPF website.
Personally, I do not think it should be referred to as "Hurricane Katrina" since (a)the vast majority of damage, destruction, and death was caused by government incompetence before and after the hurricane hit and (b)that name demonizes a feminine natural force, since it creates a connotation that "Katrina" is bad and since "Katrina" is a female name, somehow this horrible things is now feminine. Just some personal observations...
Personally, I do not think it should be referred to as "Hurricane Katrina" since (a)the vast majority of damage, destruction, and death was caused by government incompetence before and after the hurricane hit and (b)that name demonizes a feminine natural force, since it creates a connotation that "Katrina" is bad and since "Katrina" is a female name, somehow this horrible things is now feminine. Just some personal observations...
posted by C.J. Minster at
6:27 AM
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A couple more feminist responses to the disaster:
"Were Women Raped in New Orleans?: Addressing the Human Rights of Women in Times of Crisis," by Lucinda Marshall on Dissendent Voice
and
"A Pagan Response to Katrina: The Goddess has immense power, both creative and destructive," by Starhawk on Beliefnet
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