Womyn Born Womyn

[Shana A]

Womyn Born Womyn
Filed by: Eric Leven
August 10, 2008 4:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/08/womyn_born_womyn.php

Right now my best friend and 1st cousin Randee Riot is at her all-time favorite event, The annual Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, otherwise known as Fest or Michfest. According to the Michigan's Womyn Festival Wikipedia page the festival was set up as:

    ...a response to misogyny, sexism and homophobia,[citation needed] MWMF was created in 1976 by 19-year-old Lisa Vogel, her sister Kristie, and Mary Kindig, the We Want the Music Collective. All three were working-class women from Michigan who had seen female musicians and stagehands demeaned and repeatedly harassed at festivals and venues run by men.

    MWMF created (and continues to create) a feminist alternative, and a niche for lesbians in the music scene. It continues to create an annual place for living out lesbian feminist politics. Many queer women feel safe and "at home" at Michigan, with the result that lesbian-identified women are among the 3,000-10,000 women who attend each year.

[joannatsf]

The Mich Fest is very controversial because of it'd gender policies.  "Womyn born womyn" only is the policy.  In recent years they allowed the f to m partners of women to attend but m to f women remain excluded.  The male children of participants are also allowed.

Julia Serrano:



Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead sleeping in the woods with a bunch of granola-bar-dykes.  It would be nice to have the option though.

[tekla]

I wouldn't be caught dead sleeping in the woods with a bunch of granola-bar-dykes

You got John McCain writing your posts for you dear?

[PolarBear]

Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead sleeping in the woods with a bunch of granola-bar-dykes.  It would be nice to have the option though.

And I, personally, find this quite offensive. What exactly is wrong with "granola-bar-dykes"?

[Stealthgrrl]

Living in Michigan, I get invited to this thing all the time. I could slide in without a problem, but I'll never go because I think their exclusionary policy is inconsistent and assinine.

Stealth, granola bar dyke

[NicholeW.]

I love granola bars!! Auto-breakfast and snacks!! And since I'm a lesbian -- I suppose I qualify as a "granola-bar dyke!"

Look-it: Lisa Vogel wants to have a fest where only trans men and women without defects can sleep in mud and mosquitos for five days and spend $400+ for the pivilege? Have at it.

All land is sacred; as is all water. It is what it is.

Nichole

[Shana A]

All land is scared; as is all water. It is what it is.

The land should be scared Nichole... people are living on it w/ their garbage and emissions. 

Z

[Mnemosyne]

I would rather go to Burning Man.

Oh and I so just ate a granola bar last night but I am bi and pretty femme so.... 

[androgynetg]

Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead sleeping in the woods with a bunch of granola-bar-dykes.  It would be nice to have the option though.

Haaa, you are naughty, but I like you ..

[Shana A]

I prefer my granola in a bowl w fruit and yogurt as opposed to in granola-bar form

Z

[Laura91]

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with dykes, now, this camp's policies...well that's just messed up. As far as granola bars are concerned, those things are so bad for you despite what the advertisers may tell you.

[NicholeW.]

I tried to make the change sooner, Zythyra!! But, the troubles I have staying connected to the site just continue unabated. I couldn't get a connection to stick until now. Typing is not a strong suit!!

N~

[joannatsf]

I prefer my granola in a bowl w fruit and yogurt as opposed to in granola-bar form

Z

As do I,  Preferrably in the breakfast bar at a posh hotel.  The Starbucks's Parfaitt is a regular on-the-go breakfast for me too.  Granola bar dykes are fine with me...so long as they stay in Berkeley where they belong!

From Urban Dictionary

1.    granola dyke    

A lesbian of the birkenstocks-wearing, tofu-eating, folk music-loving, "earthy crunchy" hippie variety. Often seen with an acoustic guitar.

"Susie's last girlfriend was a dreadlocked granola dyke named Crystal Windwomyn. "

by Cimmerian Southpaw Oct 9, 2003 email it 0 comments

[tekla]

birkenstocks-wearing, tofu-eating, folk music-loving, "earthy crunchy" hippie variety. Often seen with an acoustic guitar.

Take the sex out of it and its most of SF, 90% of Berkeley and all of Santa Cruz.

[joannatsf]

birkenstocks-wearing, tofu-eating, folk music-loving, "earthy crunchy" hippie variety. Often seen with an acoustic guitar.

Take the sex out of it and its most of SF, 90% of Berkeley and all of Santa Cruz.

I guess we really do travel in different circles!  Don't you have a tree to sit in?

[tekla]

I'm on a deck, looking at the creek, it has trees and the deck is made of wood, does that count?

[joannatsf]

I'm on a deck, looking at the creek, it has trees and the deck is made of wood, does that count?

Only if you can get splinters in your ass! 

[tekla]

My people invented 'the chair' to protect us from just that problem.

[joannatsf]

Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead sleeping in the woods with a bunch of granola-bar-dykes.  It would be nice to have the option though.

And I, personally, find this quite offensive. What exactly is wrong with "granola-bar-dykes"?

Let me clarify something.  Where I live "dyke" is not a pejorative.  Neither is "queer".  My lesbian friends (lipstick variety) use the term all the time as an adjective.  I also have lesbian friends that are kind of crunchy and wear Birkenstocks.  I just don't want to sleep on the ground with them.  Tekla, if you think the town is over run with granola types I'd suggest you check out The Lex or most anyplace else in the Valencia to Dolores corridor.

[Mnemosyne]

I also have lesbian friends that are kind of crunchy

Even in milk?   

Yeah, there were so many different ways to tackle that one but since this is a PG board, more or less....