This is my second sketch centered around the topic of internalized misogyny.
Αυτό είναι το δεύτερο σκίτσο μου που επικεντρώνεται γύρω από το θέμα του εσωτερικευμένου μισογυνισμού.
What I am depicting in this sketch is how some women will bring other women down. They are the so-called ‘mean girls’.. only this isn’t high school. Instead of uplifiting this person she is trying to make her feel worse. ‘Nancy’ can only think of being judgmental and critical. The kindness, empathy or positive words are most defintely lacking here.
Αυτό που απεικονίζω σε αυτό το σκίτσο είναι το πώς μερικές γυναίκες θα ρίξουν άλλες γυναίκες κάτω. Είναι τα λεγόμενα ‘κακά κορίτσια’.. ομως εδώ δεν είναι γυμνάσιο. Αντί να εξυψώσει αυτό το άτομο, προσπαθεί να την κάνει να αισθανθεί χειρότερα. Η «Νάνσυ» ξέρει μόνο να είναι επικριτική. Η καλοσύνη, η ενσυναίσθηση και τα θετικά λόγια σίγουρα λείπουν από αυτή τη συζήτηση
“Your tears are never invisible—there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.” “Τα δάκρυά σου δεν είναι ποτέ αόρατα — υπάρχει πάντα μια ανασφαλής γυναίκα που ανάβει όταν τα επισημαίνεις.”― Shannon L. Alder
This is the first installment of my series of illustrations that are centered on the topic of ‘internalized misogyny’.
Αυτή είναι η πρώτη δόση της σειράς εικονογραφήσεων μου που επικεντρώνεται στο θέμα του «εσωτερικευμένου μισογυνισμού».
Internalized misogyny is defined as when ‘women subconsciously project sexist ideas onto other women and even onto themselves’. But, for me it is a lot more than this. This is a very controversial and taboo topic that many women do not like to discuss, but we can no longer ignore. Without more honest dialogue around this issure there will never be true progress.
Ο εσωτερικευμένος μισογυνισμός ορίζεται ως όταν «οι γυναίκες υποσυνείδητα προβάλλουν σεξιστικές ιδέες σε άλλες γυναίκες και ακόμη και στον εαυτό τους». Αλλά, για μένα είναι πολλά περισσότερα από αυτό. Αυτό είναι ένα πολύ αμφιλεγόμενο και ταμπού θέμα που σε πολλές γυναίκες δεν αρέσει να συζητούν, αλλά δεν μπορούμε πλέον να αγνοήσουμε. Χωρίς πιο ειλικρινή διάλογο γύρω από αυτό το ζήτημα δεν θα υπάρξει ποτέ αληθινή πρόοδος.
As women we don’t feel safe in the world. It can be a dangerous place for us as we can sometimes fall prey to predators. A women experiences a lot of abuse from her partner of father. So being around other women should feel like a safe haven, but sometimes it is not. Many times women face abuse and insults and hostility from other women. Many women behave with an immature cattiness towards other women. They project their insecurities and anger to women who are not in any way to blame or at fault. And lastly, they are prone to being highly judgmental and very intolerant of other women who are different than they are.
Ως γυναίκες δεν νιώθουμε ασφαλείς στον κόσμο. Μπορεί να είναι ένα επικίνδυνο μέρος για εμάς καθώς μερικές φορές μπορεί να πέσουμε θύματα αρπακτικών. Μια γυναίκα βιώνει πολλή κακοποίηση από τον σύντροφο του πατέρα της. Έτσι, το να είσαι κοντά σε άλλες γυναίκες θα πρέπει να νιώθεις σαν ένα ασφαλές καταφύγιο, αλλά μερικές φορές δεν είναι. Πολλές φορές οι γυναίκες αντιμετωπίζουν κακοποίηση και προσβολές και εχθρότητα από άλλες γυναίκες, το λεγόμενο ‘ξεκατινιασμα’. Προβάλλουν τις ανασφάλειες και τον θυμό τους σε γυναίκες που σε καμία περίπτωση δεν φταίνε. Και τέλος είναι επιρρεπείς στο να είναι ιδιαίτερα επικριτικοί και πολύ δυσανεκτικοί με άλλες γυναίκες που είναι διαφορετικές από αυτές.
I could go on forever about this subject, but I think that it is best to let the art do the ‘talking’.
Θα μπορούσα να συνεχίσω για πάντα για αυτό το θέμα, αλλά πιστεύω ότι είναι καλύτερο να αφήσουμε την τέχνη να «μιλήσει».
‘A Mockery of Democracy’ illustration by Angela Zafiris
In my drawing the ghost of Cleisthenes (the father of democracy) visits a modern ‘democratic’ leader to give him a lesson on what democracy truly is. Demokratia, or “rule by the people” from demos, “the people,” and kratos, or “power”.
Many of the worlds’ leaders have made a mess of things from their handling of the pandemic to their lax attitube toward tackling climate change. They have divided the people and created an apartheid. The vaccinated vs unvaccinated. And to make matters worse leaders of countries like France and Greece want to enforce mandatory vaccinations. These totalitarian actions are only adding more fuel to the fire that was been burning for years. People are suffering financially due to the lockdowns and they are being told that heir wages will be cut or that they will be fired if they don’t get vaccinated. This is completely unexpectable and unconstitiutional. Also, IT IS agaisnt the Nuremberg code, and I beg to differ for anyone that disagrees. There will be major outbreaks if this abuse of power doesn’t end as people are waking up and becoming increasingly fed up with their leaders.
So, more power to the people as these governments are only bringing us closer to war and to our extinction!
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgement. (source Wikipedia).
Just ‘reporting’ on a pattern I noticed in the media for a while now…
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”—Benjamin Franklin.
Dooms day ‘preppers’ worldwide can be heard saying ‘I told you so!’
I heard some predictions that this year would be the year that we will be grappling with fear and it shockingly came true. Fear and panic is the wrong way to deal with this crisis. It can weaken your immune system and make you more vulnerable to illness. It can reek havoc in society. I hope that the world can get through this crisis in the most humane way possible.
“Since the accuracy rate for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy so far has been 100%, we can be confident that it will continue to be so. No other religion in the world has such confirming evidence to inspire its faith.”
― Tim LaHaye, Are We Living in the End Times?
‘The Little Misogynist’-Illustration by Angela Zafiris
The illustration depicts the verbal abuse from males than many women experience on the street.
“A new UN report has found at least 90% of men and women hold some sort of bias against females.”
“According to the index, about half of the world’s men and women feel that men make better political leaders, and over 40 percent feel that men make better business executives and that men have more right to a job when jobs are scarce. 28 percent think it is justified for a man to beat his wife.”
Uhhh yes men are better leaders that is why the whole world is in turmoil!! And if your wife burns your omelette it’s okay to beat her, your not a psychopath!!
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