Friday, October 14, 2016
Feminists Finding a Space
Looking at Allyson Mitchell's analysis of graffiti being a focal point for many feminists and queer women, I was very intrigued at looking at this subculture. Although I have been desensitized to graffiti in a sense because I have grown up seeing it, I have always witnessed and assumed that the culture around graffiti was dominated by heterosexual men. It was refreshing to see that the women in Kensington Market created a space to express their identities within being female and being queer, and while doing this, assuring the younger feminists and queer women and girls that there was a community for them and that they were valid. I also like that, while creating a community for themselves, they made a mark on Kensington Market to let anyone passing by that they simply existed, and had a right to existed.
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I too was pleasantly surprised to see female graffiti artist's work in Kensington Market! The representation of female and lgbt issues are very important and not nearly enough of the graffiti represents them, as street art is usually dominated by men. I'd love to see more work that empowers women and the lgbt community through graffiti, and the 'murals in the market' project is a great effort to do so.
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