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My name is Anita Sarkeesian and produce a series of videos called Feminist Frequency
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Feminist Frequency I started because I felt that feminism was trapped in academic areas and
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radical political spaces. There was talk of systems of oppression and privilege
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but in a way it was really hard to understand and I wanted to create a
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space that was easy to get involved in feminism in an approachable.
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I think popular culture is a language we all speak. The poet Muriel Rukeyser wrote:
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"The universe is made of stories, not atoms." I love this quote because I feel that
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Pop culture is one of the ways in which we can learn about ourselves and the world around us.
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Often there is a hostility to watch TV as if it was something big, bad, horrible
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and we deform the brain, but I do not think this is true. I am a fan of television and love stories
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and for me to be doing is enjoying and celebrating the characters and stories and programs
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I like while being critical of the myths and representations that the media can perpetuate.
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It is important to critically engage with video games, comics, movies and TV series
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they are a reflection of our society. I think there are many negative stereotypes and stories
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in the media that help amplify and perpetuate oppressive social norms.
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I do not think we have to disconnect the media and throw our trash TV, but we
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to prepare for media literacy with critical tools to engage critically and creatively with the media
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and fan communities that have been made for decades.
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I chose a format videos online, so clearly wanted to talk about some of these and diractament
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complex issues. I put my videos on YouTube because I wanted to talk about my generation
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systems of privilege and oppression and feminism, and increasingly we are a visual culture.
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Participate in popular culture through remixes and videoblogging in a very interesting
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I feel that is where learning is happening. But unfortunately the educational institutions and
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The academic environment is quite hostile to popular culture.
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I have a lot of support from people who really like my videos and have even been used as
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educational tools in the classroom and film festivals. In fact, I received messages from mothers who have
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see them sitting with their daughters, which I find very alentador.
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But I suffer much harassment as most feminist bloggers and women on Youtube.
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You might wonder how many times I get comments that say, "Back in the kitchen"
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or "Go and make me a sandwich." It's almost daily and I feel to be able to cope
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it is also necessary to observe the inequalities that exist in our society outside the network
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and how these are reflected in the online space.
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Personally, with the way that I deal with these reviews is moderating them, mainly because I want to create
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a space where people can come and engage with feminist ideas and which have not risking
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being harassed or ridiculed.
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You know, I feel a bit like my room, so if someone came to my house and started to say
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"Back in the kitchen," I'm not friendly, the stitches out and I would do on my website
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and my YouTube channel in the same way.
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