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At 06:34 PM 2/2/00 +0000, Mairian Corker wrote: >Who says the attraction is sexual Glenn? That's a gender-normative response! > Marian, gendered-normative ? - please explain this assumption to me ! It is possible to understand something in way that is considered 'normal' or 'gendered' but originates by a different pathway of thinking and being. That makes such thoughts neither gendered or normative. I think you really have to know people before you can assume what they say results from an uncritical way of thinking. Nevertheless, I would argue that the responses - reference to tom cruise etc - appear to contain an implicit reference to sexual attraction - I would find it hard to believe that the statement about a 'woman's right to Tom Cruise etc was not about his sexual attraction based on his looks - Tom Cruise is known for his good looks - my point was this seems slightly at odds with a list that seeks to challenge 'normative' values about the body does it not ? >But seriously (because Maria's question was a serious one), for those who >are not 'in the know' Kirsten Hearn is a well known disabled lesbian >activist in the UK and the title of her article refers to the fact that >disabled lesbians frequently do not have access to spaces where they can >'cruise' i.e. scout the scenery for 'like kind'. Time to swot up on lesbian >feminist geography? 'lesbian feminist geography' has been very useful to me - specifically Gill Valentine. Best Wishes, RG >Best, Mairian > > >>Interesting responses on a disability research list to sexual attraction - >>physical attraction to 'normal' people as long as the sexual orientation >>bit is accommodated for (I take it teresa cruise is 'fully' functioning, >>doesn't look a bit strange, ill, etc). >> >>RG >> >>At 05:26 PM 2/2/00 +0000, Alessandra Iantaffi wrote: >>>I have been silent (mostly because depressed by too much work!) but I had to >>>join Mairian on this one :-) can I have her too? ;) >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Alessandra >>> >>>Mairian Corker wrote: >>> >>>> Oh my, Dona, I hope this isn't meant as a hetero-normative response. Give >>>> me the right to TERESA Cruise any day! >>>> >>>> Cheers, Mairian >>>> >>>> >I dunno, Maria, but if the "Woman's Right" is to TOM Cruise, >>>> >please share the citation? ;) >>>> > >>>> >Dona >>>> > >>>> >On 2 Feb 00, at 8:51, Maria Barile wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> wonder if anyone can help >>>> >> I'm looking for citation to a book by Hearn, K. Woman's right to Cruise" >>>> >> Anyone have that information? Maria >>>> >> >>>> >>>> Mairian Corker >>>> Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies >>>> Department of Education Studies >>>> University of Central Lancashire >>>> Preston PR1 2HE >>>> >>>> Address for correspondence: >>>> Deafsearch >>>> 111 Balfour Road >>>> Highbury >>>> London N5 2HE >>>> U.K. >>>> >>>> Minicom/TTY +44 [0]171 359 8085 >>>> Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 >>>> Typetalk (voice) +44 [0]800 515152 (and ask for minicom/TTY number) >>>> >>>> ********* >>>> >>>> "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye" >>>> >>>> ********* >>> >>> >>> > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%