http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/ Belly Dance News & Events Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Bonny Fotia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:13:55 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-2282 This is a fantastic article - I love this idea! This is a fantastic article – I love this idea!

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Belly Dance News & Events – Gilded Serpent » Blog Archive » Ask Yasmina #13 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:20:03 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-1172 [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...] [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...]

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Belly Dance and Feminism: | Belly Dance News & Events - Gilded Serpent Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:37:36 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-902 [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...] [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...]

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Serena Wilson (1933-2007) | Belly Dance News & Events - Gilded Serpent Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:38:25 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-836 [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...] [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...]

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Belly Dance Biz, Finding Musicians, Certification | Belly Dance News & Events - Gilded Serpent Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:13:08 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-536 [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...] [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina Ramzy When I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...]

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Interview withJacqueline Lombard | Belly Dance News & Events - Gilded Serpent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:47:01 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-532 [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina RamzyWhen I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...] [...] The Bellybutton Revolution, Feminism & Bellydance by Yasmina RamzyWhen I grew up and became a bellydancer, needless to say, my Mom was perplexed and [...]

]]> http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/10/19/yasminarspeech/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Diana Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:29:16 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=919#comment-527 I love the idea of a Bellybutton Revolution. I grew up with two wonderful women to look up to--my mother and grandmother. Neither of them were activists, but they both encouraged me to stand up for myself, never settle for less than I deserved, and to always strive to be my best no matter what I wished to do. They both worked while raising their families, and they both had a certain feminine grace about them that I still strive for myself. I always said they taught me what it was to be a true Southern woman--how to be feminine without being a footstool and how to be sarcastic without being a b***h.  With these two women to look up to, I've never held with the idea that women must somehow deny themselves anything feminine in order to be a feminist. I've always felt the true feminist should be able to revel in herself as a woman--no matter what type of woman she wished to be: wife and mother, career woman or both. I rather feel if one thinks they must deny themselves anything feminine in order to combat a stereotype, then they are still a slave to that stereotype because they are still defining themselves according to that stereotype. I love the idea of a Bellybutton Revolution. I grew up with two wonderful women to look up to–my mother and grandmother. Neither of them were activists, but they both encouraged me to stand up for myself, never settle for less than I deserved, and to always strive to be my best no matter what I wished to do. They both worked while raising their families, and they both had a certain feminine grace about them that I still strive for myself. I always said they taught me what it was to be a true Southern woman–how to be feminine without being a footstool and how to be sarcastic without being a b***h.  With these two women to look up to, I’ve never held with the idea that women must somehow deny themselves anything feminine in order to be a feminist. I’ve always felt the true feminist should be able to revel in herself as a woman–no matter what type of woman she wished to be: wife and mother, career woman or both. I rather feel if one thinks they must deny themselves anything feminine in order to combat a stereotype, then they are still a slave to that stereotype because they are still defining themselves according to that stereotype.

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