UK rules!

Gay marriage has been granted for gay and lesbian couple.I was kinda surprised, did anybody know before it was announced? In France, it was totally unknown until G-day. Anyway, as I do not have (yet) any opinion on gay marriage, I'll just tell a few words. Is it possible, as queer theorists are saying it, that by acknowledging the importance of marriage, LGBT people could be reinforcing one of the main heteronormative institutions eveeeeer? I agreed first with this statement, and I think I still agree with this. BUT, the fact that people have been granted rights they have been denied since a long time (ever?) AND their simple happiness are facts that shake my convictions. Maybe mariage should just be replace by somthing guaranting the same rights and effects BUT deprived of its symbolism and its religious connotations. Maybe exactly what the British have done some days ago. Maybe what could become in a couple of years (hopefully) the French PACS.
P.S : kitsch and Elton John could have waited some more... 

As usual, the association Act-Up (fighting against AIDS and helping the infected persons) has been a real genius. Act-Up is specialised in small but largely mediatisable actions such as the one designed by this picture. It's a clear warning against the danger represented by Nicolas Sarkozy, the actual French "Ministre de l'Int�rieur" (Police Ministry). President of the most important right-wing political party and the French personality most likely to become President in 2007. The caption involves a clear amalgam between the ideas of Sarkozy and those of Le Pen, who is the president of the extreme-right-wing "Front National". Which is actually quite true. A lot of thesis of Sarkozy concerns immigration and security, which are the main subjects with nationality defended by Le Pen. Sarkozy is now a real threat to liberties in France because of its present (and, unfortunately, maybe future) positions. So, be warned, I'm going into exile in 2007 if this individual is elected President of the Republic. 

Daily oppression

When you are walking in the streets that seem so familiar and known to you,
When you are reading your favourite magazines,
When you are talking to your best friends or parents,
When you are interacting with your girlfriend or boyfriend or other,

Don't you think that you may help what is actually oppressing you? Let's just pose it simply : just try to wonder whether or not what you're looking at (movie, picture, adverts) is increasing or challenging clichés about masculinity and/or femininity. Is what I am looking at or hearing or hearing a stereotype or not ? Somehow, it can change your whole vision of your daily life.

I tried this, once. Just by looking at a beautiful picture, an add actually, for a new perfume. Despite my aesthetic judgment (gorgeous work, indeed), I couldn't help but felt myself disturbed by the way the girl and the guy on the picture were represented. I was trying to guess why the position of the girl looked both "normal" AND inappropriate to my own values. I found the word : SUBMISSION. The girl was deliberately represented as the object. Both for the guy of the picture AND the spectator. Gender's mainstream images (that is, submission and objectivisation of women) were enforced by this kind of Art. Personaly, I have always prefered challenges...

From this moment on, I couldn't help but questioned every day my perceptions of my direct environment and how it relates to my own perceptions of gender and sexuality (in its broad meaning). Try it, use it and challenge. You can call it "Day-to-day Resistance".

Have a nice challenging tomorrow.

Play list

- C++, Orienté Objet
- Matafix, Signs of a struggle
- The Cardigans, Super Extra Gravity
- Goldfrapp, Supernature
- Françoise Hardy, Clair-obscur & Tant de belles choses
- George Michael, Older
- Arielle Dombasle, Amor Amor

Did you say good French music?

I discovered this French pop band only a few days ago and it's just brilliant. Light on the music and hyper ironic within their lyrics. Chek it! 

New postmodernist journal in Rennes (wtf?)

Some weeks ago, Sijeka, Aurélie and myself decided to begin something quite unusual in France : a feminist and queer, postmodernist magazine (in the limits of Rennes). We're actually working on the first paper copy of it but the Internet support, a blog, is already available.

Name : Volte-face

Check it out!

It's mostly in French but some English articles will soon be available.

To sum up

1) Came back from Bulgaria
2) Came back in Rennes (sic)
3) Came back in my French school
4) Got a McJob, quit it
5) Lost my bf
6) whatever