#henry’s confessor being pelted by stones by a mob of women happened previously in oxfordshire | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fideidefenswhore · 21 days ago

Text

the take that we shouldn’t consider AB a feminist (and yes, that’s an anachronism, fwiw) because she was unpopular amongst women in her time is… very strange. like, that is not the thermometer by which to judge whether a woman or, really anything, was feminist (whether or not the person or whatever is well-beloved or popular amongst women… if it were, the real housewives franchise could be considered a feminist entity)

#and there’s a lot of… righteousness ?bestowed upon the feelings of animosity that women had towards her #and their tendency to identify with more ; and have more loyalty for ; coa and mary #and a tendency to tunnel vision with that view bcus the unpopularity was expressed by some of these women #with violent hatred — they want her to die ; they want her unborn child to die #there was even an alleged mob of women that were set on attacking her #and if it was true; that was a credible threat in the context of #henry’s confessor being pelted by stones by a mob of women happened previously in oxfordshire #in relation to the great matter #so tl ; dr… was Anne a feminist ? in the modern sense of the word ; no #but the women that expressed implacable violent hatred of her certainly weren’t; either #any more so than women today that engage in calling other women whores in group dynamics #and engage in rhetoric that they deserve to die and have their children die or taken away from them … like. be serious #just bcus one’s hatred towards a woman *feels* righteous doesn’t mean it is / was #the background of AB representing to them… perceived/real threats to the institutions of church and marriage; to order and safety #doesn’t make their poorly sublimated misogyny finding an acceptable target …#any more / less than it was

8 notes · View notes