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i suggested on cesperenza's lj that the words 'history' and 'identity' in Value Stmt #2 change places:

We value our *history* as a female-dominated space, and our *identity* of rich creativity[...].

as a woman, in all the senses that count, i find this so much more inviting than what's on the page now. the main problem i have with what's there now is that 1) i really *don't* value fandom as a female dominated space - i'd be doing this if there were no girls here tomorrow, and i'd be happy and 2) frankly, *i'd* rather be valued for *what i contribute* than for a genetic quirk i can't actually control. i didn't have a choice in being born female, and i don't contribute to being female, and therefore, having value as a female is kinda useless. it's *far* more flattering and appropriate to have value *as a contributor*.

perhaps the most ironic thing about the paragraph above is that yes, i'm fully cognizant of the fact that the reason i *can* have value as a contributor in most spaces is because feminists have fought for my value as a woman to be the same as the value of a man. it just seems really weird for that intrinsic value to supersede now, especially in an area that's not exactly subject to hiring quotas...

-bs