All I Want For Christmas Is #FeministXmasSongs
♫Oh pa-tree-archy, Oh pa-tree-archy, Such anger do you bring me!♫
♫ jingle bell hooks jingle bell hooks feminism is for everybody ♫ #FeministXmasSongs
— gemma correll (@gemmacorrell) December 23, 2015
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you’re probably familiar with the catchy tunes and the gross “Baby It’s Cold Outside” song that we’re still playing at department stores and pharmacies for some reason. Luckily, #FeministXmasSongs has come up with some great alternative lyrics to sing instead. Cartoonist Gemma Correll, creator of The Worrier’s Guide to Life, said she started the hashtag “on a whim” but “knew that the folks on Twitter would have some brilliant ideas, and I wanted to keep myself entertained on a unusually dark and rainy California evening.” Here are a few of my favorites:
Frosty the snowperson was an egalitarian soul oppression-free, fighting patriarchy with equality the main goal #FeministXmasSongs — Aaron Wudrick (@awudrick) December 23, 2015
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright, round yon woman whose sexual status is none of your business… #FeministXmasSongs
— Katy Chalmers (@katyannc) December 23, 2015
I rly can’t stayyy (But baby it’s cold outside (So I called u an uber & here’s yr coat & txt me so I know u got home ok)) #FeministXmasSongs
— Kim Selling (@theavantguard) December 23, 2015
You better watch out Better not cry Better not pout I’m telling u why Patriarchy discourages men from displaying emotions #FeministXmasSongs — gemma correll (@gemmacorrell) December 22, 2015
(via The Daily Dot)
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