John L’Etoile

photographer, student, artist, advocate for women’s rights

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Giving in to the system that oppresses is the easy way out, by taking the handouts in exchange for your life you essentially sell your soul to a corporation, and will yourself to protect their income. #wmst1006 #wmstmil

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Joining the military is the equivalent of a person being indoctrinated into something that they have been told is admirable their entire lives, only for it to be dehumanizing, abusive and cause them to fit a mold instead of their true selves #wmst1006 #wmstmil

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

The thought process of going into the military is something that I have never been able to comprehend. The want to be a part of a militarized nation and not advocate for peace is unimaginable. #wmst1006 #wnstmil

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

The act of Mac almost killing the preying mantis is a weird power trip to show how life and death are so close to each other in the Marines and also revealed his god-complex as a soldier.#wmst1006 #wmstmil

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

The abuse one endures while enlisted in the army walks a fine line between trauma and motivation. The quote “never flinch before the master” displays the power dynamic between the drill sergeant and her. #wmstmil #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

The united states has been militarized relentlessly since WWII giving vets a superiority complex and causing women to not report abuse because of their husbands military standing. #wmstmil #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

in a society where certain beauty standards for women are so specific, there is an added pressure for trans women to try to appear as feminine as possible #wmst1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

There are many things that cis people do to make the trans community uncomfortable, and possibly the worst one is trans interrogation. Never inquire about personal matters because if the script was flipped you would be as upset also. #wmst1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Fragile masculinity can be a lot like drag sometimes, putting on a show to let other people know who you are by lifting heavy things, being emotionally unavailable, or by dressing up with wigs, and lifting them cheekbones w that contour. #Wmst1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

I wonder if we will ever exist in a totally genderless society where transitioning is only necessary in transsexuals because it is already normal to dress and act on the general spectrum of human expression rather than the gendered one.#wmst1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

After finishing the Argonauts i was really moved, with a normal memoir they don’t have that sense of realness, but she writes exactly how she talks which makes it like she is confiding in you with her life story #wmst1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

After watching “What’s the T?” it really shows how much of an effect internalized misogyny has on someone who is transitioned. I wonder if they truly want to be ultra femme, or is it what they think is necessary for people to recognize them #WMST1006 #wmstn3l

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

It is unreal that women still make less than men in the workplace. It is the remnants of a dying form of society that implies gender roles and norms that continue to marginalize women. #wsh0m3 #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

@mgflores15 True, men feel like they can get away with being aggressive and rude because they don’t take a step back and look at the situation and how their actions parallel their partners. #wsh0m3 #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

The way men and women are treated in the workplace is still a mess today. A man and woman could act the same and be looked at totally different. I guess some men feel emasculated when a woman has more power than he does¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #wsh0m3 #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Even though women and men are slowly becoming more equal, women still do twice as much housework compared to males, a trend that started in the 50’s #wsh0m3

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Working “unproductively” as a homemaker is a total lie and does not give credit to all of the women who need to do so to raise a family. #wsh0m3 #wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Women’s reproductive rights cannot be decided by a panel of men, there needs to be an equal representation or better yet, an entire committee of women dedicated to involving and equalizing the male and female presence in congress.#wmst1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

Women’s groups need to still be ran by and for women for them to be relevant, if not they do not come from the same mindset and do not drive the program in the correct direction. #WMST1006

[John L’Etoile @johniswoke]

@evansemilym @Melissa48008750 @S_Darcas To diminish the gap between men and women, women need to be valued higher for a long period of time since men have been seen as more important for all of history, until now. This period is the very beginning of equality and women need compensation for it all.