Bodeča neža x Fem TV

Another feminist year has passed and it is once again time for the bodeča neža (thistle) award ceremony. This dishonourable title can befall on anyone who publicly attacks, degrades and offends others on the basis of one’s gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation.

Especially persons who are active in publicly exposed areas, such as politics, science, (pop)culture, art and media, have big responsibility for co-creation of an open, plural and tolerant society. Their position gives them the privilege to co-shape public opinion. If they are spreading sexist viewpoints and ideas, they are normalising hate speech and legitimising discrimination from a position of power, which is in opposition to the strivings for the society of equal opportunities.

The Bodeča neža award ceremony is a result of the collaboration between Red Dawns collective and the editorial board of the online portal site spol.si. Of course, we cannot exclude the interested public, who can participate in the voting process at several different levels. Anyone who notices a sexist statement can report it at http://bodeca-neza.spol.si/. A working group, composed of the editorial board of spol.si and collective of Red Dawns decides which nominated statements shall be published. Online voting (available at: http://bodeca-neza.spol.si/glasovanje) begins on 19 February and ends on 4 March at 23:59.

The “winning” statement will be chosen by the audience of the online award ceremony hosted by Fem TV. Those who will follow the live event will have the chance to vote for their “favorite” amongst 5 chosen statements. You can watch the event on our online platforms or join us live via video call. To do so, please fill out this online form. Applications are open till March 5th 2021.

About the Thorny Thistle (bodeča neža) award

More about the Thorny Thistle award through  http://bodeca-neza.spol.si

Online voting through http://bodeca-neza.spol.si/glasovanje

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Fem TV

Fem TV is a collective that performs TV shows and news show parodies as well as critiques the social narratives on gender and sexuality. Its performances take a play on traditional as well as contemporary theatre practice. They touch every form of expression from burlesque, cabaret, varieté, performance, video and music as well as improv.

“Tea Hvala speaks of Fem TV in her essay Working on Gender, New Burlesque and Cabaret in Ljubljana and she points out the intentional unprofessionalism of the performers and the humour as the most important tools for politicizing overlooked topics. The trashesthetics of Fem TV 3.0 is not just in its fille rouge but also in the stance it takes on the media’s misrepresentation of reality with the emphasis on criticizing the distorted image of women’s bodies and their role as objects of the beauty industry as it openly perpetuates the patriarchy.” (source: MMC)

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Coproduction / co-organisation: Spol.si/ Association Vita Activa, Fem TV

Photo: Nada Žgank

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Event on Facebook

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You can watch the event through our Facebook page on this link.