Comments on: The Feminine in Capoeira, Part 2 (Context) http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/ (noun, feminine): capoeira player who is skilled, experienced, intelligent, powerful, dangerous, and not to be underestimated Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jenny http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-1728 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:39:09 +0000 http://mandingueira.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-1728 sorry should read `…..7 months) partially because I’m new’

]]> By: Jenny http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-1727 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:37:33 +0000 http://mandingueira.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-1727 All female capoeira meetings. Hey after peoples opinions on all female capoeira events, they seem to be a big thing at the moment for my profesora and a group of girls from my group are going to one in spain in a couple of months for one… My gut reaction to the whole thing is its rather sexist. (I appriciate there is sexism in capoeira. I’m lucky not to have encountered it yet at events, this may partially be because I’m new ( trained for a grand total of 7 months)and partically because my attitude is always `I’m here to play’ an I try to chat to everyone the same way whether they’re a guy or a girl.) However to voluntarily segregrate yourself seems a bit crazy, to take it to the extreme it could be compared to the black guys post apartied going `actually you white folks are kinda mean, we’d like our own waiting rooms etc back’ ok so thats tongue in cheek. But surely the aim should be to integrate not hide away……

]]> By: Joaninha http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-641 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:59:45 +0000 http://mandingueira.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-641 Hey, Daria!

Glad to hear that…I would hope no one always—or ever—associates femininity with powerlessness! Hmm, maybe the question shouldn’t be “what traits do women have who are good?” though, but just “what traits do capoeiristas have who are good”? Does there necessarily have to be a “women’s good” and “men’s good”? The point of my post was actually to kind of get us thinking away from everything being feminine/masculine…for example, if by masculine side you mean strength, not being scared of aggression, etc… why couldn’t we just say those things, instead of saying masculine (which also ignores women who are naturally like that)? I hope all of that made sense! If you’d like to go into it more, I had a discussion running with a couple others in the Comments section of my Mestre Cristina post, so you might want to check it out!

]]> By: Daria http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-638 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:08:10 +0000 http://mandingueira.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-638 Interesting post. I also feel that being traits associated with femininity can be an advantage in capoeira. I don’t always associate femininity with being powerless. I’m also trying to explore what traits make a person good at capoeira. What traits do women have who are good? Sometimes, I think that as a woman, you need to be a bit more in touch with your masculine side in order to excel.

]]> By: xixarro http://mandingueira.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-45 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:31:02 +0000 http://mandingueira.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-feminine-in-capoeira-part-2-context/#comment-45 I have nothing more to add now. :-)

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