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UPON is a New York-based art and publishing studio founded by Ivy Zheyu Chen.

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Feminism Is

I don’t understand Feminism as a vocabulary, nor do I feel it. Until one day, I was angry at something and realized I was suppressing the anger even before it could surface.

It’s a situation so familiar growing up as a woman. Oh, you better be poised, smiling, elegant! Being hysterical is dangerous - look! She’s going crazy! What’s expected of us is a goddess-like, calm, warm figure.

But why can't I be angry? Why can't I show my distorted ugly face in anger? I mean, it’s anger! It’s a natural emotion!

This led me to really feel the word Feminism and then interpret other big “-ism” words - in a way that I could immerse in and relate to.

Risograph-printed zine 
Staple-bound
16 pages
11 x 8.5 in
 
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