Nguyen Athena
Monash University, Australia.
J Homosex. 2008;55(4):665-83. doi: 10.1080/00918360802498625.
This article examines the place of "butch" within the women's movement. The political potentials of butch in both her refusal of patriarchal constructs of femininity and her transmutation of masculinity will be explored. It will be argued that the butch lesbian threatens male power by severing the naturalized connection between masculinity and male bodies, by causing masculinity to appear "queer," and by usurping men's roles. However, for "butch" to truly have feminist potential, it also needs to be accompanied by a feminist awareness and a rejection of aspects of masculinity that are oppressive to women. Hence, "butch feminist" need not be an oxymoron, but a strategy for challenging male domination and power.
本文探讨了“布奇”（butch）在女性运动中的地位。将探究布奇在拒绝父权制女性气质建构以及对男性气质进行转变方面的政治潜力。本文认为，布奇女同性恋者通过切断男性气质与男性身体之间的自然化联系、使男性气质显得“怪异”以及篡夺男性角色来威胁男性权力。然而，为了使“布奇”真正具有女权主义潜力，它还需要伴随着一种女权主义意识以及对压迫女性的男性气质方面的摒弃。因此，“布奇女权主义者”不一定是矛盾修辞法，而是一种挑战男性统治和权力的策略。
