Deeply Problematic is a feminist blog that seeks to examine and analyze the treatment of problematized bodies in society and the media. It is primarily written and edited by Rachel McCarthy James, known as RMJ. The writing here looks to examine the many ways in which privilege functions in the culture, law, media, advertising, web, feminism, and everyday life. It takes a special focus on language and framing; it also looks to cover under-reported news. Deeply Problematic looks at how oppressed folks – particularly but not limited to women, people of color, disabled persons, and trans persons – are deprived of full equality, and how we fight that oppression and assert our agency.
About RMJ
Hi! I’m RMJ, a recent college grad currently living in Virginia with a nice young man and two lovely kitties. I’ve been a feminist since I was eight and I went to a woman’s college that only exaggerated that condition.
One of the reasons I began Deeply Problematic was to examine how I function with and exact privilege on other people. Though I’m a woman of size and I’m neuroatypical, I operate with just about every other privilege you can think of: whiteness, class, able-bodied, monogamous, partnered, youth, heterosexual, cisgender, size, and others I’m sure I’m missing. Privilege is insistent, and it changes the way I write and frequently results in me messing up. If you see something on here that doesn’t sit right with you, please contact me or leave a comment calling me on it, and I’ll do my best to fully own up. In the event of criticism, I may not immediately respond – it takes time to process and own up to privilege.
Because of the lack of other voices on this blog, this inevitably centers my blog on these privileges. While I strive to make this a safe space for all persons, the myopism of my point of view cannot guarantee that this will indeed be safe for all people.
