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La Lucha De FEMEN. En El Principio Era El Cuerpo. FEMEN Revista Estudos Feministas ISSN: 0104-026X [email protected] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brasil Medina-Vicent, Maria Provocación y fuerza a través del cuerpo femenino: la lucha de FEMEN. En el principio era el cuerpo. FEMEN. Barcelona: Malpaso Ediciones, 2014, p.198 ISBN: 9780745683218 Revista Estudos Feministas, vol. 24, núm. 1, enero-abril, 2016, pp. 377-379 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Santa Catarina, Brasil Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=38143846025 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1805-9584-2016v24n1p377 PProvocaciónrovocación y ffuerzauerza a ttravésravés ddelel ccuerpouerpo ffemenino:feemenino: llaa lluchaucha ddee FFEMENEMEN En el principio era el cuerpo Alexandra Shevchenko) narran el contexto en el que nacieron, crecieron y decidieron luchar por FEMEN el feminismo. Más allá de las anécdotas de sus experiencias, los relatos de vida de estas cuatro Barcelona: Malpaso Ediciones, 2014, mujeres han definido su trayectoria política, p.198. ISBN: 9780745683218 llevándolas hacia la formación de la organización Femen. Su adolescencia se desarrolló en una Ucrania en que Yanukóvich y Yúshenko luchaban por el poder en las elecciones La periodista Galia Ackerman edita y presidenciales. El primero suponía la continuación elabora el prólogo a esta obra, que se adentra del mismo establishment y el segundo pretendía en el movimiento de activistas por los derechos aproximarse a Europa y modernizar el país, un de las mujeres que está dando la vuelta a Europa aire nuevo para Ucrania. Cuando Yanukóvich salió y al mundo entero: Femen. En el principio era elegido, se desató una oleada de protestas y el cuerpo es el título bajo el que encontramos desobediencia civil frente a la supuesta respuestas a algunos de los interrogantes que se corrupción en los procesos electorales. Con el nos platean cuando vemos las protestas de estas trasfondo de la Revolución Naranja (2004-2005), jóvenes con coronas de flores y torsos desnudos. estas jóvenes empezaron a marcar su propio La necesidad de “revolver el cuerpo contra la camino. injusticia” (p.5) es una de las ideas clave del La situación geopolítica de Ucrania, así manifiesto de Femen. Y es que se concibe el como su cultura e historia particulares, definen cuerpo femenino como un arma, un medio de el movimiento Femen. Desde bien lejos en el protesta frente a la desigualdad. Por esta razón, tiempo, las relaciones del país con Rusia y Europa las Femen hacen uso de él para enfrentarse a la han sido cuán menos tormentosas, configurando dominación del capital y del patriarcado sobre una experiencia particular para estas las mujeres. Su imagen de marca se ha hecho ciudadanas ucranianas. Todas tienen en común mundialmente famosa y fácilmente la inquietud y el hambre por la justicia, rasgos reconocible: “una joven en topless con una que las llevó a unirse pronto a diversos colectivos corona de flores sobre la cabeza” (p.13). Desde y grupos de discusión. Mediante lecturas como nuestro punto vista, esta obra resulta de gran La mujer y el socialismo de Bebel, descubrieron interés en el ámbito de los estudios feministas y que el feminismo era la motivación más de género, ya que nos permite percatarnos de permanente que podían llegar a tener. Nueva la evolución de la lucha feminista, de las nuevas Ética fue el primer nombre que tuvo esta maneras de actuar por la igualdad en una época agrupación, cuando se separaron de sus tecnológica, interconectada y plagada de compañeros del Centro de Perspectivas (Kiev) consumidores/as de contenidos. Femen nos por tener diferentes prioridades de lucha. Aquí otorga la oportunidad de conocer las razones habían comenzado sus periplos y su formación morales de sus protestas, así como de los medios en textos marxistas. Al empezar a conformar su que utilizan para hacerlo: sus cuerpos desnudos. propio programa ideológico, identificaron “lo Las cuatro fundadoras de Femen (Anna que consideran las tres manifestaciones del Hutsol, Inna Shevchenko, Oksana Shachko y patriarcado: la industria del sexo, la dictadura y Esta obra tem licença Creative Commons . Estudos Feministas, Florianópolis, 24(1): 406, janeiro-abril/2016 377 el clericalismo” (p.16), y contra estos tres pilares resulta innegable es la fuerza y la valentía de inciden cada vez que pueden, a través de sus estas jóvenes, que no dudan en poner su cuerpo cuerpos. en la palestra de lo público para suscitar el Después de diversas acciones de protesta debate y la reflexión social. Entre sus muchas en temas tan variados como las malas batallas está la de haber sido secuestradas por conductas en el metro de Kiev y la escasez de la KGB bielorrusa, después de realizar una de sus baños públicos en la misma ciudad, las Femen acciones contra el régimen de Alexandr focalizaron su lucha en temas que afectasen en Lukashenko en Minsk en diciembre de 2011 mayor medida a las mujeres. La lucha contra la (p.121-131). Se trataba de un acto para pedir la mercantilización del cuerpo femenino es el eje libertad de los presos políticos que hay en las transversal de sus reivindicaciones, demandan cárceles de dicho país por mostrar su oposición pues, la total erradicación de la prostitución. al régimen. Después de ser interrogadas y Identifican la industria del sexo y el turismo sexual humilladas por la KBG bielorrusa durante horas, como uno de los grandes cánceres de Ucrania. pudieron volver a Ucrania, asustadas y Cansadas de que las ucranianas sean tratadas malheridas, pero con fuerzas renovadas para como las prostitutas de Europa, atacan la seguir con su programa de reivindicaciones hipocresía de un Estado, en el que si bien se habituales. Lo admirable del activismo de Femen encuentra prohibida la prostitución, se permite es que después de decenas de y protege a los extranjeros que acuden al país encarcelamientos, noches en comisarías, y de para consumir sexo. En el año 2008 iniciaron la sufrir violencia física y psicológica, su lucha está campaña Ucrania no es un burdel, lo que más viva que nunca, y su fuerza es supuso que “en cuanto comenzaron a luchar inquebrantable, al igual que sus convicciones. contra la prostitución, empezaron a tratarlas Se declaran ateas, su propia experiencia como prostitutas” (p.63). Estas activistas reclaman como mujeres ucranianas las lleva a afirmar que una ley que castigue al cliente, al modo que se la doctrina ortodoxa promueve enseñanzas hace en Suecia. Consideran que éste es el que reaccionarias que legitiman la posición de perpetúa la situación denigrante para la mujer, inferioridad de la mujer, y que son el germen de ya que al comprar su cuerpo, demuestra quién muchos de los problemas sociales del país. Pero detenta realmente el poder: el hombre. Su no solamente la doctrina ortodoxa, afirman que rechazo a que la Eurocopa 2012 se celebrase toda religión ha sido pensada para subyugar a en Ucrania, convirtiéndola en el burdel de la mujer. Su primera acción antirreligiosa se Europa, 1 es una de sus campañas más sonadas desarrolló en plena Plaza de San Pedro, en El en este sentido. Vaticano, cuando Sasha se desvistió para gritar: Pronto se dieron cuenta de que sus “Libertad para las mujeres”, vestida con un hábito protestas no podían limitarse a cuestiones transparente similar al de las monjas (p.117). En sociales, sino que debían “intervenir en los este sentido, su compromiso feminista traspasa problemas políticos” (p.106, p.152). En 2010 fronteras, y se muestran totalmente en contra realizaron su primer topless político frente a Putin, de los regímenes teocráticos islamistas; por eso, bajo el gobierno de Yanukóvich. Durante este en 2010, decidieron apoyar a una mujer que mandato la atmósfera se volvió mucho más iba a ser lapidada en Irán. Lo tienen muy claro, represiva, y empezaron a actuar sin avisar a nadie, piden “que el mundo civilizado boicotee a los solamente unos/as pocos/as periodistas, para países que continúan practicando tradiciones evitar la violencia y la represión estatal. Las islámicas bárbaras” (p. 97). Para Femen, el Islam relaciones con Rusia y Vladimir Putin mejoraron no merece ningún respeto, ya que en su nombre enormemente en esta época, en octubre de “las mujeres son golpeadas, humilladas y 2010, con razón de una visita de éste último a privadas de sus derechos fundamentales” (p.145). Ucrania; las Femen decidieron mostrar su Por esta razón, no apoyan la “tolerancia” que rechazo a las nuevas relaciones que se estaban parece reinar en Europa hacia estas prácticas, edificando entre su país y Rusia, querían evitar por ejemplo, para ellas “es tan falso hablar de la que Ucrania “se convirtiera en la comida del libre elección del uso del nicab como de la oso ruso” (91). En marzo de 2012 apoyaron a la libertad de convertirse en prostituta” (p.151). oposición rusa (p.139) contra el regreso de Putin Percatarse de que “la prensa nunca se al poder y el fraude electoral, y algunas de ellas desplaza cuando la conferencia se trata de acabaron de nuevo en la cárcel. estudios de género” (p.40) las empujó a Más allá de la opinión personal que cada incorporar espectáculos a sus protestas; así fue cual pueda tener de esta organización, lo que cómo el germen de Femen se sembró. Siempre 378 Estudos Feministas, Florianópolis, 24(1): 377-379, janeiro-abril/2016 han mantenido una actitud abierta hacia los su organización. La corona de flores es un medios de comunicación, ya que si nadie ve símbolo ucraniano de la virginidad que las Femen sus acciones, es como si nunca las hubiesen han sabido apropiarse para representar la fuerza, llevado a cabo.
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