this is why I can't get into online Feminism as a group support thing - I always feel deeply uncomfortable and it's very hard for me to point out why besides "it must be so nice that these people can research and speak academic and ~*activism*~ and expensive yoga classes oh shit it is time to go to work again on m 40 hr /week almost-minimum wage job"
While I have seen the occasional case of "blast first, ask questions later" when it comes to confrontations, I just don't buy this idea that women of colour are going around in these scary bullying gangs when the majority of times when I read the actual confrontation between a white feminist and women of colour (who may or may not refer to herself as feminist) it read just about the same way any heated disagreement between two female-identifying people talking about feminism tend to go, but in the retelling to others later on the white feminist almost always takes on this huge martyred tone about how they were bullied without any owning of what is usually racist remarks or slurs they themselves used that provoked the angry reaction in the first place, etc. Sometimes they seem genuinely unaware of the racist overtones, which is a huge failing on our part
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Oh my, thank you. I'm glad black women such as yourself are still posting even after all the frustrating conversations you must have on these topics, I only know what I've personally seen and that would be bad enough. I've learned a lot reading your posts, I appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Honestly, thank you for reading them at all. I feel like I'm constantly saying the same thing over and over again, and that people are either too simple or too obstinate to actually listen to what I'm saying.
You always seem to have the energy to say what we're all thinking but don't have the energy to rehash for the millionth time, and it's seriously wonderful that you have the wherewithal to keep doing it in the face of shit like the comments above.
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this is why I can't get into online Feminism as a group support thing - I always feel deeply uncomfortable and it's very hard for me to point out why besides "it must be so nice that these people can research and speak academic and ~*activism*~ and expensive yoga classes oh shit it is time to go to work again on m 40 hr /week almost-minimum wage job"
maybe I should post a picture instead
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like really sticky wet glue
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You always seem to have the energy to say what we're all thinking but don't have the energy to rehash for the millionth time, and it's seriously wonderful that you have the wherewithal to keep doing it in the face of shit like the comments above.
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