#intersectional activism

[ash-the-fluffy-cat]

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say black lives matter

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say disabled lives matter

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say First Nations lives matter

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say neurodivergent lives matter

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say women’s health matters

You don’t get to say queer lives matter if you don’t say ANY other marginalized communities’ lives matter

Intersectional identities are here and won’t go away

[theexhaustedmermaid]

I haven't heard people talking about this much, but I feel like it's important for people to know. Especially since SB 63 essentially bans bail funds by not allowing organizations, charities, individuals, or groups to bail out more than three people per year and requiring them to register as bonding agencies.

This is a direct response to all the protests happening here in Atlanta. So far, spreading the word can help as well as donating to The Atlanta Solidarity Fund .

In the meantime, here's some phone numbers of politicians you can go bug.

Randy Robertson (Guy who's sponsoring the bill): +1-404-656-0045

Brian Kemp (Governor of Georgia): +1-404-656-1776

[justsumtransdude2000]

Radical feminism sounds so cool and great an amazing but then you look deeper and are like "do you think critically about how race and gender intersect to create unique discrimiantion for women of color?" and they're like "no?" and your like "oh so you must think critically about how religion is often a tool of sexism?" and they're like, "no?" and so you're getting kind of confused, because what is radical about it, so you ask just that and they're like "we really hate trans women and think trans men are confused and just trying to escape the patriarchy" and you're like ohhh. so you're a fucking freak (derogatory).

[governmentcheeseboy]

True freedom will not be a possibility until everyone understands that all oppression is interconnected, and none of us can be free until we are all free.

[boreal-sea]

Today's hot take:

Men... Can be oppressed.

They can be men of color, or disabled, or queer, or Jewish, or poor, etc.

"Men aren't oppressed" is a nonsense statement. Being a man does not exempt men from being marginalized in other ways.

[daughterofmalkavia]

Never forget.

[bog-bitch]

Heartbreaking: The Feminist Post You Were About To Reblog Was Made By a TERF

[lovely-cherubs]

100%. One of the things that I’ve learned being an undiagnosed afro-latina girl with ADHD and possibly autism as well is that we will NEVER TRULY be able to safely unmask the way that white people are able to do so. They don’t have to worry about constantly being seen as a threat or dangerous compared to us. 

And that’s just dealing with outside our community. Our own community is so much worse. Ableism is so frequent and normalized that it’s actually disgusting. Black/POC kids who are overstimulated and having meltdowns are often told by their parents that a "whooping" is what they need to stop their behaviour. It actually makes me sick to my stomach. There's so much more that our community needs to work on but that's not gonna happen anytime soon 💔

[theexhaustedmermaid]

The South River Watershed Alliance is having an entire week of divestment for corporations supporting Cop City! They will be having toolkits and webinars all week open to everyone not just people in Atlanta!! Here's the link to either host or attend an action. We need everyone's help to Stop Cop City!!!

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

“but what if HRT is making trans disabled peoples conditions worse??” Idk what if a cis abled person consumed alcohol? Or hit a vape? Or never ate veggies? Would you butt in and be condescending about that too?

Are you disabled? HRT user? no?? Cool then stfu and stop trying to disguise your ignorance and prejudice as concern

[punk-butch-bitch]

I’ve seen several posts (and a lot of reposts of those posts) talking about the misogyny in rap music produced by men, and while I think that having a conversation about misogyny in entertainment is incredibly important, I also think it’s important to think about why we’re focused so heavily on demonizing rap music in particular.

A lot of mainstream music produced by men, regardless of it’s genre, has the same messaging of misogyny, rape culture, sexism, etc. If you read a lot of the lyrics of popular club/dance music especially, it’s hiding in plain sight. However, in a world in which white is the norm, we’re used to hearing that type of messaging disguised underneath the soothing, fun loving, catchy melodies sung by familiar voices so we sing along without thinking about the words leaving our mouths. Rap, while it’s still a very popular genre, goes against that familiar, comfortable habit of hiding lyrics and is very straightforward, and therefore our condemnation increases because it forces you to interact with the lyrics instead of shutting off your brain.

I don’t advocate for a lack of critical thinking or criticism for the genre, in fact I’m asking for the opposite. Is Rap truly the worst genre for misogyny? Because I could, and am, arguing that abusive lyrics hidden in songs that play over the speakers at every establishment (and especially around children) with no issue, is just as bad if not worse. Genres such as Country, which is just as full of misogyny, are treated with a kind of “roll your eyes and get over it” attitude. We treat it as a joke, if we acknowledge it at all. Those silly, backwards folk living in a cornfield town don’t know any better, really.

Socially, we also forgive and forget about male violence much quicker when the man is white. I’ve watched people blow up angrily about a white man’s crime and after 6 months it’s forgotten to the point nobody remembers it when I bring it up. However a black man in that same situation will have his disgrace last years longer. This is not me advocating in any way for everyone to get the white man treatment, but for everyone to have an accurate social reaction to the crime itself without the person’s race tainting how we view him (and by extension, those in his racial group).

Rap, while it has some serious bad apples now, has an incredibly important cultural history of pushing for social change that other popular genres in the world today do not, and it’s ironic to me that it is now seen as the most morally corrupt and oppressive genre. Associating the entire genre solely with low intelligence (both in the artist and the audience), general moral failing and filth, and a backwards view on society when there are so many rappers who have pushed for social changes harder than any other musicians, when you do not similarly condemn other musical genres, is unfortunately a case of internalized racism.

I will reiterate once again that I am not in any way saying that anyone or anything should get off scot-free or without deep criticism. Pointing out an unfair balance in how we condemn groups of people is simply that, pointing it out. I think we need more criticism but I think that criticism needs to be nuanced, complete, and informed. I would also urge you to look into smaller or more underground rappers/rap movements because there is a lot to enjoy and many good people to support when you’re able to get past the big names that do well for a reason. The majority of our culture today is misogynistic so misogynistic lyrics appeal to the general masses, and people who refuse to fall under that group don’t end up as famous as those who do.

[Edited to hopefully make my point easier to understand bc I was getting several reposts that seemed to be taking away a message I didn’t mean to put across]

[overactiveprefrontalcortex]

the part of labour - paris paloma that i rarely see talked about

apologies from my tongue, and never yours

busy lapping from your flowing cup and stabbing with your fork

i know you're a smart man, and weaponize

the false incompetence, its dominance under a disguise

if we had a daughter, i'd watch and could not save her

the emotional torture, from the head of your high table

she'd do what you taught her, she'd meet the same cruel fate

so now i've gotta run, so i can undo this mistake

at least i've gotta try

[bog-bitch]

In my time on this site, I have often seen radical feminists (of the trans-exclusionary persuasion) complain about trans women presenting themselves in ways that enforce caricatures and stereotypes of women and femininity.

My response to this, however, is: why is the full blame for this being placed on said trans women instead of on the patriarchal systems that skew everyone’s perception of what it means to be a woman?

[maydayintheforest]

I don’t know about yall but my “political extremism” is gonna really shine through come Monday 😋