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Unfuckingpopular opinion but: what if when talking about things that affect women’s bodies, we took the same perspective that is brought up to explain Black Lives Matter? Which is that we’re not saying other lives/bodies don’t matter, or aren’t affected by the same or similar issues, we’re just focusing for now on a particular experience. Which is culturally and legislatively under active threat and which has an ever present and specific soulgrinding effect on the group in question.
Most people having this conversation know and can tell that saying BLM is not excluding everybody else, and that making that argument is both racist and missing the point. So why is my insta feed 50% people calling out/friendly reminding that saying “woman” is bad and exclusive.
Disclaimer: I’m white
Disclaimer: I’m used to and expect abortion to be under threat because I was a teenager for the Bush years. I’m not used to and can’t really handle this particular constant gender discourse because it makes me feel crazy.
Most people having this conversation know and can tell that saying BLM is not excluding everybody else, and that making that argument is both racist and missing the point. So why is my insta feed 50% people calling out/friendly reminding that saying “woman” is bad and exclusive.
Disclaimer: I’m white
Disclaimer: I’m used to and expect abortion to be under threat because I was a teenager for the Bush years. I’m not used to and can’t really handle this particular constant gender discourse because it makes me feel crazy.
