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History of Feminism

KitSileya

(4,035 posts) Mon Feb 24, 2014, 07:06 AM Feb 2014

In these times of "privilege wars" [View all]

I am reminded by a great quote from Melissa McEwan, who runs the Shakesville community:

'The world looks very different once you replace "I don't think you should feel that way" with "I want to understand why you feel that way."'

How many times in the last week have we heard 'I don't think you should feel that way?' How many times have we been asked why we feel the way we do about the SI SI cover and the objectification of women?

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In these times of "privilege wars" [View all] KitSileya Feb 2014 OP

I am honestly disappointed that our issues were simply dismissed out of hand and with nothing to CTyankee Feb 2014 #1

I wanted to post the same thought. Hoppy Feb 2014 #2

There is a lot of anger on the topic. KitSileya Feb 2014 #3

For me it's pretty simple ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #4

One does not need to be hurt to understand the dynamics of oppression. redqueen Feb 2014 #5

Yes. It doesn't matter the reasons. Abusive behavior isn't ok, regardless. KitSileya Feb 2014 #7

Telling people that their feelings are invalid is a time-honored tradition. redqueen Feb 2014 #6

* 1000 plus 100 JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #8

Not only that but then when people RBStevens Feb 2014 #9