Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, it leaves too much room for people to hide intent, to blur goals, to claim the word while working …
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Which Women Do You Really Stand For? The Question Feminists Keep Dodging (updated)
For those unfamiliar: Most Black women did not call for “unity.” We understood then, as we do now, that not all women are willing to give up the protection …
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When They Can’t Control You Anymore, They Try to Control How People See You
One of the realities of working with women trying to get away from an abusive relationship is the difficult work that must be done long after the break up, the …
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Why Women Must Use Our Labor Wisely: From Survival to True Progress
In my early 30’s I realized that I had three female conditions brewing inside me. And they had been there for a long time. In spite of me getting regular …
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Remembering the Women Silenced by Political Violence in America (w/womanist film recommendations)
💡 Pattern to Notice: Most of these women were killed not just for themselves but because they stood between power and the vulnerable—protecting miners, children, Black voters, Indigenous rights, or …
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When Women’s Murders Are Hijacked: How Race, Politics, and Silence Derail the Fight Against Male Violence
Too often, when a woman is murdered, the conversation shifts quickly away from her life, her safety, and the systemic failures that left her vulnerable. Instead, certain men hijack the …
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You Can’t Reason With People Who See Facts as a Personal Attack
One of life’s hardest lessons is this: you cannot reason with people who treat facts and reality as a personal attack. No matter how carefully you explain, no matter how …
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False Strength vs. True Safety: What Real Protectors Look Like
It isn’t enough to expose the myths about unkind men pretending to be protectors. Survivors, women, and communities also need to know what real protection looks like. Protection isn’t about …
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The Pressure to “Be Nice” While Male Violence Goes Excused
If ever you have any question about which people in the room are women: It will be the ones in the room pushed to “be nice” or “be kind” The …
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When Male Violence is Excused, Progress Stalls
If females were the majority of mass shooters, the world would treat it very differently. There would be no long delays in public debate, no endless detours about “sexual identity” …