#Feminists

As a language lover, I adore jotting down Indian turns of phrase in English, whether translations from Indian languages, archaic English phrases or new inventions. Indian English is a valid
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The white feminist movement excluded the needs of women of color from the get-go. White women wanted the freedom to work outside the home. Women of color had *been* working
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Indian women rarely claim inheritance, for fear of alienating kin. This sustains dependence on husbands (even if abusive).Quotas that increase women's local political representation help women secure inheritance rights instead
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Hi all - since Twitter is like (a very crazy) family, I wanted to let you know my mom, Joan Brauer, died yesterday. She was 90 & in her typical
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Street shitters per capita.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_defecation India was weirdly detailed maps on this...https://riceinstitute.org/blog/more-maps-did-open-defecation-really-decline-in-india-between-2001-and-2011/ While Western cou
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Thanks to everyone writing in solidarity. In terms of safety, I've got no reason to think that anyone who wants to hurt me knows where I live, but I'm speaking
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Today #Chile votes in a once-in-a-lifetime referendum that could make history for women & indigenous peoples, among other groups. A quick thread on why you should care & what you
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Today's a big day in Argentina - it's the 15th anniversary of the National Campaign for Legal, Safe & Free Abortion! I wanted to do a thread about what's going
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The so-called feminists complaining about cancel culture have been telling our store it isn't a 'safe space', even going so far as to ask for refunds, because we carry books
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Babasaheb's thoughts and values hold immense relevance today. We need to revisit them and celebrate his progressive ideas. Here @sitara1 from @DalitRights talks about the same. #AmbedkarJayanti #JaiBhim
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As part of our commitment to accountability to feminist mvmts, @equality_fund, @awdf01 & other partners collab'd w @AWID to consult w feminists globally to guide our thinking as we design
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TW: AbuseMy cousin, previously a teacher, extremely beautiful by the set standards of society, sole caretaker of her family got married to a seemingly good guy in Lahore. Nice, respectful,
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Do y'all see this? MORE WHITE WOMEN VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2020 THAN IN 2016!!!I expect all white feminists to not bother WOC, esp Black women, w/ anymore "we're all
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Fellow white friends, acquiring books (music & movies & etc) by Black creators is great + you get so much cool art!- but it’s not the same as political action
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The enlightenment political formula, "consent of the governed", such an obviously right and radiant idea, has proven to be a basilisk, a serpent that kills with its gaze. It stares
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Stan twitter’s idea of feminism is pretending to be woke by bashing male artists while arguing which female artist is better than another female artist by making fun of their
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