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this is spot on and i& #39;m sorry. https://twitter.com/leavem3alone/status/1249250924792393728">https://twitter.com/leavem3al...
i definitely misapplied the term homonationalism, and that& #39;s a disservice to the BIPOC LGBTQ+ people who created it. i& #39;m sorry.
my intent was not to assert that labeling yourself in terms of your identity is inherently bad, especially if you& #39;re closeted. but intent and impact are different things! so i apologize.
my intent was to question why we conceive of something like lesbianism as a space that can be "invaded" by, e.g., bisexuals when we know that same rhetoric is frequently used to target sapphic trans women. but, again, intent is not impact!
and yes, i am white and i acknowledge my whiteness is a big reason why i have the platform i do. i apologize for being irresponsible and insensitive with it. https://twitter.com/leavem3alone/status/1249354816008015872">https://twitter.com/leavem3al...
i do believe in anti-imperialist politics but i& #39;m obviously very bad at them, so i& #39;m grateful to everyone who articulated what i got wrong, especially the BIPOC ppl who don& #39;t owe me this education. i& #39;m also sorry for being dismissive earlier before i read more of the critiques.
this is a crystal clear explanation of how i columbused my way into misapplying "homonationalism" as a term. again, my apologies. https://twitter.com/devilhornsdyke/status/1249364967846969344">https://twitter.com/devilhorn...
and here& #39;s a smart, succinct breakdown of everything i got wrong in my bad tweet. https://twitter.com/celebikai/status/1249271089206829056">https://twitter.com/celebikai...
it is probably obvious that, for me, twitter is real life. one of the many ways this is true is in the potential for political discussion on here. i am always grateful for good-faith criticism and will take this, in part, as a lesson in speaking less and listening more.
