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Men who ask "harmless questions", I would really urge you to look at the language and discourse you borrow from when you ask these questions. It& #39;s usually directly lifted from right wing or anti feminist rhetoric. You may not know that, fine but at least be humble enough to 1/n
listen when people tell you your "harmless question" actually comes from a history of harassing and silencing marginalised voices.
Now you& #39;ll say, why do I have to bear the burden of a history I did not participate in. Well, we are all paying for a history we didn& #39;t actively 2/n
Now you& #39;ll say, why do I have to bear the burden of a history I did not participate in. Well, we are all paying for a history we didn& #39;t actively 2/n
make: women are living with a history of patriarchy, racial minorities are living with a history of white supremacy and religious minorities are paying for a history in this country where religion has been weaponised for political gain. So let& #39;s not play that card. 3/n
So if you& #39;re wondering why there are a bunch of crazy women are in your mentions telling you to read a book, it& #39;s because your question feeds into that history of silencing or denial of oppression. ESPECIALLY if you& #39;re a privileged Pakistani man with access to the internet. 4/n
Not here to play oppression olympics but it& #39;s ignorant & facetious at best to then turn around & play the role of the "reasonable guy" who& #39;s just asking questions because even that act is predicated on the binary with the angry, crazy woman
I know it& #39;s a minefield and I know 5/n
I know it& #39;s a minefield and I know 5/n
it& #39;s hard but maybe reflect on why people will read ill-intent into your harmless questions? Have I been tone-deaf in the past? Have I failed to apologise for homophobia in my videos? Maybe I need to reflect too. Maybe? 6/n
