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If you& #39;re one of the hundreds of people unfollowing me because one person said I was a terf, let me just say: I& #39;m not a terf. I believe in freedom and love and protection for everyone. I focus on class because it is neglected and it is key. That& #39;s all. Goodbye if you& #39;re going.
I will say this:
- I believe gender is a social construct that should be transcended. However, I will respect your pronoun and your truth and fight for you.
- I believe gender is a social construct that should be transcended. However, I will respect your pronoun and your truth and fight for you.
-I am very disappointed at how easily so many dismissed a woman of color without a second thought. I have spent a majority of my life in Pakistan where my experience has crafted a feminism and gender politics that does not align neatly with what& #39;s going on in the states
- If we are to ever succeed in a politics of liberation, we cannot be so quick to paint folks with strokes of black and white. You can continue to think the worst of me if you& #39;d like but please don& #39;t do it to someone else. Listen, learn and teach with an open, compassionate mind
- To my trans friends and followers: I will never seek to cause you or anyone else pain. That is not my way of doing things. I may have some intellectual disagreements with the movement but I take no pleasure or have any interest in dismissing or hurting you
- To everyone else: my politics are class first and internationalist because the majority of the world& #39;s people continue to live in squalor & want & I will always, always, always center those people in my politics. I have & will continue to do so with love and compassion for all
And now I will take my break from twitter because it can be quite an assault on one& #39;s mental & emotional state to be despised so readily by so many. I wish you all well and hope we can engage with eachother in the future with warmth and an effort at creating mutual understanding
