tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post7704713232932333752..comments2024-02-06T12:29:18.715-06:00Comments on Nerdy Feminist: Privilege DerailsA. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-70227262040115504562013-12-04T20:50:31.656-06:002013-12-04T20:50:31.656-06:00Absolutely. I have nothing to add except to say TH...Absolutely. I have nothing to add except to say THANK YOU for writing this so succinctly and clearly. I feel like as an intersectional feminist who does social justice work that I am frequently in a position of rehabilitating feminism for people who have met too many of they type you're describing in your tweet and are surprised to learn that I identify strongly as a feminist and approach my work through a feminist lens. We need to speak up about this as often as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-10085907990442786072013-11-15T14:41:58.687-06:002013-11-15T14:41:58.687-06:00Please reread this post in general and this sectio...Please reread this post in general and this section specifically:<br /><br />In each case, there is nothing factually incorrect about any of the second statements. The problem is that they are delivered in a time/place/manner which derails the current conversation and makes it all about a privileged person's experience. You commonly hear this compliant when feminists will make fun of guy who drops into a discussion with some variant on "what about the menz?" But let me be clear, it is NOT just men who do this.<br /><br />There is nothing wrong with discussing male rape victims, general discrimination in hiring, body shaming, or fear of violence. There is absolutely something wrong with hijacking a discussion to turn the focus back on a privileged group and thereby silence the original speakers.<br /><br />-----<br />No one said any rape experience is worse. No one said we can't talk about make rape victims (we absolutely should!) but not at the expense of cutting off a specific discussion women are having about the victim blaming/slut shaming THEY specifically face. You have entirely mischaracterized my argument. A. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-73352867772519351252013-11-15T14:08:02.165-06:002013-11-15T14:08:02.165-06:00I really do like your blog, but your male rape vic...I really do like your blog, but your male rape victim example I think went a little too far- male rape victims are often stigmatized just as much as women are, and in a different way. I think it can be incredibly helpful to acknowledge that both are rapes, and both are crimes and should not be stigmatized. One isn't worse than the other. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949681280394620585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-53460869613480776802013-11-15T11:05:41.711-06:002013-11-15T11:05:41.711-06:00I think on the spectrum of horribleness, MRAs and ...I think on the spectrum of horribleness, MRAs and people who want white history month are a few steps down from the people I'm talking about above, but yes, they are cut from the same cloth. A. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-53515202043772566522013-11-15T11:02:32.747-06:002013-11-15T11:02:32.747-06:00Reminds me of this new "mens rights" thi...Reminds me of this new "mens rights" thing. Or people who complain about there not being a White History Month. Or if I call someone out on saying something racist and their response is, "That hurts my feelings."<br /><br />I like your blog! I don't know how to sign in below but I run urbantribesblog.comCandace C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04637196732057835826noreply@blogger.com