Y’all when we say white evangelical women are the foot soldiers of patriarchy, it’s because it’s true.

How do I know? I was one.

And nothing is more dangerous to them than another woman claiming a different (more progressive) truth while still claiming Christianity.

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White evie women have limited power: over their children, their household, and... other women. When you come after that power, they panic. I mean, wouldn’t you? Your entire self worth as an adult is wrapped up in this idea you can only influence other women....

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And when you feel that influence slipping, because there’s another woman out there telling you that real freedom is possible, it’s terrifying.

I mean, if you’d lived in a cage your whole life and suddenly realize it’s been unlocked the whole time...

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Those women hoping you wouldn’t figure it out? They have to find a way to stay relevant, to make their narrative keep working in their favor. Because if they loose their power over other women, they’ll be forced to face reality: that they don’t have any real power at all.

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