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Go to the nonprofit sector that's overrun with white women and say that violence is the man's "domain"
Read about white women's roles in slavery.
Gender influences what types of violence is normative for genders. I.e. A man may beat you up. White women can call the cops.
Read about white women's roles in slavery.
Gender influences what types of violence is normative for genders. I.e. A man may beat you up. White women can call the cops.
Also idk why it was projected onto me that I was going to die on that hill?? Did I ever say that?? People here are so weird.
"White women were active and violent participants in the slave market. They bought, sold, managed and sought the return of enslaved people, in whom they had a vested economic interest."
They beat and raped slaves, too. https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property
They beat and raped slaves, too. https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property
Associating femininity with non-violence erases the very active part women have played in oppressing others.
And it's especially dangerous to imply during racial justice uprisings bc WW have-continue to-uphold white supremacy thru various forms of violence.
And it's especially dangerous to imply during racial justice uprisings bc WW have-continue to-uphold white supremacy thru various forms of violence.
I've literally spent over a decade learning, researching, and theorizing around interpersonal violence. I am not just pulling this out of my ass. My conclusions come from deep, continued engagement with various disciplines about its manifestations and impact.
