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TW: rape, sexual assault, violence
an ongoing thread of violence enacted by indian nationalists and aimed at gender minorities who have tried to speak up against the indian state.
#FarmersProtest
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an ongoing thread of violence enacted by indian nationalists and aimed at gender minorities who have tried to speak up against the indian state.
#FarmersProtest
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Nodeep Kaur is a mazdoor activist who has been jailed and sexually assaulted whilst advocating for the rights of farm labourers at the protests.
it is so important to acknowledge how multiple types of oppression intersect to legitimise violence.
[2] https://twitter.com/raveets_/status/1356746593848987649?s=20
it is so important to acknowledge how multiple types of oppression intersect to legitimise violence.
[2] https://twitter.com/raveets_/status/1356746593848987649?s=20
that person i had never heard of before the protests slut-shamed rihanna after she tweeted in support of the #FarmersProtest
this has also been evident throughout indian media, used to discredit rihanna.
[3] https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1356878940527349768?s=20
this has also been evident throughout indian media, used to discredit rihanna.
[3] https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1356878940527349768?s=20
claudia webbe is an MP in the uk who received targeted abuse over social media after tweeting in support of the protests.
she outlines how the abuse cut across lines of gender and race showing how both are intimately connected.
[4] https://twitter.com/ClaudiaWebbe/status/1356391200622829569?s=20
she outlines how the abuse cut across lines of gender and race showing how both are intimately connected.
[4] https://twitter.com/ClaudiaWebbe/status/1356391200622829569?s=20
TW: violent pornographic imagery
after tweeting in support of the protests mia khalifa was hounded by bots and indian nationalists spewing disgusting words and sharing very violent and sexualised imagery.
view replies at your own discretion.
[5] https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/1356827705161879553?s=20
after tweeting in support of the protests mia khalifa was hounded by bots and indian nationalists spewing disgusting words and sharing very violent and sexualised imagery.
view replies at your own discretion.
[5] https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/1356827705161879553?s=20
it’s important to see how gender minorities are targeted in particularly insidious ways, esp those at intersections of other oppressed identities.
nationalism is poison and this is what we are fighting. those seen as the ‘enemy’ will be wholly and abusively discredited.
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nationalism is poison and this is what we are fighting. those seen as the ‘enemy’ will be wholly and abusively discredited.
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i haven’t been able to share examples of trans or non-binary folks who are targeted by indian nationalists.
they also receive disgusting amounts of targeted abuse from various directions.
we must stand with them just as they have stood with us.
they also receive disgusting amounts of targeted abuse from various directions.
we must stand with them just as they have stood with us.
please feel free to add other personal examples and/or share testimonials to those who are comfortable.
pleasure refrain from posting on someone else’s behalf and ensure consent is received especially for accounts not in the public eye.
pleasure refrain from posting on someone else’s behalf and ensure consent is received especially for accounts not in the public eye.
