A feminist nerd

Got a problem with feminists? Fuck off and perhaps educate yourself what a feminist is.

Disclosure culture—

lesbo-a-gogo:

genderbitch:

77825225672443:

unknowablewoman:

It’s disturbing. 

No one is obligated to reveal their sexual orientation, gender identity or dis/ability status to anyone else on this godforsaken website.

STOP assuming you know any of these things about people just because you’re involved in an internet spat. You cannot fucking tell if someone is trans unless they tell you, and the same goes for queerness and dis/ability status. Can you seriously not see, SJWs*, that there are enormous social consequences that come along with revealing any of these things? Or maybe someone just doesn’t want to. 

If you’re seriously incapable of engaging other people in critical discussion without knowing their checklist of specific privileges/oppressions, I don’t even want to imagine how you must act IRL. 

*SJW = social justice warrior

(The only exception I can think of to this rule right now is race—I think, for obvious reasons, white people should be obligated to disclose that they’re white. Should mixed-race people have to reveal their status, though? What if someone isn’t white but passes as white? I honestly don’t know, and I’m curious what my followers’ thoughts are on that matter.)

Yes, let’s enable those with privilege, whose privilege has directly benefited them and they probably have biased opinions on, to speak on behalf of those in minority groups as if they’ve had our experiences, and can dictate how we should behave

I don’t fucking understand this. Why is it acceptable for privileged people to speak over minorities, and why are we enabling this?

9 times out of ten when someone says, “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM. I COULD TOTALLY BE X, Y, OR Z” where x, y and z are oppressed groups, they’re actually a privileged douchebag trying to conceal their privilege beneath doubt.

You wanna know what a closeted gay person or stealth trans person generally says? Nothing. Won’t even hint that they could possibly be that sort human.

So it’s generally bullshit. Just like now.

Reblogged for commentary.  u___u

(Source: saturniinae, via ellewoodsinthetardis)

  1. trinketsandtangles answered: I can understand that, I mean I don’t talk about my sexuality much. Even my mom who is WONDERFUL has said things that hurt on accident.
  2. itchy0618 answered: What she said. *points upward*
  3. rararamyeon reblogged this from angrybanette
  4. angrybanette reblogged this from mhoffbauer
  5. vinegarwilliams reblogged this from ghost-of-algren and added:
    guys. There is no reason...don’t care. Fuck privilege. A fat lot
  6. choosingpancakes reblogged this from ghost-of-algren
  7. mhoffbauer reblogged this from thisgingersnapsback and added:
    Follow up to the last post. I definitely agree that privileged people will have no or little negative repercussions when...
  8. gotquirks reblogged this from thisgingersnapsback
  9. thisgingersnapsback reblogged this from ghost-of-algren and added:
    Absolutely all of this.
  10. ghost-of-algren reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    This. Revealing one’s status as a privileged person does not carry the same consequences as revealing one’s status as a...
  11. saturniinae reblogged this from dearestandqueerest and added:
    Yeah, I realize now that I phrased some of this post poorly. I absolutely think some privileges should be disclosed when...
  12. dearestandqueerest reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    Wait what? That’s basically enabling cis people like me...talk over trans people about...
  13. daskannnichtsein reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    OH MY GOD THE BOLD i’m sorry but if you actually think any of your opinions have been formed with SOME FORM OF INFLUENCE...
  14. lindentea reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    funny, I was thinking about how I was really expecting at least...being ~kinkphobic~...
  15. mhoffbauer answered: Why do you think white people should disclose their race?
  16. imjustsarahcate answered: how can you form opinions about race in a social vacuum? Where do you live that you can even attempt that?
  17. brainygirlcircus answered: I was agreeing with you, but I’m waiting for the tide of shit to follow.
  18. appropriately-inappropriate reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    I’m of mixed feelings...this. Personally speaking, I’ve kept
  19. brainygirlcircus reblogged this from ninjaruski and added:
    I’m racially ambiguous and do not wish to, nor will I ever, specifically identify...any...
  20. ninjaruski reblogged this from saturniinae and added:
    In my experience with SJWs, the revelation of my race tends...actually damage my argument:...
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