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sukibenders · 4 days ago

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I feel like, in the upcoming days given everything that is going on, it could be really beneficial if everyone (specifically Americans) researched and understood specific tactics such as pinkwashing and imperialist feminism and how many times those in positions of privilege use it to justify harm towards those (countries) they view as "lesser than" or "uncivilized" in comparison to them/their own.

#us politics #breaking news #iran #us #united states #bc that interview from the view were they called iranian women “not very smart” even tho iran has the highest number of women graduates was #so....it deeply read along the same lines as how some in america (especially yte feminist) will go on and on about how poorly these #countries treat women and use that for justification of bombing the area (those who are extreme) or to justify any misfortune that plagues #them as a way to uphold themselves and their country as being the pinnacle of women's rights while ignoring how women within said country #are still facing levels of harm that either goes ignored or is brushed off as being the victims fault. this is especially common regarding #woc who are often ignored/left out/or used as examples without much concern afterwards within these conversations #this same rhetoric happens with queerness as well bc people especially americans will frame over here as being a perfect haven for queers #while ignoring how many queer individuals are still being hate crimed and their experiences ignored as well as our government painting us a #the enemy for someone to fight against while ruling back our rights #“look at how they treat women/gays over there and then come talk to me-” women and queer individuals are/can be treated #poorly anywhere even in places like america which are deemed “safer”#that 1 doesn't mean that these people who live in these countries deserve what they experience 2 that these countries don't deserve rights #to basic safety and livelihood 3 that you as someone who is privileged get to use their experience for your rhetoric without having lived #bothering to step foot in these places let alone actually allowing for the people you are supposedly championing for to speak on it #it also really gives the vibe of speaking over the voices that you're supposedly championing for bc believe it or not #i don't think the people of those countries would fair off better with their homes being bombed in the name of “liberation” bc....let's be #real how does that make any sense logically? think about it

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