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tibli · 5 months

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Although I understand why so many western posts about the genocide in Palestine mention the number of women and children who are injured/ killed, it always upsets me that the adult men of Palestine aren't really given as much focus. They don't deserve to be hurt or killed, either! I don't know how universal this is, but in the US there's this sort of implicit, insidious idea that men are somehow like. less innocent by default, and it's not as big of a deal if they die.

I know it's probably just splitting hairs, but I can't help but be put off by it, since the men of Palestine are just as victimized by Israeli occupation as anyone else.

#palestine #genocide #gaza #i am merely an american citizen so please take my comments on the issue w a grain of salt #but it just upsets me bc this happens pretty much any time a particular group of people are brutalized #women and children are always used to shock and horrify because of course they are innocent #but the same empathy isnt really extended to the men who have also done nothing to warrant what is happening to them #i want to clarify that i am NOT criticizing palestinians emphasizing the deaths of women and children bc that is NOT my place to do so #im mainly talking about how westerners have a tendency to talk about tragedies like this #bc the bottom line is it comes off very dehumanizing to me

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