I remember a couple of years back when the argument du jour was over whether people at risk of radicalisation or cult recruitment 'deserve' the effort of understanding and outreach, and the entire time people were having knock down drag out fights to determine the one true and correct take I didn't see a single person point out that deradicalisation is a sphere of research and activism that already exists. like you can get involved if you want to. or, if you don't think it deserves your energy, you can disengage in the knowledge that other people have it covered.
we have this dysfunctional cultural notion that the only way to tackle any given issue is for everyone to agree on a single course of action and carry it out simultaneously. our concept of collectivity is so broken that we forget it's not just individualism with a multiplier.
the constant censorship of trans lives, art, & love on social media is vicious & purposeful btw. i cannot stress how important it is that you share trans voices, frequently & loudly
Among those arrested in Atlanta today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University. You can hear her ask the PhD student taking the video:
“Can you call the Philosophy Department office and tell them I’ve been arrested?...I’m Noelle McAfee, I’m Chair of the Philosophy Department”
Hi all! I stumbled upon a website pertaining to sexual abuse and assault of men/boys. Here is their page of some books/films they recommend. Trigger warning for sexual abuse.
im noticing that for a lot of americans “free palestine” has been an ideological motto and symbol rather than them actually believing in their heart that freedom is attainable and necessary
some photos i took from emerson college’s encampment for palestine. most of these were taken only a few hours before the boston PD attacked hundreds of protestors and brutally arrested 108 students, most of whom were poc, jewish, and/or queer.
anyone who spent any amount of time in the encampment will tell you just how much it brought us all together—there was always food, music, arts and crafts, and hundreds of messages of support written in chalk.
after the BPD was done brutalising us for peacefully protesting, they power washed down the walls of the encampment—all of these messages are gone. theyre trying to erase what happened, but they’ll never truly be able to. everyone saw, and everyone will remember.
my fellow tboys I'll hold your hand when i say this but you can't afford to hate yourself in a world that hates you. sometimes just loving yourself is the greatest act of rebellion you can do.
How many times do I have to say when I make a post about trans men I’m not saying “this happens to only trans men.” I’m saying “in my personal experience as a trans man this is what I experience/think.” I’m NOT saying “trans men experience [thing] and trans women don’t.”
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