Feo Takahari
Auror
If you say that straight white dudes need to listen, you say that there exist straight white dudes. It is an out-and-out lie to say that "white" even exists as a thing outside of cultural constructions, and "straight" is at least more complicated than is often assumed. Besides, who decides who's allowed to not be a straight white dude? I don't "look" like a queer person, in the sense that I don't fit any obvious stereotypes that make people assume I'm queer, and I'm sick of being one of the people who's told to shut up. And besides the besides, even if we assume the existence of straight white folk, they have the right to talk about prejudice as it impacts them. How many times have you seen a boy who's never claimed to be gay assumed to be gay and gay-bashed just because he's slightly effeminate? And for one more "besides," let's not assume that being a minority member means you know what the hell you're talking about. One of the most horrifically racist books I've ever read is Native Speaker, written by a Korean-American about how he thought Korean-Americans could and couldn't be allowed to act lest they become "traitors."
Angry? Yes, I'm angry. I don't like being told that owning and operating a penis means the only things I have to say are the things said by other penis owners. (Like my penis is what determines what I think and who I am. Which is, you know, sexist.)
Angry? Yes, I'm angry. I don't like being told that owning and operating a penis means the only things I have to say are the things said by other penis owners. (Like my penis is what determines what I think and who I am. Which is, you know, sexist.)