tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post5715348468692237952..comments2023-11-05T02:27:32.291-05:00Comments on Coffee Rhetoric: My Petition: My Black Feminism is Here to StayTiffJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781893986200397664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-82508446736847156832013-07-15T16:46:24.762-04:002013-07-15T16:46:24.762-04:00I agree that we live under a patriarchy and there ...I agree that we live under a patriarchy and there is nothing wrong with looking out for your own interest. <br /><br />But their are just as many disadvantages to males who live under a patriarchy as their are to females (think drafted to war, expected to be a breadwinner, manliness, ect.) and there are just as many female advantages to living under a patriarchy as there are male (think not beingjinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-75084158292807953792013-07-15T16:15:43.639-04:002013-07-15T16:15:43.639-04:00Firstly ma'am, I'd've found no value i...Firstly ma'am, I'd've found no value in being<br />rude to you, particularly since I didn't find your comment to be rude. <br /><br /><br /><br />Also,<br />men and women *do* have to start respecting one another... this I agree with<br />wholeheartedly, but @jinna , we live under the patriarchy (this is a fact)...<br />men have privilege over women, just by virtue of being a man.TiffJhttp://www.coffeerhetoric.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-88390562541069193302013-07-15T15:41:14.829-04:002013-07-15T15:41:14.829-04:00Thanks for not being rude in your response!
&quo...Thanks for not being rude in your response! <br /><br />""Next time you describe feminism a form of "cancer", think of the scores of young Black women and girls... murdered, raped, street harassed, molested, domestically abused, denied resources, sterilized without their consent, fired from their jobs...""<br /><br />And what about men? Feminism allows us to paint jinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-62227098119920190982013-07-15T15:24:10.886-04:002013-07-15T15:24:10.886-04:00@jinna: You're certainly well within your righ...@jinna: You're certainly well within your right to not identify as a feminist. If you aren't someone who's trying to score brownie points, then you shouldn't take the critique personally. But understand this: there are some women who *do* have internalized sexism. In fact, you describing the quest for gender equality and us fighting for the right to *exist*, as a "cancer"TiffJhttp://www.coffeerhetoric.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-79773250127771754572013-07-15T06:49:11.349-04:002013-07-15T06:49:11.349-04:00i am a black woman against feminism and I am not t...i am a black woman against feminism and I am not trying to score brownie points with anyone. Is it not possible that someone genuinely thinks differently from you on this topic? In my opinion feminism is a cancer that is hurting the black community. It is breaking up the relationship between men and women.. the relationship that leads to kids.. happy kids who have more kids.jinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-59784597727874409652013-04-12T01:17:14.503-04:002013-04-12T01:17:14.503-04:00The humanity & dignity of Black women & gi...The humanity & dignity of Black women & girls should be respected, period, end of story. Anyone who disagrees should be shunned and called out for the lousy raciomisogynist that they truly are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-42313976090768286422013-04-12T00:36:14.102-04:002013-04-12T00:36:14.102-04:00Exactly. We really need to stop engaging people wh...Exactly. We really need to stop engaging people who have zero interest in our well-being and who insist that we put our concerns and needs *last*. <br /><br />Black women make too many concessions and we need to understand that if we have to insist that people recognize our humanity or are challenged to *prove* we're also worthy of protection, then they most certainly aren't our allies. TiffJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781893986200397664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907102.post-15232274668867783622013-04-11T21:06:52.567-04:002013-04-11T21:06:52.567-04:00As black women our humanity should never be up for...As black women our humanity should never be up for debate.sleepyccshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785409246489481631noreply@blogger.com