Faux-minism & #MeToo
“I would suggest that a feminism which does not also seek to alter the exploitation of poorer women is not feminism at all, but is simply a variant for of upper-class politics & self-privileging.” Kendra Wells on #MeToo (I'm Tired of Performing Trauma) How beautiful is it that "women are now being heard." That the sexual abuse that women, and men, have had to endure for years upon years is finally being brought to light, and all we needed was a few creepy celebrities to get the job done. No, the years and years of staggering statistics and research on women that have experienced sexual assault in America (1 out of 6), didn't do it. All we needed was some men with big names to get messy with the wrong one, and *boom* we got ourselves a revolution. All we needed was for news stations, blogs, websites, corporations, etc. to realize that they can actually create some serious traffic and make some serious cash from this whole sexual assault thing. Do I ...
