Black Women, Jewish Women, Muslim Women, And Women Of Color Have Always Had To Earn What Is Freely Given

Black women, Jewish women, Muslim women, and women of color have always had to earn what is freely given to others. It's always been this way.

Even those of our own ethnic groups have always expected us to go out of our ways to prove that we are worthy of even the most basic respect as human beings.

Because we are women, and because we are ethnic minorities, we are expected, required even, to always explain ourselves, justify ourselves, and apologize for being ourselves.

I recently unfriended and blocked an acquaintance on Facebook. He pretty much said to my face that "this is real and big stuff we're talking about here, not gender studies". The fact that he even brought "gender studies" into a completely unrelated topic of discussion is him telling me that I can't possibly possess the level of intelligence and education required to comprehend and debate the "real and big things" (and clearly because people's rights to exist in this world don't even make the cut of important things worthy of being taken seriously), basically using my staunch stance on trans rights as a means to dismiss me for being the poor little Asian immigrant who just doesn't know better.

He also happens to be biracial and half Asian. Not even mentioning the part where he is transphobic, which is a very white supremacist thing to do, he has pulled the exactly same spiel that is all too familiar to me because white men have done the exact same to me countless times. Never mind that he's got nothing to show for his arrogance and nothing to back up his attitude, but because I'm a woman and a woman of color, my opinions mean nothing and my words hold no weight. Not for a moment do I believe because he will claim a slice of the pea oh sea pie when it suits him, it means he is not exactly like all the misogynistic white men out there.

(Radfems do not even look in the direction of this post. You have never treated us an ounce better and you all only care about middle class and above white gentile women anyway.)

Tatimoons –  Sun Goddess, ruler of Leo

“The police don’t target black people,” says the white person.

“LGBTQ+ people have plenty of protection,” says the straight, cisgender person.

“Women don’t feel harassed at work,” says the man. 

“Poor people don’t need more government help,” says the rich person. 

“Immigrants feel welcome here,” says the natural-born citizen. 

Please stop invalidating the concerns of people who have problems that you’re not experiencing. Instead, listen to them, and learn what you can do to help. 

Ain't that the truth

“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”

— Maya Angelou

“Sometimes the best goal you can set is just to get out of bed every day. If you can succeed at this, then other things become possible.”

— Cynthia Patterson

"What we know is that what is alleged is that she was in the hospital and had a miscarriage and divulged some information to hospital staff, who then reported her to the police. And then she was arrested and her bail was set at half a million dollars."

- Rockie Gonzalez, founder of Frontera Fund (4.9.22) (link to full article)

Lizelle Herrera was arrested and charged with murder in Starr Country, Texas.

When an activist called to ask the name and birth date of the person she allegedly murdered, the police said they "didn't have that information."

With the permission of her family, Frontera Fund has set up a Legal Defense and Reconciliation Fund for Lizelle. Please join me in donating!

You can also call or email the Starr Country District Attorney, G. Allen Ramirez, and ask them to drop the charges. Pregnancy outcomes should not be criminalized!

Phone: 956-716-4800

Email: Gocha.Ramirez@DA.co.starr.tx.us