Systemic Oppression - Tumblr Posts
Her name was Samiya and she was brutally stabbed in the neck and chest before she was taken to a New York hospital with her sister Sanyia (who had been stabbed in the arm), where she did not survive her injuries from her neck and chest. These sisters were just at a store, and this predator FOLLOWED them after he was rejected and attacked them. He waited for them -and he's still not caught. This is just absolutely horrifying.
Misogyny fuels violence against women -and this very clear epidemic is killing young girls and women.
I cannot imagine the degree of entitlement you think you have to anyone's time and bodies- that anyone could hold that much disdain for rejection, and is okay with exerting power, control, and violence upon another person because YOUR ego is bruised. Fuck toxic masculinity and dismantle the patriarchy until it burns to the ground because I'm so sick of seeing this.
I wish all the best to the family and loved ones of Samiya. This young teenager should still be here. And I hope the man who did this gets apprehended and faces endless misery and misfortune in his lifetime.
This is beyond heartbreaking.
Do people still not understand the gravity of this? I often think of one of the interviews that Bassem Youssef did with Piers Morgan -when Bassem responded to Piers' 'reflection' about a "proportional response" to the October 7th event, and Bassem replied with a story to highlight the disproportionate amount of systemic violence Palestinian people have and continue to face.
Bassem gave an example similar to this young boy's here about a young man losing everything -from his home and his family members. And Palestinian people are STILL expected to remain silent/to accept this unilateral oppression. So Bassem asks Piers what exactly is a 'proportional response' to violence?
There was also another interview did (if I recall correctly -it was a podcast), and Bassem then relates similar stories to the one I just mentioned above -as how young boys and later young adults are recruited in Hamas because the IOF has destroyed parts of their communities and has humiliated and killed their loved ones, and then, in turn, are labelled terrorists by many people/world leaders around the globe...
I don't think many can begin to comprehend what this little boy, and so many Palestinian children are going through right now. It's beyond horrific to see these barely five year olds begging and asking the world not to look away and to stop the 'war' so that they can go home. For anyone still silent about this, you're part of the problem and you're equally complicit.
Polly, in a high voice, holding barbie: hey ken! I was thinking about going back to school and starting a career!
Vicky, in a deep voice, holding ken: nonsense, barbie. you’re staying home and having my kids
Vera: what the fuck are you guys doing?
Polly: playing systemic oppression