I had some bad takes on feminism, but they were cumbersome and poorly communicated, rather than openly exclusionary.
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I had a lot of issues with some folks but having those arguments did change my politics and shift me to where I am today.
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I am fairly certain I never made any outrageously racist jokes but there is definitely implicit racism, ableism, and classism in some of those posts. The difference between a decade-ish ago and now is that I recognize those things exist in myself and work to undo them.
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Forms of oppression are built on power dynamics intrinsic in the social order. We're not solely responsible for having them embedded within us, but we are responsible for addressing them in ourselves.
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It's not even enough for someone to be racist then and not-racist now, for instance. It's about the work one does to push back against racism first in their selves, and then in the community around them. And yes, in that order.
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I’m finishing an episode of Suits then sleeping (if that’s even possible with this heat)
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I turned out to be worse than I remembered. Thankfully one thing I didn't screw up was listening to people even when they're mad at me. Or I'd be in a bad place.
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