So - yeah, women's march last week. There's been a lot of talk about the problems trans participants felt, a lot of criticism by PoC.
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Replying to @choochoobear
And pretty fuckin' valid criticism. One woman, a Native American, who related her experiences had to make her twitter account private
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Replying to @choochoobear
-- because she was so harassed for speaking up. Now... ugh.
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Replying to @choochoobear
A lot of conservative sites are flipping out over Donna Hylton, who was a speaker at the Women's March. Hylton is a prison reform activist.
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Replying to @choochoobear
She was released from prison a few years ago after serving 25 years. She doesn't deny this. But she didn't really mention why she was there.
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Replying to @choochoobear
Hylton was one of seven people who abducted, beat, burnt, and tortured a man in the 1980s. They crushed his testicles with pliers.
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Replying to @choochoobear
They then raped him with a metal bar. If you want to read about it on a site not geared towards political beliefs: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199507/crime-and-punishment …
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Replying to @choochoobear
yeah the Hylton story really took me aback, wasn't sure if/how to respond publicly
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I only responded cuz as much grief as I've given conservatives for overlooking rapists, felt like I had to.
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Replying to @choochoobear
I agree w the argument that if you want genuine prison reform it will include reform for actual horrific criminals
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but that doesn't need to extend to excusing them or giving them status and a platform
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Replying to @arthur_affect
same. Prison reform is decades overdue but... Jesus.
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