To start, my heart goes out for the families of the 43 young men who were most likely murdered by the state.
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As someone who's had several young men in my family disappeared, tortured and/or killed by various states, I can empathize with this pain.
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But we're transnationally tweeting, reading, demonstrating, and focusing on 43 young men. 43 mestizo men. 43 students. 43 perfect victims.
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And what I hear louder than anything right now is our silence about state violence against women in Mexico. Women who are sometimes young...
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...but women who are sometimes old, too. Women who are often indigenous. Women who are usually unable to attend school and work in maquilas.
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Women who are trafficked. Women who are raped. Women who are publicly dismembered with impunity, moderated by our speechlessness.
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When was the last time we had a hashtag for the women of Júarez trend on Twitter? Spoiler: never.
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When was the last time English-language networks reported on what's happening to women in Oaxaca?
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When was the last time you tweeted about the femicide in Guanajuato? Oh, you haven't heard about it. Umm. Ok, pues.
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I want to believe that we have the capacity to stand for justice for these 43 young men and to think about Mexican women, too. I really do.
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But
#YoSoyAyotzinapa hasn't convinced me of that.
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