So, @freddiedeboer never responded. But I'm really bothered by the implications of what he's suggesting here.
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It's bizarre, at best, for
@freddiedeboer, a white man, to demand that people of color to physically defend Nazi women. -
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@freddiedeboer's demand that poc defend Nazi women is deeply rooted in the notion that white womanhood is to be protected at all costs. -
In this case, the cost of defending white womanhood that
@freddiedeboer demands is people of color. It's ok if we die, I guess? -
What kind of ludicrous respectability politic is this,
@freddiedeboer? Because NO I will not be going out of my way to defend Nazi women. -
I will not be paying the physical consequences of protecting a Nazi woman,
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And that you would pick this exact moment in history to demand this of us,
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A woman screamed white power as she beat an 83-year-old Korean-American woman in LA yesterday. Which woman should I defend,
@freddiedeboer?pic.twitter.com/9DSufKvdpt
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if there were a white men caveat though what would you think? I'm inclined to agree as much as I usually don't.
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Totally! I think that makes sense. But it also opens up more troubling questions for me tbh.
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Because by not making it clear that he's referring to white men, he's signaling poc don't exist for him.
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He's either demanding that poc defend Nazi women, or he can't imagine that we exist to begin with.
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Moreover, to center Nazi women at a time when Muslim women are facing immense violence, is insulting.
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I agree with that too! It's just that no critique of Freddie by me is every going to get through so why waste my time.
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I didn't read his blog post until you asked that, but I can see the answer defined clearly in the 5th sentence.
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I did read that but am still wondering if that means anyone physically able? In others words, does that mean me?
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It seems to me like he is saying "men should defend women."
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But he *doesn't'* say that. That's why I asked. I also think it's wrong to demand this from men of color.
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I read all his talk about the double standard as saying, "Look, men are usually bigger, so they have to do this."
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..*6th* sentence, my apologies.
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