Azhir Mahmood  🚀 🤖 🧬 🧠 🪐

Academics circles aren’t at the forefront’s of EDI convos — makes sense, they’re not activists. (Tbh; I’ve assumed intersectional feminism was mainstream since 2012 — roughly when I first got involved). We’re almost a decade into fourth wave feminism.

Point being, @tanvir_h focus on media from activists as they push the narrative is becoming mainstream; I’ve learnt a lot. __ White feminism focuses solely on the oppression of white women — mostly middle class women. They lead the narrative in earlier waves. They’re not allies

And of course, latterly, many have been using their 'feminism' as a shield for their transphobia. From anything such as opposing gender neutral toilets on campus to engaging in some pretty dodgy 'feminist' scholarship.

Absolutely. Really makes me angry .

Ah. This is funny @ProfRachelGaN I remembered you from so where. You were my Devices lecturer. Very empathetic. Defo not the norm for me as one of the very few disabled working-class BME students there. At one point you also did Microstructures. I still have your notes

Glad you remember me! Hope the notes are useful!