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This. I’m a grown woman who is sick of men demanding that I smile, that I speak politely, that I sit quietly and take unwarranted criticism, that I silently take their disapproval of my life - all so they’re comfortable. Fuck that.
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Can we talk a moment about why I say 'fuck'? It has to be a thread, because this is actually complex. And a wee bit personal. And important. At least to me.
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I say fuck for emphasis. I say it when I’m fucking around or when I’m not fucking around. I say it when I bang my knee on my desk every fucking day. Mostly I say it because I can, and because being a lady is a tired oppressive trope that doesn’t mean a fucking thing.
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I have a PhD in creative writing. I published a translation of English's first epic poem. When I choose my words, I choose them as an expert, and I fucking mean them.
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The less power a woman has, the less freedom she has to curse. The more a woman is caught in the intersections of oppressions, the more her language is policed. Who does civility serve?
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@drstellanyanzi &@RashidaTlaib are heroes.I say “fuck” to defy, disobey & disrupt patriarchy & all forms of power who use “civility” & “decorum” to maintain their authority & privilege.I pay homage to rude & profane women https://www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna870736#click=https://t.co/TMNHXkwiXn …#WhyISayFuck#UnapologeticallyMeShow this thread -
Whenever I stand at a podium to give a lecture,I begin with my declaration of faith:“Fuck the patriarchy.”I could say “dismantle the patriarchy” but I don’t because I am a woman; a woman of color; a Muslim woman. And I am not supposed to say fuck.
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A great thread. I don't always say fuck, but when I do, it's often from a place of deep rage.
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I grew up in an authoritarian, fundamentalist environment. Swearing would get me slapped. Swearing as a girl, would get me shamed. Swearing now reminds me I’m free.
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Society spends an inordinate amount of time policing what women are allowed to say, how they’re allowed to say it, and when & where they’re allowed to speak. And, honestly, I just don’t have fucking time for that!
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I say “fuck” because I’m a fucking grown ass woman and I don’t have to answer to anyone as to the manner in which I speak.
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"Patriarchy punishes women for profanity because it wants us to forever remain within the straitjacket of niceness and politeness, despite the violence it subjects us to." darn fuckin tootin
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We are not fighting on an equal battlefield. The shock and the offense profanity causes are necessary and important. Surely, misogyny and racism and so many other -isms and the violence they visit upon our bodies are more offensive than words?
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Once while standing in line at Denver airport security,a white man — another passenger waiting to go through —demanded I “prove” I was a U.S. citizen. “Fuck you!” was my immediate response.Another white man immediately and predictably chimed in: “Language! Language!”
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#WhyISayFuck is because people fought and died for my right to free speech. It would be disrespectful to their sacrifice to not fully utilize the language. -
“And when your son looks at you and says ‘Mama look you won. Bullies don’t win.’ And I said ‘Baby, they don’t. Because we’re gonna go in there, we’re gonna impeach the motherfucker.’” - Rep. Rashida Tlaib
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I say fuck because it has a pleasing sound. I say fuck because sometimes it means a pleasing thing. I say fuck because sometimes there is no other word. I say fuck because only actions can be obscene. And if it offends you, I don't really give a fuck.
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This whole thread is fucking awesome.
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#WhyISayFuck Because why use hundreds of words when “fuck” is a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, and the best interjection.
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