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Imran Siddiquee
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writer/filmmaker/speaker on race/gender/pop culture | communications at | they/them
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One important point I hope people walk away with from “We Need to Talk About Cosby” is that a rapist can only hide behind the myth of “America’s father” because the concept of “father knows best” is itself deeply tied to rape culture and white supremacist capitalist patriarchy
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tw: rape Please read & share my sister Fatimah Asghar’s statement about her abuser, Roger Bonair-Agard
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TW: rape Today my sister Fatimah Asghar came forward about her abuser and we are ready to hold space for her. Consider sharing her statement, especially if you run in literary/poetry spaces: docs.google.com/document/d/1oC
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Those white people who you see in photos parading around the Capitol building with MAGA hats on look at home because they are - that place was built and largely still exists for them. The artwork on the walls surrounding them only emphasizes this.
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White people in a white supremacist patriarchal state don’t just get the benefit of the doubt, or the presumption of innocence, but are given the near-permanent status of *goodness.* Which is why the redemption narratives for today’s attackers are likely already being written.
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“Her aim in coming forward..was to explain how even a critically acclaimed artist with money, a home and a strong network of supporters could be caught in such a cycle. I’d like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you.”
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We could instead de-center men (especially cis men) entirely in these convos. If the point is dismantling the gender binary/hierarchy (aka imperialist capitalist white supremacist patriarchy) in which masculinity dominates, then the path is not via making men feel comfortable.
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