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Dec 13, 2005 18:44

If anyone on my friends list hasn't checked out the train wreck that is the feminist community's thread on race/racism and making the community a safe space for women of colour, and you're looking for some enraging essay writing/studying/working procrastination check this out:

Thread from HellIt's been up for 24 hours and last I checked there were 898 ( Read more... )

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mintogrubb April 20 2006, 21:57:44 UTC
Hello.

you did ask me a question, and I wanted to answer it. however, the mods there decided to issue a ban ( well , one did , presumably with the approval of the rest of the team)

If you want the answer to your question , i will try to put it behind the cut
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dorktastic April 21 2006, 00:36:12 UTC
1. I am one of the moderators of feminist, and was therefore part of the decision to ban you ( ... )

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woolf April 21 2006, 03:43:55 UTC
Y'know. This.

You do not have to educate me if you don't want to. sorry that being a "white knight" is not what you need or want, but somehow, I am hoping to find a role for myself that I can be happy with - and does not give you any grief either.

People have been extraordinarily patient with trying to educate you, and for you to imply otherwise is really unfair.

I've been a member of feminist for easily four or five years now, and a mod for over two. Like dorktastic, I've seen you around. Shall we look?

09/17/2004: You list your "priorities" for the Feminist Movement.
09/24/2004: Basically, you're not privileged, or maybe you are, but you don't want to be and you're very sorry.

04/19/2006 (in the deleted post): "Ok, if I had my way, the UN would be sending the troops into Afghanistan (and several other places), and the troops would be using their guns to ensure that women the world over got..."
04/20/2006: You're ready to use your privilege to help the poor women. By leading the charge, because we're apparently "too scared" to do so.I, ( ... )

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