"The United Nations estimates that 50,000 women & girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, which breaks down to about 1 every 10 minutes..., so I know that prioritizing men's hurt feelings over our use of the term, "patriarchy" will only result in more [of our] deaths..."💔💔💔
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My ancestors practiced matriarchy.
We were governed by women.
And women will govern again.
We told you it wasn’t funny when you were doing it… because it wasn’t funny
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Cacaloxuchitl! 💚
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Psychopathy, indeed, which is no longer in technicality considered mental illness. He is not mentally ill & I'll block anyone who insists otherwise.
“Society would be better off…if more women were willing to engage in justified violence against men, and fewer men were willing to engage in unjustified violence against women. To that end, women's justified violence against men should be encouraged, protected, and publicized.”
-Mary Anne Franks
One of the most powerful things that women can do to keep one another safe is gossip about men who rape/abuse. That's how we tell each other who is safe to be in relationship with and who is dangerous. Chisme can be powerful community care.
A lot of survivors will wind up in the court system regardless of whether they report because perpetrators use litigation abuse now more than ever. Defamation lawsuits and custody disputes are completely legal ways perps torture and abuse their victims even more, and the court enables it.
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After I came out as an SA survivor, a man once told me that I was acting inappropriately. When I asked him how I should be behaving, he said, “people like you are supposed to stay in the corner and cry forever.” So yes, that’s what they believe.
This is, by the way, a part of how all men benefit from rape culture.
As long as a Weinstein exists, their everyday misogyny and abuse of women will be dismissed as “not that bad.” Even though all of it contributes to gender inequality and creates a society that is hostile to women.
This is your reminder to look out for the Weinstein Effect.
Which is when the extreme horrors committed by men become the new bar for immorality. Anything “less than a Weinstein” is now tolerated, even if everyone agrees a man was violent or exploitative.
Don’t let abuses of power become the norm.
Folks would be surprised to learn that often I hear accounts from witnesses *first*, and it’s the victim herself who isn’t willing to come forward because it’s a very, very painful process. That may persist for YEARS of leads.
Again: Reporters have no story until we get consent to tell one.
Anyone who has ever reported a story about sexual abuse knows it’s way worse than what’s actually written. Because what’s written is just what is unimpeachable.
I won’t be surprised if there isn’t a lot more and not just about Sawell.
The USA is one of the femicide capitals of the global north…
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders says sexual violence is the ‘defining feature’ of the conflict in Sudan.
aje.news/ky2foo
I don't know if the public is fully aware of the totally unhinged way that DHS interacts/corresponds with reporters--reporters who are engaging in basic functions of their job by reaching out for comment/clarification. These exchanges don't always make it into reporting.
Unfortunately, this is *not* uncommon…
The revelations regarding César Chávez’s abuse of girls and women has sparked a Chicane #Metoo.
The Mexican government no longer uses language as a factor for recognizing indigeneity. That article was wrong. There are various indigenous pueblos whose languages are dormant but who receive federal recognition despite that.
“While I’m often tempted to kill rapists, I make art instead.” If you truly care about all the survivors in your midst (we’re here, we’re everywhere), read this and act on it.
Overheard in the grocery store: "My grandmother buried more men than she kept, you sure you want me to be like her?"
I don't know what he did, but he might want to go ahead and move on out. Just a thought.
An estimated 26% of U.S. farmworkers are women, and they face disproportionate risk of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces.
In an industry where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence, reporting abuse can seem like a trap.
The only thing that I want to learn during a sexual harassment prevention training workshop is how many abusers have been fired by the org. If they don’t fire people, then they’re not serious.
Political leaders almost never bring up sexual violence in good faith.
They reject the political interventions that would reduce violence and instead objectify victims to convince voters to accept state actions we would reject otherwise—like censorship, discrimination, and war.
When I used to teach Econ, people would ask me for stock tips. 🥴
Lots of talk of teaching children cursive as a way for them to learn fine motor skills, no talk ever of teaching them them to draw. Like to really draw.
