Friday, January 6, 2017

Warning. The content below will be very disturbing for some readers. You’ve been warned.

This is not a joke. You have several choices: 1) Read it. 2) Scroll down to the next blog post. 3) Watch the Jeopardy theme song and think about it for a moment.

What is the content about? It’s about feminism, groups that “push for change” but are overwhelmingly composed of White people, and it’s about Black people too. I happened across news content from Deep Green Resistance (DGR), a group I’ve made mention of on this blog many times over the years concerning the radical environmentalist community. You may recall Lierre Keith of DGR, a feminist and radical environmentalist herself, who is not a welcome voice at all in the environmentalist “space”.

So without further ado:The article is titled: Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Racism in the Feminist Movement. The article starts out with this:

This is the first in a series of blog posts on race and racism in the feminist movement. It is not a feel-good piece. Equally, it is not a reprimand. It is a wake-up call – one which I hope will be answered.

Use this link to read the entire article.

Please spare me the slings and arrows. This is called Free Speech. If you’re angry or upset please contact the author, Claire Heuchan.