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Black Girl Dangerous: My Body Is Not Your Pastime (Don't Ogle, Comment On, or Attempt to Purchase It) →
by Anis Gisele
The last time someone touched me without my consent, I was at a sweat lodge. We were supposed to part ways by shaking hands with every person and thanking them for their presence. One man my age had been overestimating his rights with me— moving in too close, interrupting…
Learn to listen. This is especially difficult for members of dominant groups. If someone confronts you with your own behavior that supports privilege, step off the path of least resistance that encourages you to defend and deny. Don’t tell them they’re too sensitive or need a better sense of humor, and don’t try to explain away what you did as something else than what they’re telling you it was. Don’t say you didn’t mean it or that you were only kidding. Don’t tell them what a champion of justice you are or how hurt you feel because of what they’re telling you. Don’t make jokes or try to be cute or charming, since only privilege can lead someone to believe these are acceptable responses to something as serious as privilege and oppression. Listen to what’s being said. Take it seriously. Assume for the time being that it’s true, because given the power of paths of least resistance, it probably is. And then take responsibility to do something about it.
— Sociologist Allan G. Johnson from his must read book The Gender Knot. (via radicalbytes)
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