"I think women like Amber (and definitely myself0 have this underlying sense of deep heartbreak/sadness/betrayal that men don't seem to care enough to protect us from other men, that we don't matter to them, and this comes out as anger and blame"
100% And I do understand this feeling. To once again make the comparison with racism, I think…
"I think women like Amber (and definitely myself0 have this underlying sense of deep heartbreak/sadness/betrayal that men don't seem to care enough to protect us from other men, that we don't matter to them, and this comes out as anger and blame"
100% And I do understand this feeling. To once again make the comparison with racism, I think some black people feel something very much like this about white people. I think a key challenge for all marginalised people is to move past the blame phase so that we can start talking productively and collaboratively about solutions.
"I think women like Amber (and definitely myself0 have this underlying sense of deep heartbreak/sadness/betrayal that men don't seem to care enough to protect us from other men, that we don't matter to them, and this comes out as anger and blame"
100% And I do understand this feeling. To once again make the comparison with racism, I think some black people feel something very much like this about white people. I think a key challenge for all marginalised people is to move past the blame phase so that we can start talking productively and collaboratively about solutions.