Don't Center Yourself in the Trauma of Others
Recently Iranian women asked the rest of us to simply AMPLIFY their voices and NOT shave our heads. Mimicking their protests within their morality-policed homeland is nothing more than performative and centering faux allyship.
The amount of women within the United States alone is mind-boggling. What is utterly despicable are the Black women now centering themselves on this issue resulting in the DEATH of Iranian women. Confused? Let me break this down for you. We, as Black women, know all too well what it feels like to have people (specifically other women) speak over our pain and center themselves for clout, profit, or mere attention. It is heartwrenching to watch [some] Black women do this now.
WE KNOW BETTER!!!!
How do you go from one breath of begging people to hear and respect your voice and boundaries for in the next breath you bulldoze over the voices of women being KILLED for wanting bodily autonomy? Additionally, the Black women that are condemning Iranian women for requesting that their voices NOT be muffled and their boundaries respected are no better. If you believe that backing your favorite content creator/influencer/friend/family member is more important than the inhumane treatment of women...you are deplorable.
It is FAR past the time of giving passes to popular people in real life or online and start holding them accountable for despicable clout chases. Anyone and I mean anyone in the western world that is shaving their heads (ESPECIALLY ON CAMERA) needs to be called in and called out.
Iranian women have asked that we simply amplify their voices. It costs you NOTHING but [less than] a moment of your time.
With that being said, Black women, DO NOT cloak yourself in the centering tactics of white feminists and mute the voices of the women who need our support the most right now. Do NOT become a Karen. We KNOW how it feels to be targeted and sent to our ancestors for merely existing and to have people center themselves in our trauma. This is NOT our fight, but it is our time to stand in solidarity with our sisters AS THEY HAVE REQUESTED. No more. No less.
Most importantly, call in our fellow Black women when they slip up and begin to center themselves. DO NOT pat them on the back as if their behavior is correct. Be the ally that you request others to be DAILY.
***How to HELP Iranian women***
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