It's cool how many ways I've been reminded this week a woman's response to misogyny should be politeness & a man's should be more misogyny.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 22, 2013
It's also cool to be reminded in so many different ways that the only thing worse than having feminist principles is acting on them.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 22, 2013
The world looks very different once you replace "I don't think you should feel that way" with "I want to understand why you feel that way."
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 22, 2013
Says I, as a person with certain privileges who used to be an asshole wielder of a validity prism.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 22, 2013
Validity Prism = Filtering other people's lived experiences through your own perspective to establish authenticity. Auditing vs. empathy.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) March 22, 2013
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