victim blaming is the same no matter the crime. i have made this analogy to men, especially black men before, and been soooo not heard; maybe theyll hear it from someone with a penis... When you say these kinds of things – when you look for ways to go easy on Ray Rice when you claim hes already been punished you do two things – first you tell black women Your lives and your sense of safety have less value to me than the recreational sports entertainment I watch ritually. You tell the women who stand for you- cry for you- demand justice for you ––thanks for all that but dont mess with my game You deny them any hope of feeling safe with you. You reinforce the perception that they are ALONE in their struggle. Which in turn signals to those who would further victimize them (you know- general society that places Black women at the very bottom of valued humans) that they are free to move at will. The second thing you do is – and this is irony – you borrow from the script of people like supporters of Darren Wilson. Lets compare notes... - excerpt the devil may be in the details but the dynamics are his permanent address people
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:45:57 +0000