Today begins our forum, Beyond Critique. Please check it out and share widely. We are conscious that, as many online forums demonstrated in 2013 (especially around white feminism), trying to push past anger or critique can mask or betray a push for derailment and privilege. Some false calls to stop criticizing and start building, especially when they arise from privileged communities or individuals, have their roots in discomfort, disapproval, unacknowledged difference, or hatred and violence. How many feminist conversations—especially addressing race and racism, trans* hatred, or class divides—are derailed by the call to reduce negativity, to build unity, to stop being so disagreeable? We acknowledge the challenge of a “beyond” that does not re-create this false narrative–as we hold fast to the conviction that moving “beyond” can be expansive, not restricting; and to a joy in the micro-coalition we have built together before and during the process of creating this forum—which we hope is only the beginning.--Susannah Bartlow, Stephanie Gilmore, and Duchess Harris
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:14:37 +0000
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