Ms. Marvel #5, by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona[Good is not a thing you are. It’s a thing you do.]
#this is the most important panel in the history of comics
i agree
When I look at you, I remember Eponine. She was more than you deserved. But now she is with God, and happier I hope than here on Earth.- Marius
In the Complete Symphonic Recording, there was a lyric in “The Wedding” where Marius mentioned Eponine that is no longer performed in productions. It sums up her character perfectly, was the only mention of Eponine after her death, and, in my opinion, should’ve been kept in the show.
Obsession with “correct” language plays an enormous part in making social justice inaccessible to many people. Feminist terminology changes practically every day, it seems, and making a mistake with it can be cause for intense social backlash.
And no, I’m not one of those folks who is always moaning about how the “PC generation” is ruining the world. I know what it feels like to be constantly misgendered, to hear racist slurs about my people casually tossed out as a joke.
I believe that when people say things that reinforce oppression and cause pain, they should be made aware of it.
However, I’m also starting to realize that being considered a “good feminist” is an endeavor that can require an enormous amount of privilege: It takes time and certain kind of education to read and keep up with social justice ideas. Not everyone’s style of learning or thinking lends itself easily to learning new ways of thinking and talking.
9 Ways We Can Make Social Justice Movements Less Elitist and More Accessible — Everyday Feminism (via brutereason)
This is creating the same grammar, style and punctuation crap that Sj calls ableist/elitist/prejudiced in the rest of society.
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This is a good point actually. It’s worth considering to learn to look at people’s actions/opinions rather than their choice of words. Sometimes you’ll run into people who say things in the most cringeworthy ways possible because they don’t know the latest lingo, but they’ll really come through for you when it comes to standing up to bigots. The opposite is true as well, sometimes you’ll run into people who have very oppressive stances on issues, who think that what they say is perfectly acceptable because they sprinkle their shitty opinions liberally with the latest ‘hip’ words.
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