I absolutely agree with calling ourselves out with our generalizations, which I do over the course of the body of my work. I won’t get into detail, as I’m sure that would come off as quite self-congratulatory, but I am working hard to root out the sexism, racism, and everything else that I learned from growing up in this culture. It is in me, too.
As for your P.S., the original slogan was “Believe Her,” which I stand by. I do not stand by “Believe All Women.” This is why (and also why I won’t waste time arguing with people about this subject):
“ “Believe women” was a reminder, not an absolute rule; the beginning of a process, not an end. It was flexible enough to apply to various contexts: Believe women . . . enough to seriously investigate their claims. Believe women . . . when they tell you about pervasive indignities — catcalling, leering — that happen to them and their friends when you’re not around…
“Believe all women,” on the other hand, is rigid, sweeping, and leaves little room for nuance. It would imply that every single woman, everywhere, has always told the truth, on every occasion, about everything. I have never met a single feminist who believes that, and frankly, I doubt many (any?) exist. So it’s not surprising that the folks inserting these three little letters are often not feminists but reactionaries who are pretending this is what feminists believe as a way of re-upping the oldest and dumbest stereotype about feminism: that its goal is to turn men into second-class citizens rather than turn women into first-class ones.”
by Monica Hess
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