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My name is: Michelle, but most people call me Dark online.
My gender-pronouns are: They/them/their.
I am: 26 years old, a feminist, liberal, an atheist, an omnivore, and an ISFJ.
The Feminist: Intersectional, body positive, pro-choice, and sex positive.
My privileged identities include: Female assigned at birth (trans* privilege), white, able-bodied, allistic (?), dyadic, monogamous.
My non-privileged/oppressed identities include: Gender-fluid, fat, gray-a, neuroatypical, and gay.
I have: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder.
I like: Pets & animals, animal welfare, pet care & pet care education, ~*SCIENCE!*~, anatomy & physiology, roleplaying, anime/manga, computer & video games, rock & metal music.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
What they say;
‘Covering your face / body is oppressive and demeaning, if we get rid of it you can gain the independence and freedom you deserve as a woman ‘
What they mean;
‘I don’t really understand your culture, I only read articles about muslim women written by western white people who likely also do not understand your culture.
I am too ethnocentric to realize that what doesn’t work for me may work for someone else. I am an arrogant individual who seriously thinks the western way is the only way, I will use scare statistics and quotes to make myself think all muslim women are oppressed and weak. I have the right to wear a bra by choice but you have no right to wear a veil by choice because I’m to”arrogant to think about others’ culture for once.”
pic from MuslimFeministFacebook
