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I Have An "Angry Inch"

Started by Shana A, July 02, 2009, 09:20:39 AM

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July 02, 2009, 09:20:39 AM
I Have An "Angry Inch"
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 09:00:00 AM EDT

http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/11809/i-have-an-angry-inch

(NOTE FROM PAM: Autumn wanted to respond to the many emails and comments from the transgender community in response a couple of diaries that generated contentious, often angry and uncivil exchanges between commenters and how moderation was handled. This comment thread is completely for your open feedback; she and I will let you speak.)

Somewhere between communicating effectively -- so that people will listen to my peers and me about trans civil rights issues -- and communicating only anger and hate, I feel lost. I don't want to give into "the tone argument" -- the argument that oppressors get to define what words the oppressed get to use, and get to say "I'd pay attention to you if your tone was better" -- but somewhere between civility and "the tone argument" there must be a balance...there must be a middle ground.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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