Some people are allergic to fools. When they see others being treated poorly, or ridiculous statements being thrown around, or insults served without shame, they feel an urge to stand up and remind everyone that this world is a place for justice.
And if you've been an avid user on social media like most of us, you know how much nonsense is spilled there every day. Luckily, a fair share of people don’t miss their chance to share a social justice take publicly, because every illuminating, educating, and clarifying post helps.
And this Facebook page known as “Feminist Info” is a great place for putting a spotlight on the issues that matter but don't get talked about enough. This also means that the page has a wonderful collection of social justice takes spotted online, and below we selected some of the best examples.
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I want to sell t-shirts that read: "I am more than a uterus!" but I'm sure the incels would burn my house down or something.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the iconic words from a moving letter from Birmingham jail were written by MLK Jr. in 1963. The powerful sentence followed: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” While MLK Jr. was specifically talking about racism in America and the necessity of all people to stand up for injustice wherever they see it, it showed how we are all connected in many more ways than we think. So a simple gesture of standing up against injustice, whether online or in real life is incredibly important.
Even though many people realize the importance of calling out the injustice, whether it’s racism or homophobia, there has been a disturbing increase in hate speech in the U.S. in recent years. A recent report by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Dr Fernand de Varennes, showed that the “efforts in the fight against ‘the tsunami of hate and xenophobia in social media’ appear to be largely failing because hate is increasing, not diminishing.”
"In many countries, three-quarters or more of the victims of online hate speech are members of minority groups. Women belonging to these groups are disproportionately targeted,” he reported in a speech during the 13th Forum on Minority Issues at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
I would hope my daughter would be the a** ole. Must remember to teach her to be more a** holeish
"Too often, hate speech is followed by hate crimes and violence," says de Varennes. "It can too easily prepare the ground for dehumanization and scapegoating of minorities, and for normalizing hate. We need to learn from history and place all our efforts in erasing hate speech from the online space."
Wanting to do ballet, doesn't make your son gay. Wanting to be a cheerleader, doesn't make your son gay. Wanting to do performing arts, doesn't make your son gay. The only thing that makes your son gay is their attraction to men, something that neither they or anyone else can control.
Hate speech and bigotry aside, it’s impossible not to notice how judgemental social media can be. Too many people online and especially minorities have experienced poor treatment and harsh criticism. What makes it particularly hard is the fact that we as a society have a lot to improve when it comes to calling out injustice and standing up for those who are vulnerable.
Our healthcare is a mess, still better than the US but needs to be more socialised now that the government can afford it
At the same time, it’s important to dig deeper into the reasons behind a judgemental attitude. We reached out to Dr. Lise Deguire, clinical psychologist and author of a multiple award-winning book “Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience From a Burn Survivor” who shared some eye-opening insights.
In most cases, Dr. Deguire argues, those who judge others tend to be just as harshly judgemental about themselves. “In my clinical experience, the people who are most judgmental towards others are secretly the most harshly judgemental towards themselves. Inside, these people are highly self-critical. It is no wonder then that they treat others the same way they treat themselves, critically and harshly. Frequently, when these people learn to be more loving and accepting towards themselves, they also become more tolerant and sympathetic towards others,” Dr. Deguire explained.
@Miven's post... I think this is a valid question and didn't deserve all the downvotes. People on here need to realize that sometimes sarcasm does not come through in writing - especially if English is not their primary language. Maybe just nicely explain instead of getting their account suspended with downvotes.
Hi. I also never had an abortion, but I support it. We need to have a choice
At the same time, judgment hurts people from the inside out. Dr. Deguire explained that people's judgment and criticism of us feel absolutely terrible, sometimes even devastating. “When this happens, the first thing to do is to notice your own pain and distress and to treat yourself kindly. It hurts, plain and simple. Having compassion for your pain will help you bear it.”
“Once you have recovered from the hurt of being judged, it is good to remember that anyone judging you that harshly is probably in a lot of pain themselves,” Lise said and added that awareness may help you to move beyond the hurt of the moment.
No matter how much everyone recycles, corporations will always produce the most pollution
The issue is more that somehow a lot of the people who say that "happens to men too" - don't seem to actually do anything about it except mentioning that to a woman when the issue is raised. They are usually the first to ridicule other men who try to talk about the issue. In other words - if the only reason you mention that it happens to men is just to try and silence women - you're still a !@$#!@
Seriously. I'm straight/bi-curious but in honor of the first day of pride month (woo hoo!) I wore a rainbow heart pin out in public. the AMOUNT of slurs and swearing hurled at me was disgusting. Why is it so hard for people to respect others? Like, why is it even a question that lgbtq+ people deserve rights? Why's that even a debate?
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I remember we had this discussion in my class once. It was rough to listen to as everyone kept saying ‘they should just choose not to be gay’. Me and my teacher were the only ones who disagreed.
These hyper conservatives are such hypocrites. They say that Jesus loves everyone yet spew hatred against LGBTQIA + people, immigrants, people of different religions, people of colour, etc.
The conservatives I've talked to simply use Jesus as a hammer to beat down anyone who doesn't share their beliefs. Actually, every "Christian" I've talked to does the same thing.
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People are people ffs. Same rights for everyone, end of discussion.
This is an unpopular opinion but we need to have more discussions. Emphasize is discussions, not arguments. People can't find out their opinions and their supposed facts are wrong if they are never presented with an alternative. I went to a very conservative HS (county voted Republican in every election since Lincoln). Our health teacher had multiple day discussions about women's health and everyone learned lies we were told(she got fired over it). Pigheaded males had to listen to her and their female classmates. There was more than one 16 year old boy (I'm included) who heard the truth for the 1st time about abortion, endometriosis, and institutional sexism. We discovered going to the OB/GYN doesn't make you a s**t and sex isn't owed.2 years later we were the first to graduate with no child pregnancies since they started tracking it.Not 1 woman dropped out to hide one.We also ended the town's trend of male teachers marrying female students. None of that happens w/o those talks.
Sunshine is the best disinfectant - the more we talk about these issues, the less people, especially young people will be scared of being their true selves.
Yes. But I can see how that discussion could be brutal in a classroom setting if not handled right. Imagine being a gay kid listening to his homophobic classmates saying he shouldn't have rights.
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This has never happened to me, but if it did, every kid would say we deserve rights cuz more than half of my class is gay, and everyone else is friends with someone gay.
Does this happen? Debate? There’s no debate. What the kids need to know is that it’s absolutely unacceptable to deny certain groups of people human rights, there’s nothing to “debate”. Bloody nonsense. I hope it doesn’t occur often that it’s presented as something to “debate”.
My biggest pet peeve is when some Christians put these people down when WE. ARE. SINNERS. TOO. And we still deserve rights so why shouldn't they??
Okay, LGBTQIA+ rights discussion over! Up next, should straight people have rights?
had a friend said to another friend when they were crying, "Hey, wanna hear something funny? Ellies' moms are gay!" 3rd grade.
Why would there be classroom discussions about it? Everyone has the right to be who they are. It is part of our rights and freedoms, we don't debate it here.
And if you ask most kids whose parents haven’t already brainwashed them against it, their initial answers would be that of course, EVERYONE deserves the same rights as everyone else. Kids don’t care if you’re old or young, black or white, gay or straight, or anything like that. They only care if you’re a nice person or not. The rest of us should see the sense in that, and put it into practice.
I am guessing there is not a lot of difference between gay kids and gay adults other than age.
Totally imagine if they were discussing womens rights or here's a left field one middle aged white mens rights
it shouldn’t be a debate. there’s no argument against their rights. it should be a discussion in which children are educated about the community so when they grow up and feel attracted to the same gender they know it’s valid and won’t commit suicide over it or straight kids can learn to support their lgbtqia+ friends
I'd like to see classroom discussions about whether bigots deserve rights. Those would be far more interesting to listen to.
We were given a survey in my English class my freshman year of high school. One of the questions was LGBTQ students should stay silent so others feel comfortable. The teacher was also and aggressive "ally" who literally guilt tripped people into coming out to her
In that case why not just have little kids also discuss whether minorities should have rights either. These are not things that are relevant or appropriate in elementary classrooms
Considering the language in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution there shouldn't be any discussion whether any group of people in the United States deserve rights. Unfortunately the right ignores the fact that there have been multiple groups of people who had to have their rights legislated into existence and they further ignore the fear those people have of knowing, if the circumstances are ever just right, their rights can and will be legislated out of existence.
Why is this a discussion at all? If your a person you should get rights. Let’s keep it simple and keep religion out of it.
Unless and until we meet extraterrestrials, the only question that should be asked is "Are they human?" If the answer is yes, then they qualify for human rights.
Billionaires who abuse the power their wealth gives them deserve to go to Hades, the sooner the better.
If you need this explained to you: Less than 1% of all known types of bacteria will make you ill, yet we still use bacteria as a "dirty" word. That is because the 1% can seriously mess you up so it's better to be careful and try to protect yourself against them.
Let's be honest, consent is the low bar. Enthusiastic consent is what should be taught.
My mother at 19 in a way was convinced to keep me and my childhood was horrible. Don't force people who aren't ready for kids to have them.
Exactly. And I do so too, to correct the mistakes of my parents' generation.
Just made an rbg baby blanket for upcoming daughter. Husband thinks I'm nuts but I mean just look at like half this list
Bet he thinks it'd be a privilege if we got free pads and tampons too.
You forgot to add “ and always willing to please you”. We’re not, for those of you who don’t get it—-just like you are not always willing to please us (and I mean please by our definition, not yours).
That's why it's called pro CHOICE. Because it's up to the woman what she does with her body!
The 'fight or flight' response is well known, but psychologists say it should be "fight, flight or freeze".
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Because of a fee delinquent and violent men the rest of us have been painted with the same brush. But as long it keeps women safe they can paint me with any brush they want. Their safety comes first.
Some really interesting points here; also it's fascinating to see how times have changed since I was younger ie change to law in UK regarding sexual consent in marriage and women and periods. But also the changes in abortion rights in America
Growing up looking more like a girl than a boy in the naughty 80s brought me perspectives on both sides. Progress have definitely happened over the past 4 decades, this I'm sure just by observation. It's also true some has regressed like the US and because of political use of religion as propaganda. At this stage, I can only see these progress stopping if people start being partisan or absolutely binary about things. It's never us vs them. It's always about finding a middle ground.
Oh yeah one time I whipped out my period blood pants. In front of a guy. I was at the nurse getting new pants. I bled on em
Because of a fee delinquent and violent men the rest of us have been painted with the same brush. But as long it keeps women safe they can paint me with any brush they want. Their safety comes first.
Some really interesting points here; also it's fascinating to see how times have changed since I was younger ie change to law in UK regarding sexual consent in marriage and women and periods. But also the changes in abortion rights in America
Growing up looking more like a girl than a boy in the naughty 80s brought me perspectives on both sides. Progress have definitely happened over the past 4 decades, this I'm sure just by observation. It's also true some has regressed like the US and because of political use of religion as propaganda. At this stage, I can only see these progress stopping if people start being partisan or absolutely binary about things. It's never us vs them. It's always about finding a middle ground.
Oh yeah one time I whipped out my period blood pants. In front of a guy. I was at the nurse getting new pants. I bled on em
