Thread by @DrSamiSchalk

Hey @futuristfarmgrl, local feminist to local feminist, can we talk about this article?

tonemadison.com/articles?autho…

For me, your dismissal of #fatphobia as less important/impactful here than #racism was an unnecessary, unhelpful rhetorical move promoting a hierarchy of oppression that’s the opposite of @Sonyareneepoet’s amazing work.

You talk about @hulu’s Shrill (which I’ve watched & enjoyed) but fat acceptance & the radical self love Taylor promotes seems to be missing from your piece. I appreciate the attempt to connect the show & The Body Is Not An Apology to local issues, but I think you missed the mark.

To me, your piece read more like a performance of racial wokeness by a white feminist rather than a real engagement with the transformative potential of Taylor’s work for local justice efforts.

Even in naming the recent harms done to black ppl, particularly black children here, your piece didn’t bother to mention the essential work @AboutFreedomInc & other local radical activists are already doing to counter anti-blackness in Madison.

That absence speaks to your lack of connection to actual anti-racist activism already happening. You call for action & change without a sense of what black folks are already doing and need support on, like the #NoCopsInSchools effort.

You can do better in using your privilege and the platform of Tone. I hope you will next time. I look forward to reading future work.

Should tag @ToneMSN in this too as the publisher.