Thread by @monaeltahawy

In my chapter on the importance of Profanity, I have a message to patriarchs - especially religious conservatives of all faiths - who are obsessed with vaginas:

Stay out of my vagina unless I want you in there. #7NecessarySins

Patriarchy reserves for itself the power to offend and the power to be obscene. In The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls, I take that power and upend it. And I claim it.

I am uncivil. I reject decorum. #7NecessarySins

There is nothing polite about patriarchy.

There is nothing civil about misogyny, racism, transphobia.

It is imperative to understand how politeness, decorum, politeness are used to uphold authority. #7NecessarySins

I don’t say “fuck” because studies show that people who use profanity are more intelligent. I swear because I insist that my language be as free as I want to be. I own my body and I own my language.

The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls: Profanity

It is imperative to understand how civility, decorum, manners, etc. are used to uphold authority. Whether we are urged to be civil to racists or polite to patriarchy, the goal is the same: to maintain the power of the racist and the power of patriarchy.

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