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26 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
I was glad to speak to @writtenbysalma for her BBC World Service documentary on women fighting back against sexual violence in #Egypt. Listen here bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
And read @writtenbysalma’s essay here: #Egypt sex attacks fuel 'feminist revolution' bbc.com/news/world-mid…
This is my latest essay on #Egypt. For more of my feminist analysis on current events in Egypt and around the world, sign up for FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter feministgiant.substack.com/p/why-do-they-…
And this on homoeroticism and fascism, features police cadets on display in #Egypt, where the more men undress the more they are celebrated for virility, strength and hypermasculinity, whereas women are arrested for dancing on TikTok, fully clothed feministgiant.substack.com/p/essay-macho-…

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27 Oct
I do not support a woman merely because she is a woman. Let tonight be a reminder why.

Does she uphold or work against patriarchy? This woman is a dangerous religious extremist. A Five-Star General of the Footsoldiers of the Patriarchy #AmyConeyBarrett feministgiant.substack.com/p/if-amy-coney… Amy Coney Barrett seem from...
Let this be a reminder to anyone who writes to me demanding I support another woman because “feminism is about women choosing xyz.”

Feminism is the destruction of patriarchy. I do not support a woman who has benefitted from feminism only to now work to cut feminism at its knees.
Essay coming Tuesday morning on FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter:

Global feminist resistance to patriarchal fuckery by @monaeltahawy feministgiant.substack.com/p/coming-soon?…
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26 Oct
"A video posted from the northern #Polish city of Szczecinek showed young women surrounding a priest and yelling at him to “Go back to the church” and to “Fuck off.”"

Coming soon: my new essay on the political importance of profanity. Sign up feministgiant.substack.com/p/coming-soon
“If I wanted politics in my vagina, I’d fuck a senator.”

Protestors against new abortion restrictions have been chanting “Fuck off” and telling the right-wing government to fuck off. And the signs are profane too #Poland A protestor holding a sign ...
Protests against new abortion restrictions in #Poland are a reminder of the political importance of profanity.

The above picture and this one are both by Attila Husejnow A protector holding a sign ...
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25 Oct
Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court on Monday, unless something outrageous happens to stop it.

With her confirmation, the US is on the threshold of a theocracy that conservatives have worked for since the 1970s feministgiant.substack.com/p/if-amy-coney… #AmyConeyBarrett
I moved to the U.S. in 2000. I’ve learned that many white Americans have a delusional amount of confidence in govt & its institutions. They’re childishly naive in believing that institutions will save them from state power, which they think will work for rather than hurt them.
That stubborn belief in U.S. exceptionalism undergirds the refusal to see the fascism that Trump brought. Black, Indigenuous, and people of colour have no such delusions. They do not expect institutions to protect them because they are so often hurt by those institutions.
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25 Oct
Thank you feminism for making me rich 😂😂😂 And for giving me a pitch perfect bullshit detector. They call you stupid and expect you to be nice Tweet: Of course I’m not a big fan of someone who uses femTweet: So stupid. She thinks admiring her is a measurement fTweet: This!! Even though I’m not a big fan of MonaTweet: Not completely a big fan of her but I do agree this i
If any of my followers would like to be milked for money, there are links in my bio 😂😂😂
I mostly ignoring irrelevant people such as ☝🏽 but this is a useful reminder of what some think a feminist should do:
1. take shit
2. always be on call and jump to help
3. Perform 2 in spite of and despite 1
4. do 1. 2, 3 w/out expecting support because feminism a social service
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24 Oct
My latest: These police cadets are on display in #Egypt where the more men undress the more they are celebrated for virility, strength and hypermasculinity, whereas women are arrested for dancing on TikTok, fully clothed feministgiant.substack.com/p/essay-macho-…
Those bare and barrel-chested cadets on floats that people joked looked like Pride parade graduated into a police force paid to entrap, arrest and torture #LGBTQ people. #Egypt
There is nothing funny about a country where men parade shirtless for the fascist dictator whose regime criminalizes and slut-shames women whether in “revealing” clothes or hijab, including fully-clothed women for selfies and videos on TikTok feministgiant.substack.com/p/essay-macho-… #Egypt
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23 Oct
The five interns who compile and write FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup every Monday-Friday delight and inspire with the articles they include. Look at today’s roundup for example by Samiha Hossain!

Feminism is global and intersectional.

feministgiant.substack.com/p/global-round…
And this was Thursday’s Global Roundup by Lauren MacDonald feministgiant.substack.com/p/global-round…
I am delighted to have these younger feminists on board at FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter. Each one of them is in charge is one day per week.

Sahra compiles and writes Wednesday’s roundup.

feministgiant.substack.com/p/global-round…
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