“How long must we wait for men and boys to stop murdering us, to stop beating us and to stop raping us? How many rapists must we kill?" I asked that on an Australian TV show in Nov. 2019. A bunch of white men complained and the episode was banned.
And now, even during a fucking pandemic:

How long must we wait until men stop beating & murdering us even in lockdown?
🎥 @rerutled
Where the vaccine against the pandemic of Femicide and violence against women?

Where is the VACCINE against THAT global epidemic?

#COVID19

🎥 @rerutled
Am excerpt from the chapter on Violence from my book The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls:

Why does hypothetical violence against men disturb and offend more than actual violence against women? feministgiant.com/p/how-many-rap…
You can watch the banned episode of Q&A here
You can sign up for my essays here feministgiant.com/p/coming-soon?…

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20 Dec
A former Olympic boxer on the run for a year after the death of his daughter, a Staten Island Muslim activist, has been tracked to Kuwait and charged with killing her, authorities and sources said Sunday. h/t @rerutled nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-c…
Kabary Salem, 52, was extradited from Kuwait Friday after a yearlong manhunt following the death of his 25-year-old daughter Ola Salem, officials said.
This is an article that was published soon after Ola Salem was found dead.

She Fought for Muslim Women. Then She Was Found Dead. nytimes.com/2019/11/03/nyr… h/t @rerutled
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19 Dec
I say, “Fuck the patriarchy,” because I am a woman, a woman of colour, and of Muslim descent. And I’ll be fucking damned if I jump through your civility or decorum hoops any day #WhyISayFuck
Pair with this:

“I am writing to you because I want you to know the importance of telling a man to shut the fuck up.”

feministgiant.com/p/letter-dear-…
The obsession with civility in the United States is bipartisan and white, and often directed at women, especially Black women and women of colour. The less power a woman has, the less freedom she is given to curse.

feministgiant.com/p/essay-why-i-…
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18 Dec
My new essay: Why I Say "Fuck."

I'm a massive fan of profanity. I explain why here. Tell me why you say "Fuck" in replies and use #WhyISayFuck.feministgiant.com/p/essay-why-i-…
I believe that profanity is politically important.

I started FEMINIST GIANT so that I can write the way I speak, and use all the profanity I want to use. Sign up.

#WhyISayFuck feministgiant.com/p/coming-soon?…
#WhyISayFuck the 2 minute version
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17 Dec
The #ArabSpring may have been sparked by an Arab man — Mohamed Bouazizi, the #Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire in desperation — but they will be finished by Arab women.

feministgiant.com/p/why-do-they-…
Until the rage shifts from the oppressors in our presidential palaces to the oppressors on our street corners and in our homes, our revolution has not even begun.

#ArabSpring
When people took to the streets Dec. 2010...they were calling for employment,freedom,dignity.I think they weren't ready to accept freedom means all freedoms...women's freedom,sexual freedom,individual freedom.They're not ready for such a revolution
- Lina Ben Mhenni, Tunisia,2014
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17 Dec
The chapter on Profanity in my latest book The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls explains all of this Tweet by Axios: SCOOP: Some advisers close to Biden are frus
Also: Fuck is a Feminist word

“When the fascist fucks in your country use a pandemic to tighten their grip on your body with a near total ban on abortion, the path to freedom must be paved with profanity. Politeness is capitulation.”

feministgiant.com/p/fuck-is-a-fe…
Fuck civility
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16 Dec
Freedom is astonishing & breathtaking. Freedom is terrifying when those who insist on that freedom are those whose submission you have been socialized into believing is your bequeathed right.

For 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, new essay on Thursday feministgiant.com/p/coming-soon?…
This week is the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring.

This is the dedication of my book:

To the girls of the Middle East and North Africa: Be immodest, rebel, disobey, and know you deserve to be free. #FeministRevolution To the girls of the Middle ...Cover of Headscarves and Hy...
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- Kanno Sugako, 1906 #FeministRevolution Kanji from the waist up, in...
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