Thread by @monaeltahawy

The takeaway from AOC's IG live is NOT that she is a sexual assault survivor. And the fact that so many media outlets make that the headline indicates they are fucking clueless about the importance and power of what she did.

Also - understand this:

If AOC was from an older generation, it is doubtful she would've exposed what she went through. She would've been inducted in the "Put up and shut up and be grateful we let you in the men's club" school that taught older women to put a "brave" face on it.

Thank all the good things that AOC is from a generation that rejects the "If I put up with it, you should put up with it," and instead says "Fuck you, I will expose all this fuckery because it must end."

I'm so enraged and triggered and traumatized. All this in essay soon.

Essay landing very soon here:

feministgiant.com

And thank all the good things for social media so that AOC has 165k people watch her speak to them directly. Can you imagine a male TV anchor grilling her "But *how* did you know they wanted to hurt you?" etc
No wonder powers that be hate that we have social media

To be clear:

- Fuck anyone who says she's overreacting
- Fuck anyone who says she's "using" her sexual assault to "score points"
- Fuck anyone who says she's manipulative recounting what happened
- Fuck anyone who says "She looks fine to me"
- Fuck anyone who belittles her

FEMINIST GIANT essay on the way.

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Here’s my essay

https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1356734110476210177