Thread by @monaeltahawy

The more marginalized you are, the sharper the blows of patriarchy and its attendant oppressions. In the US, gendered racism means that the victims who accused the singer R. Kelly of sexual assault were mostly ignored because they were Black women and girls.

https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1439650160808796160

Unlike the famous and privileged white women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, who were interviewed and invited to write opinion pieces, the victims of R. Kelly, many of whom were teenage girls, were rarely sought out by the media. feministgiant.com/p/how-much-is-…

According to a study published in 2017 by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, as early as age five, young Black girls in the United States of America are viewed less as children and more like adults when it comes to discipline in schools.

All girls are punished for behavior considered “unfeminine,” but a racist society that neglects and mistreats Black girls and which denies them their girlhood also punishes them when they react with justifiable anger at their mistreatment.

cnn.com/2017/06/28/hea…

“If our public systems, such as schools and the juvenile justice system, view black girls as older and less innocent, they may be targeted for unfair treatment in ways that effectively erase their childhood,” Rebecca Epstein.

How else to react but with anger when you are dealt the double blow of racism and misogyny?

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All girls are punished for behavior considered “unfeminine,” but a racist society that neglects and mistreats Black girls and which denies them their girlhood also punishes them when they react with justifiable anger at their mistreatment. feministgiant.com/p/how-much-is-…

This is an article on report I mention above

cnn.com/2017/06/28/hea…