im usually willing to give the benefit of the doubt to people who fuck up on this shit when it seems like maybe they'll figure their shit out and improve once they calm the fuck down. but mcgowan going unprompted into yelling about reverse racism is. uh. bad.
"i've done so much for you and you should be grateful, what have you done for me" is a bad fucking look for people with the power in a situation
and shit like this is just what happens when individuals end up taking ownership of movements they catalyze
those people prove to be pretty good up to the point at which their privilege blinders kick in and then they spout off at whoever challenges them with all the rage they have at the system that oppresses them both
and this isn't the first time mcgowan has been criticized for this shit. i was hoping she'd get it together but that seems very unlikely now
the white feminism shit that comes from getting that one aspect of life is unfair but not extending and realizing about intersectionality ends up getting real fucked up real fast as they continue to spew racist and transphobic shit while feeling justified and righteous
dealing with people who just got enlightened about one (1) thing and think they got Everything without actually examining the roots of that shit is the worst
different marginalizations they're acting on change it up but you get this from class-only communists, people who are excited when rapists being raped in jail, etc etc
movement atheists who realize that there isn't a god and don't bother examining all the not god-related social constructions they've had baked into them their whole lives, etc etc
there's no good way to approach people who are in the constant defensive posture that you get doing this kind of work in public and be like "hey your privilege blinders have you fucking up on [GROUP I'M A PART OF]" and not have them react with hostility and/or violence
