What I can disobey now, what we all disobey in our tragic and inconsistent and collective logic, is patriarchy’s pact of silence. We can also disobey the rush of social media, which demands that we act quickly and sometimes in ways that are neglectful of ourselves and others.
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The writers in this issue aim to amplify the voices of those not heard within wider society. They call out power structures, whether they be sexist, racist, imperialist or – all of those things
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What would happen if, in a novel, a woman became a subject instead of a sexual object? What would happen if she was given the freedom to act without explanation, accorded the independence and power of action reserved for men for so long?
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I thought about conversations around white feminism, its myopia and elitism, about the weaponisation of white women’s tears, eliciting sympathy and avoiding accountability. I thought about May’s legacy.
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Over time, I’ve grown resentful of metaphors tying fascism to spectres. The ghosts of fascism. Il fantasma del fascismo. I hate the immateriality and elegance ghosts suggest, the haunted house charm.
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I see the blindness around me growing again, I notice how women’s rights are being taken away, how Ustasha and Chetnik crimes from WWII are being relativized, how history is distorted in the name of religion and patriotism.
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