Last night I watched PBS documentary on the WOC brigade Ovarian Psycos. For the most part, I was also watching some of the season finale of The Walking Dead which by no surprise was not very compelling like the entire season. I found the documentary on the Ovarin Psycos far more interesting to watch. So today when I went over to the FB page for the collective, most white viewers were extremely supportive of the group and understood that these women created this space for them to be themselves and to feel space. A sanctuary on wheels (FYI...I really dislike using that term "safe space", it sounds super cheesy to me). Check for your local listings to see when this excellent documentary airs. It is so good. I do wish it was longer. I think there is much more to tell from the women in the brigade. I found the film so fascinating.
Unfortunately I saw there were a few white people who completely misconstrued the group's message and the reason for existence and of course had to make it about themselves or accused the group of being a hate group. First of all, the Ovarian Psycos is NOT a hate group. You can read their herstory and message here on their Facebook page.Until you have been called a derogatory word, be treated poorly and exploited by employers like many people of color are, and physically attacked for the color of your skin, please put a sock in it, white people. Stop trying to marginalize groups like Ovarian Psycos because your ego has been wounded and want to make it about you.
Secondly what is it with some (NOT all mind you) white people whose ego gets easily bruised and tries to scream discrimination or victimization because people especially women of color create an environment for their own peers to feel safe, and not have to put up with racism, misogyny, and other bullshit that they experience from the outside world? White people need to get over themselves and to stop encroaching on other people's territories in which the intentions is for a particular segment of the human population, and obviously try to take credit. Every person of another race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and physical/mental (dis)ability all deserve their own spaces without others encroaching on it because they feel "left out". Time to check that ego at the door. Is it possible to be a good ally/friend/supporter to groups like Ovarian Psycos, Native Lives Matters, and Black Lives Matters? Absolutely but the front line is not where your place is, let those whose lives has been affected by systematic racism work the front lines. You can support those groups by spreading their message around, online and in real life as well as donating $$$ to the groups.
As a woman of color, my life experience is far different from the women in Ovarian Psycos. I am not going to try to pretend that I am like them. I was born in Vietnam but I was adopted by a white couple My entire life has been surrounded by white people. I haven't been exposed to much racism in my life (thank goodness!). I make a fairly decent living as a single, educated woman. Many women of color can not say. I accept that my life experience is different from other WOC. People in general really needs to understand that every person's life experience is going to be different especially those whose skin color is different and income is just above or below the poverty line. Respect those differences and their right to have spaces they can call their own, and in the end everyone will be happy and will treat each other with respect.
Unfortunately I saw there were a few white people who completely misconstrued the group's message and the reason for existence and of course had to make it about themselves or accused the group of being a hate group. First of all, the Ovarian Psycos is NOT a hate group. You can read their herstory and message here on their Facebook page.Until you have been called a derogatory word, be treated poorly and exploited by employers like many people of color are, and physically attacked for the color of your skin, please put a sock in it, white people. Stop trying to marginalize groups like Ovarian Psycos because your ego has been wounded and want to make it about you.
Secondly what is it with some (NOT all mind you) white people whose ego gets easily bruised and tries to scream discrimination or victimization because people especially women of color create an environment for their own peers to feel safe, and not have to put up with racism, misogyny, and other bullshit that they experience from the outside world? White people need to get over themselves and to stop encroaching on other people's territories in which the intentions is for a particular segment of the human population, and obviously try to take credit. Every person of another race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and physical/mental (dis)ability all deserve their own spaces without others encroaching on it because they feel "left out". Time to check that ego at the door. Is it possible to be a good ally/friend/supporter to groups like Ovarian Psycos, Native Lives Matters, and Black Lives Matters? Absolutely but the front line is not where your place is, let those whose lives has been affected by systematic racism work the front lines. You can support those groups by spreading their message around, online and in real life as well as donating $$$ to the groups.
As a woman of color, my life experience is far different from the women in Ovarian Psycos. I am not going to try to pretend that I am like them. I was born in Vietnam but I was adopted by a white couple My entire life has been surrounded by white people. I haven't been exposed to much racism in my life (thank goodness!). I make a fairly decent living as a single, educated woman. Many women of color can not say. I accept that my life experience is different from other WOC. People in general really needs to understand that every person's life experience is going to be different especially those whose skin color is different and income is just above or below the poverty line. Respect those differences and their right to have spaces they can call their own, and in the end everyone will be happy and will treat each other with respect.
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