If you have twitter & Bree Newsome(xpost to History of Feminism)

[irisblue]

@BreeNewsome, the woman who climbed the flagpole to remove the traitor flag, has a thread about WOC&WW&the #MeToo movement. I do not know how to post a thread, but in reading it this morning, I am struck by her analysis and clarity and thought it should be shared.
These are not my exact thoughts, but she has given me something to learn from.

[CottonBear]

1. I believe this Twitter link is the one youre referencing:

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?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E0

There is a lengthy Twitter thread on the topic. Follow the link and you should be able to read it all.

Link to Twitter user Bree Newsome:
https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome?s=17

[irisblue]

2. Thank you! Yes!

I lack the skills & ability to do that on this tiny phone.

[MrScorpio]

3. I gotcha!

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[irisblue]

4. She has so much to say here & me to learn from in this thread.

May I c&p this to HOF?

[MrScorpio]

5. Have at it!

Share away!

[lunasun]

6. Yes many do not know the history of me too

https://mobile.twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/953920318531358721

Not from twitter Wiki
Social activist and community organizer Tarana Burke created the phrase "Me Too" on the Myspace social network[16] in 2006 as part of a grassroots campaign to promote "empowerment through empathy" among women of color who have experienced sexual abuse, particularly within underprivileged communities.[6][17][18] Burke, who is creating a documentary titled Me Too, has said she was inspired to use the phrase after being unable to respond to a 13-year-old girl who confided to her that she had been sexually assaulted. Burke later wished she had simply told the girl, "me too".[16]

[appalachiablue]

7. The hardships and abuse experienced by millions of working BW

and women of color for centuries needs increased recognition and action as Bree Newsome wrote:

"This is not a new issue, of course. When white middle class women were defining liberation as breaking away from being housewives & entering the workplace, most BW were having to work to support their families. Many by cleaning WW's houses & caring for their children."

"Many of these BW experienced sexual violence within the households where they worked (a dynamic going back generations to slavery) & received little help or support from their WW employers."
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Many disadvantaged low status women of all backgrounds who had impairments in health and/or lived in poverty also experienced abuse and mistreatment.
The connections between exploitation and abuse and the issues of gender, race and class couldn't be clearer.