Go the fuck to sleep

that’s not the whole flag, now is it

I don’t know if this is an obvious take or a hot take, but I think people need to start re-framing feminism as the fight for body autonomy as opposed to whatever this second wave revival gender essentialist bullshit we have going on right now. Once you reframe it in this way, it’s easier to understand intersectionality and why cis women are not the only people who need feminism. The lack of body autonomy effects cis women, trans people, intersex people, disabled people, poc, homeless people, sex workers, etc. and your feminism needs to include and prioritise all of these groups of people (which will include men btw) because feminism is about autonomy, not about establishing a matriarchy. Body autonomy is the biggest threat to the patriarchy, both with reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and even the right to not be drafted into military services. Once body autonomy is established for everyone, the patriarchy no longer has a leg to stand on.

what’s important to note and missing from the “headline” tweet is that they simultaneously constructed additional good public transit to the public transit already in the city (bus rapid transit, train stations). Just removing highway alone isn’t going to make traffic better, the bigger part of the story is that they improved public transportation. And the current mayor wants to do more - cyclist lanes and reinstate a tram system

Consensus is the primary mode of governance among the Haudenosaunee. It is one of three bedrock principles of the Kaya´nere´nhkowa (Great Law of Peace, or Constitution of the Five Nations), coming in under the discussion of Ne´’ Ga˘shasden´‘sa¨’, or popular sovereignty. Consensus is a long process, designed neither for speed nor for efficiency, which are Western, not Iroquoian, values. Under Haudenosaunee law (and Iroquoian customs generally), the point of councilmanic discussion is not to “reach a decision” or “take action” (again, European values), but to achieve the One Mind of Consensus. Consensus building was, therefore, the essential political ingredient in the operation of the league and other Iroquoian governments.  Under traditional government, in order to arrive at consensus, all minds had first to be consulted. Consultation occurred through a set round of councils, each of which met to discuss the issue(s) at hand. The next council in line could not meet until its preceding council or subcommittee of council had come to an agreement on the matter. Both men and women had councils, with women’s councils entertaining all issues first. Each council level, whether female or male, had to be in consensus before it sent a matter forward. If the Adodaroh (chairman of the federal men’s Grand Council) or the Jigonsaseh (Head Clan Mother of the league) disagreed with a matter sent to him or her, he or she could “veto” or table it until a later time. Issues could be reintroduced as often as sponsors wished, and matters could always be revisited judicially, through the action of women’s councils.  These rules exasperated Europeans who were accustomed to small, exclusive clusters of men making all decisions, whether or not others agreed. During the colonial era, various Crown forces attempted to push their own hierarchical styles onto the Iroquois, with little success. During the forced assimilation after the establishment of the United States, the women’s councils were disbanded and Western-style government was foisted off on the people, but in the twentieth century, the old councilmanic styles have resumed. Although consensus is honored, women’s councils have yet to reattain their formalized place.

I don't have a problem with people listening to music per se, but I do have a problem with the music industry exploiting & mistreating artists.