Don’t Come At Me.

"trans women who pass can experience social and cultural misogyny because they're assumed to be female, so feminism can include them when applicable"

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me (saw it posted by @dworkinlives on this post)

Title:

Iraqi women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Baghdad

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Publishing date:

March 3rd, 2026

Author:

Not listed

Website published:

newindianexpress.com

Article length:

228 words

~ 1 minute read time

Rebecca Solnit wrote those words as a quiet challenge to a pattern many women know too well.

She noticed how often women are asked to wait, to absorb, to understand, to smooth over situations shaped by decisions they never made.

She saw how patience becomes a requirement rather than a choice, how calmness is praised while discomfort is dismissed.

The quote struck a nerve because it names something rarely spoken aloud. Women are encouraged to be reasonable even when the circumstances are not. They are asked to carry emotional weight, to mediate conflicts, to soften the edges of other people’s actions.

They are told that endurance is strength, even when endurance becomes a burden.

Solnit’s line invites a different kind of clarity. It asks readers to notice the invisible expectations placed on women in families, workplaces, and communities. It suggests that responsibility should belong to the one who creates the problem, not the one who happens to be closest to it.

It reminds us that patience is powerful only when it is chosen, not demanded.

Her words resonate because they open a door to honesty. They allow women to say, “This is not mine to fix,” without guilt. They encourage fairness over silence and self respect over endless understanding.

Rebecca Solnit gives language to a truth many have felt but could not articulate.

She reminds us that recognizing what is not ours to carry is not defiance.

There was about 5000 years of uninterrupted rape, sexual enslavement, trafficking and pimping before the first prostitute ever had the privelege of getting money directly on her nightstand where all of it went to her pockets.

Even in 2026, its a rare and priveleged position for a sex worker to not have a pimp,brothel owner or "boyfriend" taking a portion of her earnings. Even the OF creators bringing in millions are being pimped by "mangers" and content agencies to garnish their earnings.

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