A gap in the movement

Mar 9, 2006 in the briar-wire by dispatch | 2 comments

by Audra Williams
March 8, 2006
This Magazine/Rabble

I started the discussion with some thoughts on the disconnection between generations of feminists. [...] I then did the obvious and stressed the importance of mentorship. Everyone expected me to say,

‹ Exit without a strategy: Blaming the occupation, not rival sects  •  No need to cut taxes for business ›

2 comments

Comments feed for this article

Mar 10, 2006 at 2:46 pm

Brian OConor

I know exactly what you are describing. And, guess what? I’m an able bodied white man. lol

I don’t believe that insecurity is a gender-specific phenomenon.

Mar 11, 2006 at 1:19 pm

dispatch

True enough, Brian, but (being one myself), I’d have to say that able-bodied white men tend to get a lot more support and validation when they overcome their insecurities and speak up, and are generally raised to believe they’re entitled to voice their opinions and to speak as authorities.

Not everyone receives that same support or sense of entitlement.