Oct
3rd
2011

because too many women and girls, who look like me, haven’t always been invited to marches like this.… Because young girls, and especially girls of color, are called Jumpoffs. Whores. Sluts. Almost everyday. By friends. By strangers. By parents. By police officers. ’Cause when I took that long walk home after I was raped, my spaghetti strapped dress was turned inside out. And I was afraid to go to the police and be told it was my fault. Scared of someone telling me that being trapped in a room wearing a spaghetti-strapped dress with a man who threatened my life wasn’t rape.
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Salamishah Tillet (http://bit.ly/qbazA6 )

 

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Tagged: A Long Walk Home, Rape, Salamishah Tillet, Sexual Violence, SlutWalk, The Nation, Women of Color, quotes, feminist, activism, slut shaming, poc, women of color, .

Nov
2nd
2010

Video

This documentary short looks specifically at how ‘shadism’ affects young womyn within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diasporas. Through the eyes and words of 5 young womyn and 1 little girl - all females of colour - the film takes us into the thoughts and experiences of each. Overall, ‘Shadeism’ explores where shadeism comes from, how it directly affects us as womyn of colour, and ultimately, begins to explore how we can move forward through dialogue and discussion.

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Tagged: desi, internalized racism, anti-racism, south asian, soidarity, documentary, women of color, women of colour, .