stray violet
putting the f back in femme
fuelled
“I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” As a teenager I would awake to Malcolm X staring at me with this quote plastered across his chest.
With the Western World on alert for possible Islamic strikes due to a fucking cartoon and a ‘d’ grade movie trailer, now seems a good time for us all to chillax and think about this idea…
Freedom of speech in whatever form that speech takes is a requirement for modern society and modern living. In a globalised world we are merely a click away from expressions from people from all cultures, all religions, those of no religion or of many religions, all sexual persuasions, all heights and juggling abilities. Let’s argue, let’s be passionate, let’s disagree, let’s despise, let’s oppose, let’s disdain, let’s tell that cunt to shove it up his fucking cock… But let’s not hurt each other… Let’s not kill each other…
Now, if this anger and resentment is really about something else then let it be said. If this fire is honestly fuelled by being disenfranchised by the Western World well, then let it be said. If Muslims are sick of always being positioned the ‘other’ in our global society (a feeling all women from all cultures know well); if they are sick of feeling oppressed, then let it be fucking said.
Look don’t get me fucking started about the powers that be. The rage that fills you is the same that fills me. The continual support of Israel against a battered Palestine is constant proof of the façade of the idea of Western justice, freedom and democracy. The killing of innocent civilians by robots controlled by Yankees on a different continent…
The system keeps us separated so we don’t think it’s the same but we both cried out as we were thrust into this world and we will both have to take our last breath alone one day.
If we really want to evolve we must learn that freedom of speech is essential, without it tyranny and oppression take hold. In our global community we are going to offend and insult each other. Shit, people in my local community bug the fuck out of me as it is…
Whatever this rage is really about, stop perpetuating the violence. We must seek each other out in the darkness and hold each other’s hand as we march. I am not your enemy sister. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Stray x