letitrainathousandflames:

To everyone, especially cishet white men: when a woman is talking about what misogyny is, it’s not up to you to “make a point”. Instead, sit down, listen, and learn from the experience of someone who lives without your privilege.

Same thing when black people/latinxs/Asian people/Jewish people/any other minority to which you are not a part of when they’re talking about racism. Sit down and listen.

Same thing when it’s lgbtqia people talking about homophobia/transphobia/biphobia/aphobia/lesbophobia/ some other form of discrimination you’ve never lived through. You know nothing of it. Listen.

I did my share of saying “well, actually” to issues that I never lived when people that went through these issues were talking and I know it’s tempting to do so; It’s one hell of a power trip, to think you’re the one right about everything. But turns out there are times when you’re not supposed to say anything, and instead just sit down, listen and learn.