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Growing up in a post-9/11 world as a Syrian American, I remember living through the duality of feeling wronged and upset that our country was attacked while at the same time being subjected to what I’ll call misdirected and misguided “patriotism.”

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Know when to speak up. Your friends’ sexist joke isn’t funny and neither is his racist one, so call him out on both.

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“This girl I’d never met said that any woman who had sex with more than three partners before marriage is a whore. I reached out my hand and said, ‘Hi—I’m a raging whore.'”

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The problem is that if these men really believe in feminism, they shouldn’t be speaking on behalf of women, they should be encouraging women to speak for themselves.

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As everyone knows, hate speech isn’t free speech, and it isn’t protected by the First Amendment.

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These women would all be basement rape-slaves if it wasn’t for the feminist movement.

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While the content of these events continues to change and develop — whether it be about movements for equality, history, or a celebration of culture — what seems to stay the same are the characters that attend said events.

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I’m glad she donated funds to a good cause. But at the same time, I demand we up our standards for active allyship.

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First we discover Hitler might have had Jewish heritage, now his wife. Is there no safe haven for a neo nazi?

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It’s really important to understand that being a good ally means never saying anything at all. Allies listen and acquiesce, they don’t offer empathy and they certainly don’t offer an opinion.