Prosthetic Conscience

How men can help in the movement: STFU

Just linking to a very good anti-racism, anti-sexism piece of reading for activist men. How can men act better in meetings? Shut the fuck up.

Relevant quote:

What’s to be done? I’ve come up with a little idea I like to call, “Shut the fuck up.” It goes as follows: Every time someone…

• Says something you think is irrelevant,
• Asks a (seemingly) obvious question,
• Criticizes your proposal or makes a contradictory observation,
• Makes a proposal
• Asks a question, or
• Asks for more input because there’s a brief lull in the discussion…

Shut the fuck up. It’s a radical process, but I think you’ll like it.

Via Dave Neary, via Planet Gnome.

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