We love it when events on Twitter culminate in learning moments. Following the brouhaha (who uses that word?) about Izien, over a period of three days, Joachim MacEbong, who tweets @je_mc2 is laying out lessons feminists on Twitter have taught him.
See below:
I used to query women who kept their last names after marriage. No longer a big deal for me. #WhatTwitterFeministsTaughtMe
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
#WhatTwitterFeministsTaughtMe The injustices suffered by women are deep, pervasive, and come in various forms. Awareness is the first step.
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
#WhatTwitterFeministsTaughtMe Nigerian women have every right to be angry. When they talk, just listen. The pain is much.
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
#WhatTwitterFeministsTaughtMe Victim blaming, slut shaming, body shaming, and other concepts are very real and serious. No laughing matter.
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
#WhatTwitterFeminismTaughtMe Reading Anne-Marie Slaugher's 'Why Women Still Can't Have It All' in 2012 hit me like a thunderbolt.
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
Nigerian men support feminism now?? pic.twitter.com/i2Qq2QaORf
— Chopping life ? (@AsChiWasSayin) October 7, 2016
More like 'Some Nigerian men are definitely more enlightened + empathetic than they were a couple of years ago'. Lots to do still. https://t.co/K3Hr85Bh5v
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
You just see all this stuff flying around and thank God you're just here for football.
Nothing concern you
— kenna (@kennagq) October 7, 2016
It should concern all of us, especially men. We are all connected. (This is not some philosophy BS, by the way) https://t.co/Dl4u4lQYBX
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
For my own part, I am not familiar with any of these guys at all. I don't know their activities. But the danger of unlooking is clear to me.
— The Runner (@je_mc2) October 7, 2016
Ladies, all that noise wasn’t for nothing.
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