On the other hadn, it seems clear that heirarchy creates distances that are never bridged. Whether we speak in elegant academic language or in the poignancy of shared stories, we have all felt the oppression of injustice, of privileged subjectivity, of the closed mind that makes decisions in a system in which we are caught, but which fails to listen in good faith to our claims of validity. As llama reminds us, and as Kennedy stresses, some of us have been hurt more than others, and we cannot know what that means. Kennedy has chosen to write about the pain, in language that is his. So has llama.
Humans find solace in voice.
For voice is ours, perhaps ours alone as a species. Here, we provide a forum for voice. Share your stories, listen in good faith, help the system become a learning system. Find links below to other sites and other stories. The Feminist Majority Main Site llama's anti Web Ring site OK, kids, now enough is enough.