Elle Beau ❇︎
2 min readMay 1, 2024

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I'm sorry, but that's not a rebuttal of any kind. You might as well say that you don't believe in gravity because you don't understand how it works. Despite my explanation of what this social system entails, you're still emotionally attached to "patriarchy means men win and women lose" - which isn't the case and something I tried to make quite clear..

I'll not waste anymore time here. You're very obviously deeply emotionally enmeshed in a zero-sum outlook, refusing to understand nuance or complex social dynamics and preferring instead to view things as an either/or.

And if you actually believe that feminism is the dominant narrative in the UK, you're even more delusional than I thought.

"We’re in a moment of antifeminist backlash, and, increasingly, that backlash seems aimed at silencing women, or punishing the women who won’t shut up. It’s a perilous time for women’s speech – or at least, it’s a perilous time for women who speak out against sexism. Over the course of this spring and summer, threats to feminist activists and abuse survivors have multiplied and become more serious, with women who speak out against men’s violence or in favor of women’s rights increasingly targeted by abusers, vigilantes, antifeminist activists and lawmakers, and the courts."

"People in Britain are increasingly afraid of promoting women’s rights for fear of reprisals, a major 32-country survey conducted for International Women’s Day has found.The share of the British public who say they are scared to speak out and advocate for the equal rights of women because of what might happen to them has doubled since 2017, rising from 14% to 29%. The majority, though, continue to say this does not apply to them (71%)."

Note for future reference: in the US, "dude" isn't a gendered term.

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Elle Beau ❇︎
Elle Beau ❇︎

Written by Elle Beau ❇︎

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. I do not feel ashamed. I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between.

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