'Living in a world that reminds you daily of your lesser worth as a human being can make a person very tired and emotional.'... 'When someone says something oppressive'... 'an invalidation of identity/experiences' - 'it feels like being slapped in the face'... 'And, frankly, it’s cruel and ridiculous to expect a person to be calm and polite in response to an act of oppression.'... 'But being emotional does not make one’s points any less valid.'... 'But anger is valid. Anger is valid, anger is important, anger brings social change, anger makes people listen, anger is threatening, and anger is passion.'
'Anger is NOT counterproductive; being “nice” is counterproductive. Nobody was ever given rights by politely asking for them. Politeness is nothing but a set of behavioral expectations that is enforced upon marginalized people.'
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