Greetings again from the Dallas heat dome.
I’m preparing to go back to Tulsa, a town I’ve reported from a few times over the past two years. You might know about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, when White mobs slaughtered Black residents of the Greenwood district. More than 100 years later, the living survivors of that massacre and descendants of victims have been engaged in a legal battle with the city, fighting for reparations. I’ve been writing about the efforts at repair and justice there, taking several trips to Tulsa to document the centennial as well as the search for the remains of massacre victims.
In August 2022, Tulsa County District Court Judge Caroline Wall issued a historic decision to let the reparations lawsuit proceed — a move that gave many people hope that justice could be served not only in Tulsa but also in other places where massacres occurred.
Last week, however, Wall issued a stunning decision in the reverse direction: She tossed out the reparations case altogether, with little explanation. So, I’m Tulsa-bound again, to get the story of where the road to justice goes from here.
Meanwhile? A few words about men …
I mean, “feminism” is an odd word choice here, but I think I see what you’re getting at.
People understand fireman perfectly well even if it’s a female fireman but get their panties all bunched up over feminism meaning the equality movement. When the term was coined it was all about putting value into undervalued traits which happened to all be the feminine traits ergo the name. Today much has improved but it’s still that feminine traits aren’t equally valued. Being caring, compassionate and soft spoken isn’t valued in monetary terms or social in terms of say social media attention and the push still is for women to be more like men. Being selfish, emotionally closed and harsh makes you a boss babe.
That said it’s of course a big victory that women are allowed to display masculine traits and are celebrated for it. And discussing negative/toxic masculine traits is of course needed but I think far to little focus is spent on celebrating feminine traits.