I am many identities. Most of them make people uncomfortable. I’m a feminist and I’m an Arab. First of all, these can actually coexist. I actually just wrote a whole damn book about it. But that’s not the point right now.
I’ve noticed that I’m only accepted, acceptable, palpable as a feminist if I’m not too angry. If I’m relatively “nice” about it. A polite feminist who stays in her lane and doesn’t get out of hand.
The world has always tried to suppress or deny women’s anger. Just ask Soraya Chemaly — she wrote a whole damn book about it.