On the one hand - People using gendered pronouns to refer to animals(she/they/he) and calling them "pets" is a clear sign of our care for them and the positive progression of human consciousness(animal violence becoming more and more disgusting to people globally)

On the other hand.. #Infantilization of this #marginalized group can be regressive. Animals are not human children, and one does not simply purchase a new member of the family. They act as such because they are simply not aware that by law they are their "owner's" property (I have much issue with the term #owner in this way and find it gross)

Our relationship with dogs shows this concept throughout history. The name Fido, which is a common dog name, translates to "Faithful". To be measured by your faithfulness is something I can certainly relate to as a #woman ... defined by our ability to stand by "our man", our child, a religion.. The word b**** being a homonym for both a female dog sex slave and a woman.. (Cont. in thread)

#777exi #feminism

Petersen is one of these serial filers….

The majority of school book objections center on titles by or about #LGBTQ individuals or people of color…. Petersen, though, has just one criterion by which she judges a book. Does it contain material that, under #Virginia #law, qualifies as sexually explicit, pornographic or obscene? Less than ⅓ of the titles she challenged have LGBTQ characters or protagonists of color….

#BookBans #Education #Literacy #Extremism #Infantilization #Heterosexism