Aristera Radika

ideologically problematic, politically homeless

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

Ok here’s a clip of Simone de Beauvoir in an interview delineating EXPLICITLY the importance of sex as a precursor of women’s oppression. I’ll make another recording of a better quality later.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

Tidak Ada Kedaulatan dalam Prostitusi

https://t.co/FQwXriuCbE

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

@ranichop Thanks ran! So much to unpack

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

Of course I am blocked by this person. Anybody knows what is it about?

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

@mkhajdin The women I criticised originally mostly didn’t bring up the issue of disability. Of course disability is another issue, but most upper-middle class who hire them aren’t disabled, are they? But if you want to paint me as a hater of disabled people, do as you wish.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

not sure what to make of the so-called radical feminists who defend their god-given right to exploit poor women who clean their houses

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

Like, I get it, it’s annoying when people equate women to housework and you wanna leave that label behind.

But nuance is needed and any analysis that’s one-dimensional (“women’s issue” that ignores the class & race element) deserves to be questioned.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

Not sure I understand it all the way through.

Based on my understanding feminists are opposed to all kinds of exploitation of women. Just because sex industry involves a more immediate kind of exploitation doesn’t mean that domestic workers aren’t exploited as well.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

The answer to this issue isn’t to outsource our misery to other vulnerable women.

That said, in an ideal world, domestic workers will cease to exist because they’re no longer necessary.

Progressives ofc have to advocate for better policies, not justifying exploiting women fgs.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

@mkhajdin What an accusation. The issue at hand is radical feminists who said it, so of course they’re under spotlight. I would’ve disagreed all the same had only a man said it.

Houseworkers are more prone to exploitation. They’re poor & usually from racial minority. That’s the issue.

[Aristera Radika @aristeradika]

politics is a mess lmao i need more nuanced takes than anything fueled by anger. i’m old, i’m tired of being angry and i just want anything that works in practice.

[GeniesLoki @GeniesLoki]

I understand why "Don't question people's lived experience" is a good social norm, but it runs into the problem that people are reliably incredibly wrong about their lived experience literally all the time.

[Jurassic Snark @underhandrea]

Matching sets of toe beans.