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   timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:06:50 JST timberwraith

   Having spent my 20s and 30s entwined with a subset of feminism that decayed into a cis supremacist, anti-trans bigot fest (radical feminism, u.s. edition), I developed a kind of personal immune response to embracing political labels and political memberships.

   For a while now, I have shied away from connecting any sense of personal identity or loyalty to specific political movements or political bodies of thought.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:09:07 JST timberwraith

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     I haven't called myself a feminist for long while now, for example. Although, my ideas continue to be heavily influenced by feminism and always will be.

     I mean, it's impossible for that NOT to be the case since I have a certificate in women's studies and a degree in sociology with a specialization in gender related issues.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:11:08 JST timberwraith

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     Nevertheless, I avoid embracing the label or a reflexive sense of loyalty. I keep an emotional distance from full on identification with political movements because I have reflexively learned not to trust group oriented behaviors that entwine with politics in particular.

     Once burned, many times shy.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:14:14 JST timberwraith

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     You won't see me call myself a socialist either, for similar reasons. You won't see me call myself an "-ist" in general.

     I accept loser labels, which don't hold closer ties of specific affiliation. I'll say that I'm on the left and occasionally, although rarely, say I'm a leftist.

     I call myself a pagan with a lower case "p" because that's a very loose association.

     But mostly, these days, I stay the heck away from internalizing group affiliations with political/social movements.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:15:47 JST timberwraith

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     I prefer the flexibility of being able to pivot ideas and alliances on the fly, as I watch human behaviors unfold in the larger group.

     I find that's easier to do if I consciously remain on the periphery.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:17:45 JST timberwraith

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     That's me. You do you.

     But in general, I'll be watching from a distance, standing just outside the crowd.

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     timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:23:59 JST timberwraith

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     • Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧

     @Nikkileah ALWAYS AND FOREVER 😃

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     Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧 (nikkileah@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:24:00 JST Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧

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     @timberwraith a loose affiliation of ideas in a trenchcoat that's developed preferences and an appreciation of darn fine coffee? 😋