,ADD5DUM TO ,G5D] ,NIHILISM3 ,AN ,ANTI-,MANIFE/O 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALYSON ,ESCALANTE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT'S BE5 A FEW MON?S S9CE ,I FIR/ WROTE & ATTEMPT$ TO DI/RIBUTE ,G5D] ,NIHILISM3 ,AN ,ANTI-,MANIFE/O4 ,9 ?AT TIME1 ! REACTIONS TO ?IS PIECE HAVE BE5 DIV]SE & DIVISIVE4 ,:ILE !RE HAVE C]TA9LY BE5 SOME :O HAVE PRAIS$ IT AS USEFUL1 !RE HAS BE5 SOME V]Y PO9T$ 7& (T5 V]Y IMPORTANT7 CRITICISMS ( ! PIECE4 ,IT IS 9 LI<T ( ?IS CRITICISM ?AT ,I AM WRIT+ ?IS ADD5DUM4 ,MY PIECE LACK$ A FEW IMPORTANT ?+S1 NAMELY3 CONTEXT1 AN EXPLICIT ADDRESS ( RACE1 & EXPLICIT >TICULATION ( G5D] AS A COLONIAL PRODUCT1 & P]HAPS A CL>IFICATION AS TO ! NATURE ( ! PIECE ITSELF4 ,I HOPE TO ADD ?OSE H]E4 

,FIR/1 IT W\LD BE DECEPTIVE TO PRET5D ?AT ,I AM UNAW>E ( ! AM\NT ( CRITIQUES :I* ALSO HAVE CALL$ MY *>ACT]1 SOCIAL LOCATION1 & MOTIVATIONS 9TO ACC\NT4 ,LET ME ADDRESS !SE4 ,I AM WRIT+ FROM AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT1 ,I /UDY TRANS !ORY 9 AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT1 ,I AM PLANN+ & AIM+ = A C>E] 9 ! ACADEMY4 ,I UND]/& ! ACADEMY IS A MASSIVELY CORRUPT & OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTION & ,I UND]/& ITS PRODUCTS >E IMP]FECT4 ,I ?9K WE NE$ TO WALK A F9E L9E ( REALIZ+ !SE PRODUCTS HAVE VALUE1 & ?AT !Y >E NEV] ! 5D ALL OR AU?ORITATIVE VOICE 9 ANY CONTEXT4 

,I HAVE ALSO BE5 ACCUS$ ( ANTI-BLACKNESS = V>I\S REASONS ONLY SLI<TLY RELAT$ TO ! ANTI-MANIFE/O1 BUT ?IS IS BE+ US$ TO MAKE A TACIT CRITIQUE ( ! PIECE4 ,LET ME ACKN[L$GE ?AT AS A NON-BLACK P]SON ( COLOR1 ,I AM 9H]5TLY B\ND 9 ANTI-BLACKNESS TO ! DEGREE TO :I* MY SOCIAL LOCATION IS DEP5D5T ON ITS /RUCTURAL 9/ANTIATION1 & MY IDEOLOGY IS 9=M$ BY ?AT LOCATION4 ,I WILL NOT CONTE/ H[ BLACK FOLKS )9 ! ONL9E COMMUNITY ,I WAS P>T ( HAVE P]CEIV$ ME1 IT IS NOT MY PLACE TO SAY :E!R ,I AM ANTI-BLACK OR NOT4 ,I WILL SAY ,I TRY H>D TO 9T]ROGATE MY [N ANTI-BLACKNESS & /EP D[N :5 A FAILURE ( ?AT 9T]ROGATION CAUSES ME TO PLACE MYSELF 9TO CONTEXTS & CONV]SATIONS ,I \<T NOT BE4 ,IT IS ULTIMATELY NOT UP TO ME1 OR ANY O!R NON-BLACK P]SON TO DECIDE :AT ?IS MEANS4 ,?AT IS ALL ,I HAVE TO SAY ON ?AT4 

,?IS LEADS ME TO ! FIR/ IMPORTANT ADDITION TO ! TEXT3 CONTEXT4 ,I WROTE ! ANTI-MANIFE/O \T ( DESP]ATION4 ,LIKE MANY TRANS WOM5 BE=E ME 7,SUSAN ,/RYK] HAS >TICULAT$ ?IS PH5OM5A BEAUTIFULLY71 ,I TURN$ TO !ORY TO TRY TO EXPLA9 & CONTEXTUALIZE MY LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,G5D] ,NIHILISM WAS CONCEIV$ 9 COMMUNITY1 ?R\< DISCUSSION BETWE5 MYSELF & A GR\P ( COMRADES PRIM>ILY COMPOS$ ( O!R TRANS WOM5 ( COLOR4 ,IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO >TICULATE H[ G5D] HAD AFFECT$ US ALL & TO EXPOSE ! VIOL5CE ( ?AT4 ,:AT WE DISCUSS$ WAS L>GELY C5T]$ ON A FEW ?9K]S1 BUT ONE :O WAS V]Y IMPORTANT TO US BUT DID NOT MAKE IT 9TO MY PIECE WAS ,M>IA ,LUGONES4 ,?R\< H] WORK ON ! COLONIALITY ( G5D]1 WE HAD TRI$ TO >TICULATE H[ ! G5D] WE REF] TO 9 G5D] NIHILISM IS NOT A T]M 9CLUSIVE ( 9DIG5\S & NON-WE/]N G5D]S1 BUT IS A SPECIFIC REGIME ON KN[L$GE IMPOS$ ONTO BODIES ?R\< COLONIZATION4 ,= ! SAKE ( TIME1 ,I DID NOT 9CLUDE ?IS 9 ! ,ANTI-,MANIFE/O2 = ?OSE ( US HAV+ ?IS CONV]SATION ?IS ASSUMPTION & FRAM+ ( DECOLONIAL CRITIQUE ( G5D] WAS IMPLICIT4 

,?IS WAS A MI/AKE1 NOT EV]YONE HAD ?IS CONTEXT4 ,)\T ?IS CONTEXT IT QUITE UND]/&ABLY APPE>$ ?AT MY CRITIQUE ( G5D] WAS NOT ( A SPECIFIC COLONIAL PH5OM5A BUT RA!R ( ALL ! DIV]SE1 & MULTIPLICIT\S PH5OM5A :I* ?AT T]M C\LD POSSIBLE CALL TO M9D4 ,?IS WAS WRONG ( ME TO EXCLUDE1 ?IS WAS A MI/AKE & ?IS IS :Y ?IS ADD5DUM IS NECESS>Y4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO UND]/& ?IS CONTEXT ,I HI<LY SUGGE/ Y\ 5GAGE ! WORK ( ,M>IA ,LUGONES1 ESPECIALLY ,T[>DS A ,DECOLONIAL ,FEM9ISM4 ,I NO LONG] BLOG1 BUT ! WORK IS EASY & ,I TRU/ ?AT IF Y\ >E 9T]E/$ Y\ CAN EXPLORE IT Y\RSELF4 ,I ALSO IMPLORE Y\ TO LI/5 TO ! VOICES ( ! O!R FOLKS 9VOLV$ 9 ,G5D] ,NIHILISM4 ,I ?9K ITS TELL+ ?AT ,I AM PRES5T$ AS ! VOICE ( ! G5D] NIHILISM1 :5 TWO ( ! O!R L>GE/ CONTRIBUTORS >E 9DIG5\S TRANS WOM54 ,!IR VOICES MATT] 9 ?IS DEBATE MORE ?AN M9E1 YET PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETELY & CONSI/5TLY C5T]$ MY VOICE & P]SPECTIVE4 ,?IS IS H>MFUL4 

,F9ALLY1 ?IS PIECE WAS NOT MEANT TO TELL ANYONE H[ TO ?9K AB\T G5D]1 IT WAS ! RESULT ( A COLLECTIVE ANALYSIS BY A SPECIFIC GR\P ( PEOPLE :I* CAME TO CONCLUSIONS ?AT ALL[$ US TO UND]/& \T LIVES4 ,IF Y\ DON'T LIKE ?AT UND]/&+1 FEEL FREE TO DISC>D IT4 ,I DO NOT ASK OR DEM& Y\ AGREE ) ME4 ,I AM HAPPY ?AT DISCUSSION & DISC\RSE T[>DS !SE IDEAS CONT9UES4 ,I MADE MI/AKES ) OMITT+ CRUCIAL CONTEXTUAL FRAM+S :I* CAUS$ MY PIECE TO BE AT LEA/ TACITLY COMPLICIT 9 :IT5ESS & COLONIALITY4 ,I AM NOT BACK TO DEF5D MYSELF1 ,I SIMPLY WANT$ TO PO9T \T :]E Y\ C\LD PURSUE A WAY =W>D 9 ?9K+ ?R\< !SE IDEAS TO AVOID ?AT MI/AKE4 ,KEEP RESI/+1 KEEP /RUGGL+1 KEEP DISCUSS+1 KEEP SURVIV+4 ,I HOPE ,I HAVE NOT MADE ?AT MORE DIFFICULT1 & ,I S9C]ELY HOPE ,I MAY HAVE AT LEA/ SOME:AT HELP$4 

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