Birdwatching is Racist, Imperialist, and Homophobic
by Danusha Goska Woke demands hegemonic control of intimate joys. On September 27, 2021, David Sibley, a birdwatching celebrity, posted the following on his Facebook page. “The outdoors is for *everyone* and has felt unsafe to many LGBTQIA2S+ folks for too long … Today, ask yourself ‘What could I do better?'” Sibley “warned” that birders were liable to make “hurtful and dangerous comments” and that “sensitive” and “vulnerable” people should “avoid the comments section.” LGBT people “struggle to feel and BE safe in the outdoors.” Mind – Sibley was not condemning very real and reprehensible anti-LGBT violence. Sibley was...
by Danusha Goska Woke demands hegemonic control of intimate joys. On September 27, 2021, David Sibley, a birdwatching celebrity, posted the following on his Facebook page. “The outdoors is for *everyone* and has felt unsafe to many LGBTQIA2S+ folks...
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