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Originally Posted by julieisafemme
What is missing from the femme's post is what her experience is. We are having a separate conversation here with no input from the original source.
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Hi Julie,
I excerpted a portion of your post that I feel deserves specific attention: In other words, I think your observation carries significant importance in that
1) we don't know the original author, who created the picture which takes on the idea that "Invisibility = Privilege" and,
2) although I cannot speak for FemmeInterrupted, what I took from her post was that she found that picture on Pinterest and found a way to bring that specific issue/topic into the larger discussion, so that
3) the discussion might be revitalized by examining aspects of privilege in connection to Femme Invisibility as experienced by people of color who identify as Femme.
May I suggest that even though we don't know technical aspects about the original author's identity, what we do know is that the picture depicts the opinion of a person who identifies as an Afro-Latina Femme Dyke.
In my opinion, the Afro-Latina Femme Dyke states that her experience is widely different than the experience of an Queer White Femme; in that she says she is "sick of QWFs [failure] to recognise that [their] "invisibility" entitles them to more privilege and forms of safety than femmes of color could ever dream of having access to" (reference: see photo first submitted in Post #205, dated 02-24-2013, in this forum thread).
I believe the original author's statement is a valid experience (even though the original author may or may not be a member in this community).
PS/ I too express my appreciation for femmes in our online community who share their experience in life as it pertains to femme invisibility: the 'highs and lows' that are a part of this particular phenomena we femmes experience in our day-to-day lives.