https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/InuTP478hdUIa7Q8IA_8gw?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0&scene=1&clicktime=1599967036&enterid=1599967036
This article has a undertone resonating with her defensive response in the earlier episode of infighting (or, “北美女权群事件”), namely, conditional care for accusers and attack on their personality. I suspect that this has to do with the overwhelmingly juridical approach to justice (procedurally and culturally) in the Chinese MeToo movement. The marginalization of restorative justice within this context had deprived the individuals involved from the capability to deescalate.
As activists, we should not be merely disappointed and prematurely cynical to this. Rather, I want to ask, what has the carceral mindset done to people, even the most high-profile feminist activists? And to the extent that this mindset is inevitable in order to bring practical goods for the movement, how does it harm the movement in the long-term? If this is the juncture of credibility crisis for MeToo, will a shift to restorative justice timely for refueling momentum?
See below an article on why retributive approaches have tricked us into fighting each other, And why restorative justice is the necessary way out.
https://africasacountry.com/2020/09/carceral-feminism-is-not-the-answer
#MeToo
This article has a undertone resonating with her defensive response in the earlier episode of infighting (or, “北美女权群事件”), namely, conditional care for accusers and attack on their personality. I suspect that this has to do with the overwhelmingly juridical approach to justice (procedurally and culturally) in the Chinese MeToo movement. The marginalization of restorative justice within this context had deprived the individuals involved from the capability to deescalate.
As activists, we should not be merely disappointed and prematurely cynical to this. Rather, I want to ask, what has the carceral mindset done to people, even the most high-profile feminist activists? And to the extent that this mindset is inevitable in order to bring practical goods for the movement, how does it harm the movement in the long-term? If this is the juncture of credibility crisis for MeToo, will a shift to restorative justice timely for refueling momentum?
See below an article on why retributive approaches have tricked us into fighting each other, And why restorative justice is the necessary way out.
https://africasacountry.com/2020/09/carceral-feminism-is-not-the-answer
#MeToo