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Protecting patriarchy: a symptom of internalized sexism

If I had a hammer, I'd smash patriarchy. Look, I found it!

On April 6, 2009 the CPJ chose to run an opinion piece by Erica Hayes, a self-proclaimed “feminist,” called “Dear Evergreen Feminists.” The opinion piece was published in response to “Women Targeted during Political Actions” by myself and featured the story of Shelbi Chew. Both Chew and Iwanted an opportunity to respond to Hayes’ article, but because the Cooper Point Journal editorial policy doesn’t allow for direct responses, clarifications, corrections, or fact checking, the below article would not have been published by the CPJ.