Cheryl Douglass
@cherdougie
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reposting my thoughts on chloeâs piece because i think itâs important for the girls, especially the ones newer to the space. iâve worked in crypto since 2017 and iâve experienced more than my share of bullshit and trauma. some of it public, most of it quiet. what iâve learned: protection doesnât come from formal structures, it comes from each other.
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i appreciate the honesty here, and i agree with some points.. performative feminism and internalized misogyny are real issues, especially in hypervisible spaces like CT. but I think this piece collapses a lot of nuance into a single, sweeping narrative
yes, contradictions exist. but so does context. sometimes what looks like "subtweeting" is actually people processing harm. sometimes women with platforms are learning in public, imperfectly, while also trying to survive an ecosystem not built for them.
there's no universal playbook for how to show up, and expecting perfect solidarity under constant scrutiny feels like a setup
i also think itâs dangerous to frame complex behavior as âselective feminismâ without acknowledging how power operates. in a space where connections = survival, some people are navigatinng real fear (of exclusion, of retaliation, of reputational loss). that doesn't excuse harmful behavior, but it does explain some of the silence!
feminism in crypto isnât failing because women are messy or contradictory. Itâs evolving under pressure inside an ecosystem that often rewards compliance over speaking out
speaking from personal experience: whisper networks exist for a reason. formal structures rarely protect you and the cost of naming harm publicly can be brutal (socially, professionally, emotionally). you lose access. you get labeled âdifficult.â you become the problem for pointing out the problem.
thatâs why many women leverage their networks quietly, to stay safe, to warn each other, to survive. sometimes itâs choosing not to speak up because you know how this ends.
so yes, there are contradictions. yes, people falter. but thatâs not a failure of feminism, itâs a feature of navigating power while trying to build something better.
if youâve never had to choose between your safety and your credibility, youâre lucky. if you have, you know that survival often looks like silence. andd that doesnât make you complicit. it makes you real!!
letâs push for more care
but letâs also have grace for people who are still figuring it out while trying to build something better in public https://paragraph.com/@intrusivethots/women-in-web3-are-some-of-the-most-confusing-people-ive-ever-met 7 replies
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