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Source needed on this claim that "BLM(the organization) saying we need to dismantle the nuclear family"

• gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
  > We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable. > We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise). Even though I fit into the queer label myself, being gay, this stuff sounds incredibly fringe and extremist to me and largely orthogonal to advocating for the human dignity and equality of black people. https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
  • notkaiho 6y ago
    That's not at all saying "we need to dismantle the nuclear family". It's saying "we believe that care networks can cut across current nuclear family structures to the extent everyone involved feels comfortable".