2015 University of Missouri Protests - Payton Head Facebook Post

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Payton Head September 12 Columbia, MO- WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: I just want to say how extremely hurt and disappointed I am. Last night as I walking through campus, some guys riding on the back of a pickup truck decided that it would be okay to continuously scream N----- at me. I really just want to know why my simple existence is such a threat to societv. For those of vou who wonder why I'm always talking about the importance of inclusion and respect, it's because l've experienced moments like this multiple times at THIS university, making me not feel included here. Many of you are so privileged that you'll never know what it feels like to be a hijab-wearing Muslim woman and be called a terrorist or a towel head. You don't have to think about being transgender and worrying about finding a restroom where you can go and not be targeted for violence because you don't fit into the gender binary. You'll never know what it feels like to see Memorial Union every day and enter the side like a second class citizen because after 90 years, there's still no accessible way to enter the tower. You've never been spit on walking down 9th street or mis-gendered at Pizza Tree because they called out your birth name. You've never had to experience people throwing drinks on you and yelling F----- at you from the patio at Big 12 as you walk past on the street holding hands with your partner You might never had to think twice about what you're wearing walking around campus at night so that someone won't think it's okay to take ownership of your body because your outfit was "asking for it." If your simple existence is not a political statement I'm really going to need for you to check your privilege. These are some of my experiences and the experiences of the ones closest to me. This is what I'm fighting against every day in boardrooms, conferences, meetings, classrooms, the Capitol and in my daily life. This is my reality. Is it weird that I think that I have the right to feel safe here too? If you see violence like this and don't say anything, you, yes YOU, are a part of the problem. It's the reason why It's On Us, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights are Human Rights, and love is f------ love. If you want to fight for social change at Mizzou there are so many different outlets. Apply to be a Diversity Peer Educator, stop by any of our wonderful centers of social justice. Educate yourselves and others Hold your family, friends, fraternity brothers and sorority sisters accountable. And if this post made vou feel uncomfortable, GOOD! That means I'm doing my job. It's time to wake up Mizzou Your N-----/F----- Missouri Students Association President, Payton Head

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Astatine, Resident Hijab Enthusiast

Nov 09, 2015 at 11:43PM EST

So, let me get this straight:

This person's name is Payton Head. He is… a hijab wearing Muslim lesbian(?!) transwoman who is disabled and is in a committed relationship who, in spite of bothering to wear a hijab, doesn't bother to keep hijab because she worries about being attacked for wearing clothing provocative enough and being victim blamed for it.

Well, someone just won the oppression lottery, didn't they?

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Pi-Face

Nov 09, 2015 at 11:06PM EST

"You'll never know what it will feel like to be a Hijab-wearing Muslim women and be called a Terrorist or a towel-head." Neither will you buddy, because you're also not one, asshole.

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