“I have noticed a widespread aversion to discussing ‘politics’—as though grief must remain ‘apolitical’ at risk of seeming disrespectful. … What could be more respectful than working to ensure that this never happens again?'
are, and have always been, much more diverse and unequal than its stereotyped public image might suggest. I can personally verify that biases such as ageism and sexism are common here—in fact, I’ve encountered them at the Table Mesa King Soopers .
The mass shooting has changed the way that everyone in the area feels in public places, but this shift is particularly intense for women, people of color and immigrants. We know, with unprecedented certainty, that we are not as safe as we could and should be.Women’s Chorus, shared in an email, “I haven’t been to my King Soopers all week, on the other side of Boulder. I suppose I will walk in the door before too long. It’s sort of about fear but maybe more, it’s a clouded and confusing mix of devastation and denial.” Coffee also remarked on how “witnessing tragedy elsewhere—as compassionate and aware as I felt myself to be, time after time after time—never took me to the overwhelming heartbreak this week’s tragic shooting in my own community has taken me.” Emilia Semrau, who was working in a neighboring restaurant when the shooter attacked, has started ordering grocery deliveries online rather than shop. She now feels afraid of people in a way that she never has before. Tears well up when I think about returning to my King Soopers to shop for groceries, but I plan to—for personalpolitical reasons. Given that so many Boulderites hesitate to mix grief with politics, I have tried to envision what a broad feminist response, firmly based in our particular community, might be. “Given that so many Boulderites hesitate to mix grief with politics, I have tried to envision what a broad feminist response, firmly based in our particular community, might be.” I am reminded of my own experiences years ago as I took my first uncertain steps to become politically active. Over time, with mistakes along the way, I moved from a perspective based on individual experience into a personalized grounded in collective discussion and action. For many in Boulder, a situated feminist standpoint might center on politics that lead from the heart, incorporating trauma-awareness and actively practicing compassion. At Thursday night’s vigil, members of Moms Demand Action exemplified this approach by inviting mourners to join them in urging for gun control, while also encouraging the crowd to do so at our own pace, prioritizing self-care. Boulderites could also take inspiration from feminist traditions such asViolence, including mass shootings, is a feminist issue because it touches upon interwoven structures of gender, race and class, as well as other inequalities. Even when mass shooters do not know their victims, their acts of violence are far from random. Rather, they are shaped by deeply embedded patterns in society., “Gender violence is a major problem all by itself, but there is a growing awareness that it also contributes to innumerable other social problems, including mass shootings, substance abuse, depression, homelessness and gang violence.” Atlanta, Boulder and all other public mass shootings are connected by more than egregious gaps in gun regulation. Practicingwhen referring to mass shootings is crucial for identifying these links. The larger the number of victims, the more planning involved ahead of time. And the less the shooter is acquainted with the victims, the greater the likelihood that the shooter is
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