My head is bursting with all the titles associated with feminism. In particular, the issue / accusation of being a white feminist.
I am a feminist. I also try hard to fight against racism, although I am not an activist. But I'm not an activist feminist either. I have been reading a lot about feminism on these boards and trying to educate myself more. But I have come across quite a few articles / podcasts recently critical of white middle class women and that they have to understand the plight of black women to really 'get' feminism.
But I AM a white woman, arguably middle class now, though not by birth. I know that black women are oppressed due to their sex and race but does that make me not entitled to discuss feminism as a white woman? And if I do, does that make me racist? Or is this a ridiculous competition to establish the most oppressed and we should fight against sexism and racism but they don't have to be one issue?
Apologies for this garbled post but hoping that some of you eloquent women can untangle my confused thoughts on intersectional feminism.
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MercyMyJewels · 04/02/2017 12:21
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