@madwoman1ntheattic my personal experience is that in university and the workplace, the womens/feminist networks are very white oriented, and the BAME networks are very male oriented.
In some cases it is easier to go along with women’s networks and feminist politics as their “whiteness” helps them be seen as less radical within the workplace.
How many of the white women who get selected for corporate boards use their positions to create opportunities for BAME women? So many times they choose white female protégés and pat themselves on the back doe breaking the glass ceiling. They don’t look for BAME young women to support. And when those women speak up after experiencing racism they are often gaslighted and ignored.
On MN there are hundreds of posts about what many in society consider niche issues (eg trans rights) but race and ethnicity topics are rarely taken seriously. And posters who talk about racism are attacked frequently here. Yet it’s a safe space to talk about feminism when race is excluded from the conversation.
It feels like many white feminists refuse to accept that they benefit from any privilege in society due to their race. While wanting men to accept that they benefit from male privilege and are vocal and active in shouting it from the rooftops. And they don’t use their privilege to help non-white women.