Feminists

Last edited Thu Feb 23, 2012, 02:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Looks like it's time for an adult reread of that book.

From what I recall, that alliance wasn't very strong because many White women didn't want the Black Suffragette's to even march in the parades.

Even in the 1960s and 70s, many Black Feminists felt racially discriminated against in the Feminist Movement, so they went off and formed the National Black Feminist Organization (http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/national-black-feminist-organization-1973-1976 & http://www.mit.edu/~thistle/v9/9.01/6blackf.html)

I don't know how soon the alliance will come back because Black Feminism believes that "sexism, class oppression, and racism are inextricably bound together". Until mainstream Feminism starts thinking that way, what alliance?

The mainstream Feminist movement, imo, doesn't give enough thought to race and class oppression to find much common ground right now. I think all that is changing but there's not enough talk about class yet. Or colonialism.

Just seeing Santorum's name is enough to give me nightmares. Thanks sis.

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Edit. I changed "were racially discriminated against" to "felt racially discriminated against" so it doesn't look like I'm accusing anyone. That wasn't my intention and it wasn't my intention to cause anyone pain. Thank you to the sister who pointed this out to me.