History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Navigating a 'Crooked Room': Reflections From Black Women on Their Experiences in Progressive Spaces [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)When we have an issue with erasure, racism, neglect of our concerns, we are called divisive. It's happening right now. I recieved a few pm's myself about how wrong I was for feeling how I felt when I and many other black feminists took exception with something said. I discussed the word and how they were recieved. In return I got quite a few ad hominums and accused of division and giving Mra's ammunition, told I was the 'problem', accused of being 'enraged' (angry black women), deliberately misrepresenting the words, told not to see it that way, accused of tearing a great feminist down, fear of lossed for future support for 'my cause', told how unsupportive black men are of 'womens issues' even though they vote consistantly democratic, unlike white men or women, told how much that 'others' have done for 'me'. Basically I voiced a concern and realized how many problems there are. Black women are women. If intersectionality is not a part of feminism, then I guess I'm not a feminist. I thought I was but I ruined the entire movement by voicing the concerns of black women.