“My point is, white feminism is dangerous. It uplifts only a small portion of women- those who are white. And leaves the rest of us fending for ourselves, often against white women.”
Damn….that was a much needed punch to the gut. Thank you.
Thank you for this post, and the follow up. It’s an important conversation. Sometimes we white women can fool ourselves into thinking we’re more intersectional in our approach than we are.
Thank you. I was adopted from a very Hispanic neighborhood into a white, evangelical, and NON diverse community, and I always shamed myself for feeling uncomfortable around white women especially. As I’ve grown I have realized I am right to have my reservations and discomfort. Thank you for writing this.
Thanks for the reminder. It’s not that I didn’t notice, I didn’t even look. I will do better!
“My point is, white feminism is dangerous. It uplifts only a small portion of women- those who are white. And leaves the rest of us fending for ourselves, often against white women.”
Damn….that was a much needed punch to the gut. Thank you.
Thanks for being able to hear me
Thank you for this.
Thank you for this post, and the follow up. It’s an important conversation. Sometimes we white women can fool ourselves into thinking we’re more intersectional in our approach than we are.
Wow so many places that feel unsafe. That was an education for me. Thank you for that. It's great to have this brought to my attention.
You opened my eyes to this awhile back in an interview with Nikki Kendall, author of “Hood Feminism.”
Thanks for the education, and the book recs!
*correction- Mikki, not Nikki- apologies!
Thank you. I was adopted from a very Hispanic neighborhood into a white, evangelical, and NON diverse community, and I always shamed myself for feeling uncomfortable around white women especially. As I’ve grown I have realized I am right to have my reservations and discomfort. Thank you for writing this.
Your reservations weren’t dreamed up; they are born of experience. I just want to affirm that for you 💜
Oooh thank you for this perspective!!
Ugh, thank you for putting this into words! I couldn't quite explain the discomfort with the bear nonsense, but you captured it perfectly sis. ❤️
I couldn’t either u til I saw that post on threads… and then it all came together for me. 💜