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Think about all the hours Black women shave in thinking about and mediating stereotypes, and the emotional labour this wastes. When we deny people their anger, when they are denied their dignity, we deny their humanity. -Dr Cooper
Beyoncé: She's not Dr Cooper's feminist icon (hooks, Lorde are). But Beyoncé is her feminist muse b/c she infuses the joys of feminism. She embodies the imperfect struggle of feminism. It's a win for feminism when women in power take up the struggle b/c it speaks to their lives
Answering Q&A from audience:
We have to stop having White women telling Indigenous women, Black women & other #WOC that they're being divisive. WW need to recognise that this is the only way to grow the gender liberation project is to have minority women shaping it. - Dr Cooper
Q: apart from shutting up & listening, what can White women do to help? Dr Cooper: 1) Stop voting for conservatives 2) Raise your kids to not be racist & sexist 3) Talk to other White women who have problematic attitudes
Q from a Black woman: what can Black people do to speak up when they are often the only Black person in the room as that is the reality in Australia? Dr Cooper: you don't have to fight every time, that's why she's asking White people to do The Work. Focus on building instead 1/2
Dr Cooper: Black people should save their energy to write books, create art, tell their stories. Racism detracts from Black people's contributions. Can't fight every instance of inequality, so try to build a just world in other ways. 2/2
The end! Best of #sydneywritersfestival
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