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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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