When White women take their non-racialised minority identity (gender/sexuality/disability/age) & elevate above race = not intersectionality
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Mainstream feminism, dominated by White able-bodied cis-het middle class women.>> Minority studies dominated by White minority men>>
Minority women's studies, dominated by minority WW>> Intersectionality studies, led by minority WOC. Path not linear but you see pattern
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Minority White women who practice White feminism can be identified by who they cite, collaborate with, supervise, employ & even on Twitter.
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There are definitely White women from majority and minority backgrounds who do NOT practice White feminism. See their actions & networks.
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So that's an explanation to say: I witness and recognise your frustration. It's a pattern that's endemic in many communities. It is complex.
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So very! & I really appreciate you writing this - I think it's an especially disarming issue that leaves WOC, for example, very unsure
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b/c of the ways we are policed & the complexity of power. So it's so important to discuss and *verbalize* these issues and these patterns
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And in this vein I'm so appreciative of the conversations we have had and for your valuable insight
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2017 seems like the year to really understand white women...
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& I'm also sorry that you've also had to deal with this, and I hope post-MFS is more peaceful.
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